Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Fiji

FJI
1976
Session 31
Rata Sir Kamisese Mara

I am grateful for this opportunity to convey to you from this rostrum the warm greetings of the Government and people of Fiji, and to assure you of our continui...

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Republic of Finland

FIN
2019
Session 74
Mr. Sauli Niinistö

Let me congratulate Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande on his election as the President of the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session. He can count on Finland’s...

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Norway

NOR
2012
Session 67
Espen Barth Eide

Leadership is about making choices. It is about the ability to make the right decision at the right moment and to have the stamina to deliver accordingly. It i...

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Botswana

BWA
2008
Session 63
Phandu Skalemani

I am delighted, Sir, to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. Your election to that high ...

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Honduras

HND
1984
Session 39
Paz Barnica

We are on the eve of a great celebration. In 1985 an organization which was set up to respond to the highest ideals of mankind will celebrate its fortieth anni...

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Tonga

TON
2006
Session 61
Mr.Mr. Mahe 'Uli'Uli TUPOUNIUA

The Tongan delegation joins others in congratulating you, Madam, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly. Let us reassure you of Tonga’s...

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Moroco

MAR
1982
Session 37
BOUCETTA

It gives me great pleasure, Mr. President, to extend to you, on behalf of the delegation of the Kingdom of Morocco and in my own capacity, our congratulation...

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Moldova

MDA
2003
Session 58
Vladimir Voronin

Allow me at the outset to congratulate the Honourable Julian Hunte on the occasion of his election to the important position of President, at the fifty-eighth ...

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Venezuela

VEN
1990
Session 45
Carlos Andres Perez

On behalf of my Government, allow me to congratulate you very sincerely. Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly, Your personal qualiti...

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Mozambique

MOZ
2008
Session 63
Armando Emilio Guebuza

Mr. President, we would like to join previous speakers in congratulating you upon your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-third ...

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Zaire

COD
1988
Session 43
NGUZA KARL BOND

 The forty-third session of the United Nations General Assembly has elected Mr. Dante Caputo to preside over its work as President. Accordingly, on behalf of m...

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Libya

LBY
1964
Session 19
Mr. Mazigh

1. It gives me great pleasure to convey to the General Assembly my country's expression of esteem and respect and to extend to you, Mr. President, my heartiest ...

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Republic of Yemen

YEM
2020
Session 75
Mr. Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi Mansour

In the name of God the Merciful and the Compassionate, Your Excellency, President of the United Nations General Assembly, Your Majesties and Excellencies, I wou...

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Republic of the Congo

COG
2017
Session 72
Mr. Denis Sassou Nguesso

At the outset, I would like to express my sincerest condolences to the people and the Government of Mexico in the wake of the earthquake that was so devastating...

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Samoa

WSM
2003
Session 58
Sailele Malielegaoi

Samoa warmly welcomes the well-deserved election of Mr. Julian Hunte, given his leadership in his region and among our community of small States. Let me also p...

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Trinidad and Tobago

TTO
2014
Session 69
Kamla Persad-Bissessar

I would like to thank and congratulate Mr. John Ashe of Antigua and Barbuda, who during his time as President laid the foundation and established the conditio...

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Ivory Coast

CIV
1965
Session 20
Mr. ALLIALI

123. The Ivory Coast delegation and I myself, Mr. Vice-President, were very sad to learn of the accident suffered by the President, Mr. Fanfani, as a result...

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Lesotho

LSO
2015
Session 70
Mr. Pakalitha Bethuel Mosisili

At the outset, let me congratulate the President on his well-deserved election to preside over the deliberations of the General Assembly at its seventieth sessi...

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Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe

STP
2019
Session 74
Mr. Evaristo do Espirito Santo Carvalho

On behalf of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Professor Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, on his el...

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Czech Republic

CZE
1997
Session 52
Josef Zieleniec

At the outset, may I congratulate Mr. Hennadiy Udovenko on his election as President of the fifty-second session of the General Assembly and wish him much succ...

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