Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Liechtenstein

LIE
2017
Session 72
Ms. Aurelia Frick

Mr. President, it is good to see you presiding over this session of the General Assembly. We know that we are in very able hands, and I look forward to working ...

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Maldives

MDV
2012
Session 67
Mohamed Waheed

At the outset, I express my delegation’s warmest congratulations to the President on assuming office to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh ...

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Slovenia

SVN
1998
Session 53
Janez Drnovsek

Let me take this opportunity to congratulate the President and his country, Uruguay, on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-thir...

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Australia

AUS
1991
Session 46
Evans

I congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the forty-sixth session of the General Assembly. I am sure we will all benefit from your long experie...

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Angola

AGO
1994
Session 49
Mr. de Moura

Please allow me to begin by congratulating Mr. Amara-Essy, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Angola, on my own behalf and on behalf of my delegatio...

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Italy

ITA
1971
Session 26
Mr. MORO

149. Mr. President on behalf of the Italian delegation I am very happy to express our satisfaction at seeing you preside over the twenty-sixth session of the U...

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Dominican Republic

DOM
2022
Session 77
Roberto Alvarez Gil

I begin my statement by conveying the apologies of our President, Mr. Luis Abinader Corona, who, for unexpected reasons resulting from Hurricane Fiona, which ha...

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Belarus

BLR
2000
Session 55
Ural Latypov

Let me first welcome Tuvalu as a new Member of the United Nations. The current session of the General Assembly is an important landmark for the international co...

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Guyana

GUY
1987
Session 42
JACKSON

 The forty-second session of the General Assembly takes place against the background of some encouraging developments in international relations. It is Guyana ...

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Netherlands

NLD
1969
Session 24
Mr. LUNS

37. I should like to convey to the President, on behalf of the Netherlands delegation and on my own behalf, our warm congratulations on her election to the Pres...

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Nauru

NRU
2000
Session 55
Vinci Niel Clodumar

Mr. President, allow me to join previous speakers in congratulating you on your assumption of the presidency of the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly....

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El Salvador

SLV
2000
Session 55
Mara Eugenia Brizuela de ¡vila

It is a source of great satisfaction for me to congratulate you, Sir, a former Prime Minister of Finland, on your election to the presidency of the General Asse...

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Lebanon

LBN
2021
Session 76
Michel Aoun

Your Excellency, Mr. Abdulla Shahid, President of the General Assembly, Your Excellency, Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Excellen...

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DDR

DDR
1987
Session 42
FISCHER

It gives me much pleasure. Comrade President, to extend to you hearty congratulations on your election to preside over the United Nations General Assembly at i...

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Zimbabwe

ZWE
2015
Session 70
Robert Mugabe

Allow me at the outset to extend to Mr. Mogens Lykketoft my warm congratulations on his election to the high office of President of the General Assembly at its ...

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San Marino

SMR
2002
Session 57
Augusto Casali

On behalf of the Government of the Republic of San Marino, I wish first to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Jan Kavan on his election as President of the fifty-...

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Mauritius

MUS
1992
Session 47
Mr. BERENGER

I bring to the General Assembly the greetings of the people and Government of Mauritius. I assure you. Sir, of our unstinted cooperation and support in the di...

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Sri Lanka

LKA
1981
Session 36
Mr. HAMEED

On behalf of the Government and people of Sri Lanka, I extend to you, Mr. President, our congratulations on your election to the presidency of the thirty-sixth ...

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Argentina

ARG
1980
Session 35
Pastor

Mr. President, I should like to begin my statement by congratulating you most sincerely on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its thi...

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Timor-Leste

TLS
2019
Session 74
Mr. Dionisio da Costa Babo Soares

At the outset, allow me on behalf of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to preside over the General As...

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