Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Romania

ROU
1990
Session 45
Ion Iliescu

It is a great honour for me to address the General Assembly the United Nations for the first time. I have come bearing a message of friendship and solidarity f...

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Bulgaria

BGR
1971
Session 26
Mr. BACHEV

37. .-Mr. President, on behalf of the delegation of the People's Republic of Bulgaria I should like to congratulate you most warmly on the occasion of your elec...

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Guinea

GIN
2005
Session 60
Fatoumata Kaba-Sidibé,

Allow me at the outset, on behalf of my delegation, warmly to congratulate Mr. Eliasson on his outstanding election to the presidency of the General Assembly at...

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Marshall Islands

MHL
2004
Session 59
Mr. Kessai Note

I am honoured to address the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session on behalf of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Allow me to extend my congratulation...

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Russia

RUS
2017
Session 72
Mr. Sergey Lavrov

In December of last year, the General Assembly adopted resolution 71/190, on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, which clearly stip...

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Gambia

GMB
1970
Session 25
Mr. Dawda K. JAWARA

Mr. President, permit me, first of all, to offer you my warm personal congratulations on your election as President of the Twenty-fifth regular session of the G...

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Ethiopia

ETH
2001
Session 56
Seyoum Mesfin

At the outset, allow me to express my sincere congratulations to the President on his election to lead the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly. I am fu...

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Mauritania

MRT
1986
Session 41
Mr. PULP MINNIH

Sir, on behalf of President Maouya Ould Sidi Ahmad Taya and the people and Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, I wish to congratulate you on your...

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Lao

LAO
2013
Session 68
Thongloun Sisoulith

On behalf of the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, I sincerely congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly ...

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Haiti

HTI
1984
Session 39
Estime

First of all, Sir, on behalf of the Haitian delegation, I wish to offer you my warmest congratulations on your election to the presidency of the thirty-ninth s...

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Macedonia

MKD
2003
Session 58
Boris Trajkovski

I am greatly honoured to address this distinguished gathering of the world's leaders at the United Nations, a truly unique global organization that is deeply e...

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France

FRA
1946
Session 1
Mr. Parodi

Before I speak of anything else I would like first of all to associate the French delegation with the tribute which so many have already paid here to the respec...

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Honduras

HND
1982
Session 37
PAZ BARNICA

On behalf of the people and Government of Honduras I should like most sincerely to congratulate you, Sir, on your fitting election as President of the thirty ...

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Turkey

TUR
1992
Session 47
Mr. CETIN

It gives me great pleasure, Sir, to congratulate you on your election to the high office of President of the General Assembly. We are happy to have a distingu...

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MLI

MLI
1963
Session 18

Mr. President, I should like, on behalf of the delegation of the Republic of Mali and speaking for myself, to offer you my most sincere congratulations on the c...

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Viet Nam

VNM
2015
Session 70
Mrs. Nguyen Phuong Nga

On behalf of the Vietnamese delegation, I would like to warmly congratulate Mr. Lykketoft upon his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sev...

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Lebanon

LBN
2007
Session 62
Emile Lahoud

Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President on your election as President of General Assembly at its sixty-second session. I wish you every success. I would ...

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Czech Republic

CZE
1995
Session 50
Mr. Zielenic

Allow me at the outset to congratulate Mr. Freitas do Amaral on his election to the prestigious office of President of the General Assembly at this fiftieth ses...

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Tunisia

TUN
1972
Session 27
Mr. Masmoudi

Mr. President, may I be permitted to greet you as the representative of a friendly nation which served as a model of resistance to all those who, refusing to su...

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Mexico

MEX
1962
Session 17
Mr. Padilla Nervo

150. Mr. President, my delegation has already expressed at this session of the General Assembly our congratulations to you on your election to the Presidency, b...

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