Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Burkina Faso

BFA
1993
Session 48
Mr. SANON

Before I begin my statement, I should like to offer my condolences to the Government and people of India on the natural disaster that has just struck them. I sh...

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Costa Rica

CRI
2015
Session 70
Mr. Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera

Costa Rica would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its seventieth session. I reiterate my country’s commit...

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Montenegro

MNE
2013
Session 68
Milo Dukanovic

It is a great honour for me to address the Assembly today on behalf of Montenegro and to reaffirm our commitment to the United Nations and its Charter. I wis...

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Angola

AGO
1993
Session 48
Mr. DE MOURA

First of all, Sir, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Angola and on my own behalf, I congratulate Ambassador Insanally 48 General Assembly - Forty-e...

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Tunisia

TUN
1966
Session 21
Mr. BOUKGUIBA Jr.

91. The Tunisian delegation has already had the opportunity, Mr. President, of offering you its congratulations on your election as President of the twenty-...

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Ukraine

UKR
2016
Session 71
Mr. Petro Poroshenko

On behalf of Ukraine, I sincerely congratulate Mr. Peter Thomson on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session. I pledge Ukr...

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Zambia

ZMB
1974
Session 29
Mr. Mwanga

Mr. President, on behalf of my delegation, I wish to begin by congratulating you most sincerely upon your election to the high office of President of the twenty...

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Nauru

NRU
2009
Session 64
Marcus Stephen

I would like to offer my congratulations, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty- fourth session. Allow me a...

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Uruguay

URY
1968
Session 23
Mr. SECCO GARCIA

1. First, I should like to congratulate Dr. Arenales, Foreign Minister of Guatemala, on his well-deserved election as President. His intelligence and experience...

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Spain

ESP
1998
Session 53
Abel Matutes

Allow me first, Mr. President, to offer you my sincerest congratulations on your appointment, and to express my satisfaction that the work of the General Assemb...

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DDR

DDR
1984
Session 39
Fischer

Mr. President, I wish to congratulate you warmly on your election to your responsible office. I am pleased to greet you as the representative of an African cou...

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Netherlands

NLD
1975
Session 30
Mr. van der STOEL

45. Mr. President, I extend to you my heartfelt and sincere congratulations upon your election as President of this thirtieth session of the Assembly. In view ...

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Tuvalu

TUV
2013
Session 68
Vete Sakaio

It is a great honour and pleasure to participate in the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly on behalf of the people and the Government of Tuvalu. At...

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Belgium

BEL
1979
Session 34
Simonet

1. The sudden events through which we have lived this year have brought about a lack of confidence in the future and the feeling that less than ever before are...

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Singapore

SGP
1977
Session 32
Rajaratnam

60. Mr. President, may I, on behalf of my Government and the delegation of Singapore, congratulate you on your election to the important office of President of...

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Malawi

MWI
1989
Session 44
BWANALI

I should like, on behalf of the Malawi delegation, to congratulate Ambassador Garba on his unanimous election to the president of- forty-fourth session of the G...

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Ireland

IRL
1969
Session 24
Mr. HILLERY

49. Madam President, on behalf of the delegation of Ireland I should like to congratulate you warmly on your election to preside over the deliberations of thi...

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Sierra Leone

SLE
2005
Session 60
Momodu Koroma

The delegation of the Republic of Sierra Leone wishes to express its profound appreciation for the significant contribution of the President of the General Asse...

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Spain

ESP
1971
Session 26
Mr. LOPEZ BRAVO

129. Mr. President, in this first intervention of the Spanish delegation, I wish to express to you my congratulations and those of my delegation on your having...

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Ireland

IRL
2006
Session 61
Mr. Dermot AHERN

Let me begin by congratulating you, Madam President, on your appointment and assuring you of Ireland’s full support for the coming year. This session of t...

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