Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

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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Bhutan

BTN
2018
Session 73
Mr. Lyonpo Tshering Wangchuk

I have the honour to convey the greetings of His Majesty the King of Bhutan to the General Assembly and his best wishes for the success of the seventy-third ses...

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Morocco

MAR
2013
Session 68
Saad-Eddine El Othmani

I would first like to congratulate you warmly, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session, and to renew our ...

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Cyprus

CYP
2010
Session 65
Dimitris Christofias

I congratulate Mr. Joseph Deiss on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session. It is commonly acknowledged that the...

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Dominican Republic

DOM
1999
Session 54
Leonel Fernández Reyna

It is a particular honour for me to address the Assembly on behalf of the Government and people of the Dominican Republic and to take this opportunity to expres...

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Jordan

JOR
1979
Session 34
King Hussein

 I should like first of all to extend my warmest congratulations to you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the thirty-fourth session of the General As...

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Singapore

SGP
2023
Session 78
Vivian Balakrishnan

I congratulate His Excellency Mr. Dennis Francis on assuming the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session. We are delighted that a fello...

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Malaysia

MYS
2009
Session 64
Datuk Anifah Aman

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Treki on his presidency and to assure him of Malaysia’s full support. There is a difference in the...

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Sao Tome and Principe

STP
2018
Session 73
Mr. Urbino José Gonçalves Botelho

At the outset, let me join all those who have preceded me at this rostrum in conveying, on behalf of the Government and the people of Sao Tome and Principe, o...

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Turkey

TUR
2005
Session 60
Abdullah Gül

At the outset, I would like to convey the condolences of my people to the friendly people of the United States on the tragic loss of life and large-scale destru...

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Zambia

ZMB
1997
Session 52
Amusaa K. Mwanamwambwa

I am pleased to convey the congratulations of the Zambian delegation to His Excellency Mr. Hennadiy Udovenko on his election as President of the fifty-second s...

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Guinea-Bissau

GNB
1998
Session 53
Delfim da Silva

On behalf of the delegation of Guinea-Bissau, I am pleased to extend our congratulations to you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly...

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Seychelles

SYC
1990
Session 45
St Jorre

May I extend to the President the warmest congratulations of Seychelles on his unanimous election to the presidency of the General Assembly. We also extend our ...

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Algeria

DZA
1984
Session 39
TALEB IBRAHIMI

123. Your assumption, Sir, of the presidency of the thirty-ninth session of the General Assembly gives the Algerian delegation much pleasure and many reasons f...

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Denmark

DNK
2022
Session 77
Jeppe Kofod

As we gather for the seventy-seventh opening of the General Assembly, the unique and indispensable convening power of the United Nations is evident for all of u...

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Liechtenstein

LIE
2012
Session 67
Aurelia Frick

We are convening in this Assembly at a time when we are witnessing a worrisome phenomenon, namely, senseless violence spreading through an entire region as a r...

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Singapore

SGP
2010
Session 65
George Yeo

Although the global economic situation has improved considerably, it is still fragile. Much of the relief has come from the massive liquidity that has been p...

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Argentina

ARG
2003
Session 58
Néstor Carlos Kirchner

At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the Assembly at this session. I would also like to congratulate the outgoing...

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Samoa

WSM
2023
Session 78
Fiame Naomi Mata’afa

Samoa extends its congratulations and best wishes to you. Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth sess...

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Ukraine

UKR
2011
Session 66
Viktor Yanukovych

I sincerely congratulate His Excellency Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser on his election to the post of President of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth s...

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