Speeches by President

Mr. President, on behalf of the Afghan delegation, I should like to extend to you our warmest congratulations on your election as President of the twenty-sevent...

At the outset, I would like to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Vuk Jeremi. on his outstandingly successful presidency of the General Assembly at its previous...

It gives me pleasure to begin by congratulating Mr. Kavan on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session. I wish him every s...

51. I know of no better way to begin my statement, Mr. President, than to convey to you the very sincere congratulations of my delegation on the honourable and ...

I should like to join previous speakers in warmly congratulating Mr. Hollai on his election to the high and onerous office of Presi¬dent of the thirty sevent...

Mr. President, for reasons beyond his control, the Secretary of State for External Relations of my country who would have been very happy to be here publicly to...

 May I, at the outset, pay my country's respectful homage to the memory of our late Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr Dag Hammarskjold, and the devoted offi...

On behalf of my country, Nigeria, I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election, as well as Mr. Guterres on his first General Assembly session as Secretar...

Today our region and the entire world are facing great regional and global challenges, and we will be able to find solutions to them only if we act collectively...

89. Mr. President, I extend to you and your country the warm congratulations and sincere best wishes of the Government and people of Vanuatu on your election ...

I stand in the Hall today as the leader of one of the smallest countries in the world — small by size, population and resources. I also stand here today with...

At the outset, I would like to congratulate Mr. Miroslav Lajčák on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session and to w...

Let me first congratulate this body for electing Ambassador Amerasinghe of Sri Lanka to preside over this thirty-first session of the General Assembly. He is a ...

Our traditional meeting this year in New York is taking on particular significance because of the simultaneous admission of the two Koreas, Micronesia and the ...

On behalf of the delegation of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, I would like to extend our warmest congratulations to you, Sir, upon your election as Preside...

Allow me first to congratulate the President and wish him every success in carrying out his responsible task. The delegation of Poland will do its best to assis...

 Mr. President, first of all I should like to congratulate you upon your election to your high office at the present session of the General Assembly. I am sur...

I should like first, on behalf of my delegation, to congratulate the President of the General Assembly upon his election. 65. The main concern of peoples, since...

It is a great honour for me to speak on behalf of my delegation, since my Foreign Minister is currently campaigning in the impending presidential and parliament...

In this, my first statement, allow me to congratulate Mr. Holkeri on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly. I believe that this is a timely opp...