Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Japan

JPN
1961
Session 16
Mr. Kosaka

On behalf of the delegation of Japan, I wish to express to Mr. Slim our warm congratulations on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixteen...

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Congo

COG
2009
Session 64
Denis Sassou Nguesso

I would like at the outset to welcome the election of Mr. Ali Treki to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session, which is taking p...

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Poland

POL
1980
Session 35
Czyrek

Please accept our warm congratulations, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the thirty-fifth session of the General Assembly. In sharing in th...

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Dominican Republic

DOM
2010
Session 65
Leonel Fernandez Reyna

Eight years after Switzerland became a full Member of the United Nations, we are delighted to see that the presidency of this General Assembly at its sixty-f...

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Cyprus

CYP
1966
Session 21
Mr. KYPRIANOU

39. Mr. President, my delegation has had the opportunity on a previous occasion to congratulate you on your election to the high office of the Presidency of ...

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Jordan

JOR
1997
Session 52
Fayez Tarawneh

It gives me great pleasure to begin my statement by congratulating you, Mr. President, and the Government and people of your friendly country on your election ...

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Colombia

COL
1946
Session 1
Mr. Lopez

The Colombian delegation does not consider it necessary to reaffirm, in the general debate, its adherence to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations...

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Mauritus

MUS
1981
Session 36
Sir SEEWOOSAGUR JIAMGOOLAM

 May I first offer my sincere congratulations to you, Sir,' on the assumption of the presidency of the thirty-sixth session of the General Assembly. Your long ...

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Iraq

IRQ
1971
Session 26
Mr. EL-SHIBIB

52. Mr. President, the sincere feelings which lead heads of delegations to congratulate the incumbent of the lofty office of President of the General Assembly...

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Thailand

THA
2005
Session 60
Kantathi Suphamongkhon

On behalf of the delegation of Thailand, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session. T...

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Jamaica

JAM
1965
Session 20
Mr. SHEARER

85. Mr. President, on behalf of the Jamaican delegation I wish to join in congratulating you on your unanimous election to the Presidency of this historic sessi...

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Yugoslavia

YUG
1977
Session 32
MINIC

75. Comrade President, it is with particular satisfaction that 1 wish to congratulate you on your election to the high office of President of the thirty-second...

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Libya

LBY
1961
Session 16
Mr. Fekini

 First of all, I wish to congratulate Mr. Slim most cordially and sincerely, on my own behalf and on that of the Libyan delegation, on his election as Preside...

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Chile

CHL
1952
Session 7
Mr. SANTA CRUZ

Several countries, among them some that by the terms of the Charter have had special responsibilities laid upon them and special privileges accorded them, where...

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Armenia

ARM
2004
Session 59
Mr. Oskanian

We wish to extend our congratulations to you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly. We would also like to...

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Lichtenstein

LIE
2022
Session 77
Dominique Hasler

We gather this year at a time of enormous challenges. Geopolitical conflicts, mass displacement, food insecurity and the effects of the pandemic continue to mak...

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Iraq

IRQ
1955
Session 10
Mr. Al-Jamali

91. It is a very healthy and profitable practice indeed that those delegations to the General Assembly who wish to review the world situation from their respect...

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Sri Lanka

LKA
2021
Session 76
Gotabaya Rajapaksa

I am honoured to represent Sri Lanka at this gathering today. I would first like to congratulate Mr. Abdulla Shahid on his election as President of the General ...

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Mexico

MEX
2014
Session 69
Enrique Peña Nieto

As President of Mexico, it is a high honour for me to participate for the first time in the General Assembly, the greatest symbol of unity among nations. Mex...

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Burma

MMR
1984
Session 39
Hlaing

Mr, President, allow me at the outset to extend to you the very warm congratulations of the delegation of Burma on your unanimous election to the high office w...

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