Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Pakistan

PAK
1949
Session 4
Sir Mohammad ZAFRULLA Khan

Sir Mohammad ZAFRULLA Khan stated that the Assembly was fortunate in having elected as its President an international personality who, through his courage, visi...

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Latvia

LVA
1991
Session 46
KALNINS

Allow me to convey to the President, on behalf of the Government and people of Latvia and on my own behalf, our sincere congratulations on his election to pres...

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Lybian Arab Republic

LBY
1976
Session 31
Mr. Kikhia

Mr. President, a few weeks ago the Fifth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non- Aligned Countries assembled in your great country and gave further e...

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Cuba

CUB
1954
Session 9
Mr. GÜELL

I should like first to express Cuba’s deep satisfaction at the election of so eminent a person to the Presidency of this session of the General ‘ Assembly. 49. ...

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Kuwait

KWT
1986
Session 41
Mr. AL-SABAB

I have the honor. Sir, to extend to you on behalf of Kuwait, its Emir, its Government and its people our heartfelt congratulations on your election to the presi...

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Austria

AUT
2024
Session 79
Alexander Schallenberg

Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, When we met in this hall last year, many– including myself – referred to the challenging times we were ...

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Gambia

GMB
1994
Session 49
Mr. Sonko

My delegation welcomes the election of Ambassador Amara Essy as President of the forty-ninth session of the General Assembly with a genuine feeling of great pri...

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Malta

MLT
2017
Session 72
Mr. Joseph Muscat

There can be no peace while poverty, especially extreme poverty, exists. Peace is not just about the absence of war or conflict. Rather, is is about managing an...

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Jordan

JOR
1991
Session 46
NSOUR

I extend my sincere congratulations to you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this session. Tour election signals our recognit...

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Kenya

KEN
1990
Session 45
NDOLO AYAH

On behalf of the President of the Republic of Kenya, the Honourable Daniel Arap Moi, allow me to convey to Mr. Guido de Marco Kenya's warm congratulations on h...

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Canada

CAN
1965
Session 20
Mr. MARTIN

90. Mr. President, I should like, first of all, to congratulate you on your election to the Presidency of the Assembly. The overwhelming support which you have ...

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Russia

RUS
2023
Session 78
Sergey Lavrov

Many of the speakers who have preceded me have expressed the thought that our shared planet is undergoing irreversible change. A new world order is being born b...

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Myanmar / Burma

MMR
1966
Session 21
U THI HAN

4. I should, at the outset, like to convey to you, Sir, the warm welcome and sincere congratulations of the delegation of Burma, and my own, on your well-de...

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China

CHN
1998
Session 53
Tang Jiaxuan

I wish to congratulate Mr. Opertti on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its current session. I believe that his wisdom and experience ...

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Ecuador

ECU
1949
Session 4
Mr. Viteri Lafronte

Mr. Viteri Lafronte pointed out that the General Assembly’s fourth session was meeting ten years after the beginning of the Second World War, which had taken pl...

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Togo

TGO
1994
Session 49
Mr. Alassounouma

More than anyone else, Sir, you are aware of what excellent and solid relations of cooperation, friendship and fraternity have existed for many years now betwee...

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Suriname

SUR
2008
Session 63
Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan

Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. I am pleased to see a member of our regi...

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Kuwait

KWT
2022
Session 77
Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah

At the outset, it is my great pleasure to congratulate you personally, Sir, and the friendly country of Hungary, on your election as President of the General As...

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Swaziland

SWZ
2014
Session 69
Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini

It is a great honour for me to address the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session on behalf of His Majesty King Mswati III, Head of State of the Kingdom...

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Belarus

BLR
2005
Session 60
Sergei Martynov

The summit of our leaders is over. Each of us here at the General Assembly has different feelings about it. Mine, I must say, are anxiety and hope. I am anxious...

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