Speeches by President

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Morocco

MAR
2004
Session 59
His Majesty Mohammed VI

I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. This election is a tribute to Africa an...

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Bahrain

BHR
1978
Session 33
Al-Khalifa

106. Mr. President, it gives me pleasure to offer you the warm congratulations of the delegation of Bahrain on your election as President of the thirty-third s...

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Bolivia

BOL
1965
Session 20
Mr. ORTIZ SANZ

107. To begin with, my delegation deplores the unfortunate accident which deprives us of the presence of our distinguished President, Mr. Fanfani, to whom we ex...

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Kuwait

KWT
1998
Session 53
Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

It gives me great pleasure to extend to Mr. Opertti and his friendly country, on behalf of the State of Kuwait, our sincere congratulations on his election as P...

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Kuwait

KWT
1977
Session 32
AL-SABAH

194. It gives me great pleasure to express to the President, on behalf of Kuwait, heartfelt congratulations on his unanimous election to his high office in the...

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Switzerland

CHE
2017
Session 72
Ms. Doris Leuthard

I wish to express my sincere condolences to the Government and the citizens of Dominica and the Caribbean region, who are suffering from the destruction caused ...

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Venezuela

VEN
2000
Session 55
Ignacio Arcaya

I again extend our congratulations to the President on his election. The Millennium Summit has charted for us a plan of action for the immediate future. We must...

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Slovenia

SVN
2021
Session 76
Borut Pahor

Almost all the challenges we face are global. The solutions for them can be found only by working together. We have a historic opportunity to steer change in a ...

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Dominican Republic

DOM
2017
Session 72
Mr. Miguel Vargas Maldonado

I am honoured to address the General Assembly on behalf of the people and the Government of the Dominican Republic. At the outset, I would like to apologize on ...

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India

IND
2008
Session 63
Manmohan Singh

May I first congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the Assembly at its sixty-third session. I am sure that your wisdom and vast experience w...

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Cameroon

CMR
1972
Session 27
Mr. Efon

Mr. President, since I am speaking from this rostrum for the first time as the head of my country's delegation, permit me first of all to convey to you my warm ...

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Brunei

BRN
1999
Session 54
Prince Mohamed Bolkiah

I extend my congratulations to Mr. Gurirab on his election and my warmest respects to his predecessor, Mr. Didier Opertti. My very best wishes go to them both a...

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Estonia

EST
1999
Session 54
Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Let me begin by congratulating Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab on his election as President of this fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly. I wish him all the best i...

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Saudi Arabia

SAU
1998
Session 53
Nizar O. Madani

I am pleased to express my sincere congratulations to Mr. Didier Opertti on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-third session. A...

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Ceylon

LKA
1968
Session 23
Mr. AMERASINGHE

72. On behalf of the Government of Ceylon and the delegation of Ceylon, as well as on my own behalf, I extend to His Excellency Mr. Emilio Arenales, the Foreign...

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Libya

LBY
2000
Session 55
Abdurrahman Shalghem

It gives me great pleasure, Sir, to extend to you, on behalf of my country's delegation, our congratulations on your election as President of this session, and ...

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Poland

POL
1985
Session 40
Mr. Jaruzelski

The idea of the United Nations was taking shape during the life-and-death struggle against fascism. At that time I was a soldier at the battlefront. I remember ...

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Czechoslovakia

CSK
1950
Session 5
Mr. SIROKY

On behalf of the Czechoslovak delegation, I should like to express the hope that the fifth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations may lay the fou...

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New Zealand

NZL
1965
Session 20
Mr. LAKE

110. Who of us present In this hall yesterday was not deeply moved by the message, solemn and profoundly encouraging, given to the General Assembly and to the w...

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Iran

IRN
1958
Session 13
Mr. Hekmat

100. Mr. President, I should like to express my sincere congratulations to you on your election to the high office of the presidency of our Assembly. Your elect...

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