Speeches by Permanent Representative

227 speeches found

Giunea-Bissau

GNB
1977
Session 32
Saude Maria

152. Sir, I wish to say how happy I am to associate myself with the preceding speakers in welcoming with great satisfaction and friendship your election to th...

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Zimbabwe

ZWE
1989
Session 44
Shamuyarira

I should like at the outset to express my delegation's satisfaction and pleasure at your election, Sir, to the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-...

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Bolivia

BOL
1966
Session 21
Mr. SILES

45. Mr. President, the Bolivian delegation is very pleased that you, whose intellectual and moral qualities are acclaimed in international circles, have bee...

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Sri Lanka

LKA
1997
Session 52
Lakshman Kadirgamar

May I begin, Sir, by extending to you our warm felicitations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly. Your long association with the United ...

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Liberia

LBR
1964
Session 19
Mr. Grimes

180. It is an honour and a pleasant duty, on behalf of the delegation of Liberia and myself, as well as on behalf of the President, the Government and the peopl...

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Spain

ESP
1977
Session 32
OREJA AGUIRRE

141. Mr. President, my first words will be words of welcome and of farewell. Welcome to you, Mr. President, whom I am honoured to congratulate on your electio...

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Guyana

GUY
1973
Session 28
Ramphal

 Every five years, to the pleasure which each of us has of commencing our contributions to this debate with congratulations to the President, there is added a ...

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Mauritius

MUS
1991
Session 46
BERENGER

Mr. President, it is indeed a pleasure for me to associate myself with previous speakers in congratulating you on your election to the high office of the presi...

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Belgium

BEL
1972
Session 27
Mr. Harmel

Every year, during the general debate, we inform each other of the undertakings and hopes of our respective countries; but our overriding duty is to deal with p...

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Sri Lanka

LKA
1999
Session 54
Lakshman Kadirgamar

Allow me first to extend to our President's distinguished predecessor, His Excellency Didier Opertti, Foreign Minister of Uruguay, President of the fifty-third ...

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Ecuador

ECU
1965
Session 20
Mr. CORDOVA

6. On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Ecuador and on my own behalf, I am happy to congratulate you most warmly on the high and well deserved distinc...

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Fiji

FJI
1995
Session 50
Mr. Bole

Allow me first of all to express very warm greetings and congratulations to the President from the Government and people of Fiji on his election to preside over...

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Iran

IRN
1974
Session 29
Mr. Khalatbari

Mr. President, I wish at the outset to congratulate you most sincerely on your unanimous election to the presidency of the present session of the General Assemb...

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Kenya

KEN
1985
Session 40
Mr. Mwangale

I congratulate Mr. de Pinies most warmly on his election to the high office of President of the General Assembly at this most important fortieth session. I wish...

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Democratic Kampuchea

KHM
1981
Session 36
Mr. IENG SARY

I should first like to extend to you my warmest congratulations on your election to the important office of President of the General Assembly. Your long experie...

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Zambia

ZMB
1977
Session 32
Mwale

 1. Mr. President, on behalf of my delegation, I wish to congratulate you on your election to the high office of President of the thirty-second session of th...

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Sudan

SDN
1958
Session 13
Mr. Mahgoub

16. Mr. President, let me first congratulate you on your election to the presidency of the .thirteenth session of the General Assembly. Your personal ability, y...

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Ecuador

ECU
1967
Session 22
Mr. PRADO VALLEJO

1. Mr. President, your unanimous election to the office of President of the General Assembly offers great promise that at this session, which is being held at a...

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Czechoslovakia

CSK
1985
Session 40
Mr. Chnoupek

I congratulate Mr. de Pinies, a prominent diplomatic representative of a country with which we are developing mutually beneficial co-operation, on his election ...

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France

FRA
1956
Session 11
Mr. PINEAU

This eleventh session of the United Nations General Assembly is of special importance not only because of the gravity of the issues before it but also because w...

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