Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Peru

PER
2007
Session 62
Gonzalo Gutiérrez Reinel

For Peru, Sir, your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session is a guarantee of experience and exceptional work. I am convince...

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Netherlands

NLD
1988
Session 43
van den BROEK

Sir, it gives me particular pleasure to see you in the Chair as President of the forty-third session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. We know tha...

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UK

GBR
1979
Session 34
Carrington

This is the first time that I have had the honour of addressing the United Nations. But no one who has lived through the last 34 years can fail to have been co...

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

BIH
1993
Session 48
MR. ALIJA IZETBEGOVIC

Let me begin by extending, on behalf of the people and Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, our most heartfelt condolences to the peoples and G...

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YMD

YMD
1983
Session 38

94. Mr. President, it gives me great pleasure to begin my address by extending to you our congratulations upon your election as President of the thirty-eighth...

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Seychelles

SYC
2007
Session 62
Patrick Pillary,

Allow me to first extend to all of you the fraternal greetings and best wishes of President Michel of the Republic of Seychelles, the Government and the peop...

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Oman

OMN
1984
Session 39
Abdulla

I take great pleasure, Sir, in extending to you my warmest congratulations on your election as President of the thirty-ninth session of the General Assembly. I...

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Laos

LAO
1960
Session 15
Mr. SOUVANLASY

The Lao delegation is happy to join with other Member States in congratulating you most warmly and sincerely, Mr. President, on your election as President of th...

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Cyprus

CYP
1968
Session 23
Mr. KYPRIANOU

132. It is with particular pleasure that I would like to extend to my colleague, the Foreign Minister of Guatemala, the sincere congratulations of my delegation...

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Belize

BLZ
1983
Session 38
Mr. ROGERS

1. Belize appears before the Assembly of the representatives of the world's peoples at the beginning of its third year as an independent nation of the Americas...

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Chile

CHL
1983
Session 38
SCHWEITZER WALTERS

1. I am indeed gratified to have the opportunity to offer my very cordial greetings to the President of this thirty-eighth session of the General Assembly, th...

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South Africa

ZAF
2012
Session 67
Jacob Zuma

I thank you, sir, for the opportunity to address the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh general debate. Let me start by congratulating Mr. Vuk Jeremić and t...

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Lao People's Democratic Republic

LAO
1983
Session 38
SIPRASEUTH

42. I should like first to extend to you, Sir, on behalf of the delegation of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, sincere congratulations on your brilliant e...

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Singapore

SGP
2008
Session 63
George Yeo

The collapse of the recent Doha talks is deeply troubling. The Doha Development Round was the first round of talks to be launched after the end of the cold w...

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YMD

YMD
1979
Session 34

Mr. President, I should like to extend to you my warmest congratulations on your unanimous election to the presidency of this session. Your election is an expr...

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Republic of Sierra Leone

SLE
2019
Session 74
Mr. Julius Maada Bio

I wish to congratulate Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande on his assumption of the responsibility to steer the work of the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth sess...

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Brazil

BRA
2001
Session 56
Fernando Henrique Cardoso

I greet you, Mr. President, and pay tribute to the Republic of Korea, which offers the world an example of dedication to the cause of peace and development. I ...

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Tajikistan

TJK
2002
Session 57
Talbak Nazarov

It is a great pleasure to join in the heartfelt congratulations addressed to Mr. Jan Kavan on his election to the high post of President of the fifty-seventh s...

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Papua New Guinea

PNG
2013
Session 68
Leo Dion

I am honoured to deliver this statement on behalf of Prime Minister Peter O’Neill and the people of Papua New Guinea. I also wish to congratulate you, Sir, o...

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Laos

LAO
1973
Session 28
Na Champassak

166. Mr. President, our Prime Minister, His Highness Prince Souvanna Phouma, is retained in Vientiane by his many obligations and has done me the honour of ask...

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