Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Croatia

HRV
1996
Session 51
Mate Granic

At the outset, allow me to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the President on his election to the high office from which he will guide the work of the fif...

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Greece

GRC
1961
Session 16
Mr. Pipinelis

58. The spontaneous unanimity with which you have been elected, Mr; President, and the praise bestowed upon you by those who have spoken before me are evidence...

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Greece

GRC
1946
Session 1
Mr. Aghnides

Like those who preceded me on this rostrum, I wish, in the first instance, to express the gratitude of the Greek delegation to the authorities and the people of...

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Republic of El Salvador

SLV
2020
Session 75
Mr. Nayib Armando Bukele

I bid greetings to all the peoples of the world and express my solidarity with regard to the times we are all going through, which are of a momentous and histor...

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United Arab Emirates

ARE
1975
Session 30
Mr. GHOBASH

6. Mr. President, on behalf of the delegation of the United Arab Emirates, I would, like to express to you our sincere congratulations on your election to thi...

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Mali

MLI
1992
Session 47
Mr. TOURE

The delegation of the Republic of Mali, which I have the honour to lead, welcomes your outstanding election, Sir, to the presidency of the General Assembly at...

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Union of Socialist Soviet Republics

RUS
1986
Session 41
Mr. SHEVARDNADZE

We all come in turn to this important rostrum to speak of our perception of the world, our combined efforts produce a picture of present day international reali...

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Egypt

EGY
2007
Session 62
Ahmed Aboul Gheit

Six years ago, in September 2001, we, the representatives of the international community, stood united and in solidarity in the face of international terrori...

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Honduras

HND
1973
Session 28
Martinez Ordonez

1. On behalf of the people and Government of the Republic of Honduras, I begin my statement by addressing to each of the representatives and those nations the...

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Italy

ITA
1993
Session 48
Mr. ANDREATTA

I would like to express our warmest congratulations to Guyana and to you personally, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fort...

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Italy

ITA
2017
Session 72
Mr. Paolo Gentiloni Silveri

I cannot begin my statement without sparing a thought for a friendly country, Mexico, struck by a grave natural disaster. We express our solidarity with the fam...

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Togo

TGO
2009
Session 64
Kodjo Menan

At the outset, allow me to convey the warm greetings of the Head of State, Government and people of Togo on the occasion of the sixty-fourth session of the G...

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Burma

MMR
1987
Session 42
OSUNG

May I first of all congratulate Ambassador Florin most warmly on his unanimous election as President of the forty-second session of the General Assembly, The d...

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Comoros

COM
1993
Session 48
Mr. BEN MOUSSA

In addressing this Assembly for the first time, I am pleased to extend to you, Sir, the congratulations of the delegation of the Islamic Federal Republic of the...

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China

CHN
1997
Session 52
Qian Qichen

Please allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its current session. I believe your wisdom and experi...

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Viet Nam

VNM
1980
Session 35
Nguyen Co Thach

I should like at the outset to convey to Mr. von Wechmar my warmest congratulations on his unanimous election to the high office of President of the thirty fif...

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Japan

JPN
2022
Session 77
Kishida Fumio

We stand at a historic watershed moment. Seventy-seven years have passed since the establishment of the United Nations, yet we are still witnessing devastation ...

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Estonia

EST
2022
Session 77
Alar Karis

It is my honour to be here today, although I wish that the circumstances surrounding my first address were different. A year ago, the Secretary- General present...

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Zimbabwe

ZWE
1997
Session 52
Robert G. Mugabe

On behalf of the States members of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), of which I am the current Chairman, and of my country, Zimbabwe, I extend our warme...

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China

CHN
2013
Session 68
Wang Yi

This year has been an unusual one in China’s development. China’s new central collective leadership has put forward the concept of the “Chinese dream”, a dre...

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