Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Cameroon

CMR
2006
Session 61
Mr. Martin BELINGA EBOUTOU

I should like, on behalf of my delegation, to say how delighted we are to see you, Madam, the representative of the Kingdom of Bahrain, a friendly country, p...

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Vietnam

VNM
2000
Session 55
Nguyen Dy Nien

I would like to convey our warm congratulations to Mr. Harri Holkeri on his election to the presidency of this fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly. I wi...

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

COD
2021
Session 76
Félix Tshisekedi

We are extremely pleased to find ourselves once again in the General Assembly Hall after a little more than a year’s absence, owing to the coronavirus disease (...

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Guyana

GUY
2017
Session 72
Mr. David Arthur Granger

Let me begin by expressing the deep condolences and solidarity of the Government and people of Guyana to the victims of yesterday’s earthquake in Mexico and tho...

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Argentina

ARG
1979
Session 34
Pastor

First of all, I wish to convey to Mr. Salim our profound satisfaction at seeing him occupying the high post of President of this session of the General Assembl...

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Malta

MLT
1978
Session 33
Gauci

132. I ask you, Sir, to be kind enough to convey to the President, Ambassador Lievano, our congratulations on his election and to assure him of the co-operatio...

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Republic of the Sudan

SDN
2019
Session 74
Mr. Abdalla Adam Hamdok

On behalf of the Government and the people of the Sudan, it gives me pleasure to express my sincere wishes that the deliberations of the General Assembly during...

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Chad

TCD
2013
Session 68
Idriss Deby Itno

Allow me, at the outset, to congratulate the new President of the General Assembly, Mr. John Ashe, his predecessor, Mr. Vuk Jeremi., and Secretary-General Ba...

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Saint Lucia

LCA
2002
Session 57
Julian Robert Hunte

I should like to add the voice of my delegation to the voices of those who have already congratulated Mr. Jan Kavan on his election to the presidency and those...

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Belarus

BLR
1993
Session 48
Mr. KRAVCHANKA

I wish sincerely to congratulate the representative of Guyana on his unanimous election to the distinguished post of President of the General Assembly at its fo...

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Ethiopia

ETH
2007
Session 62
Seyoum Mesfin

Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty- second session. I would like ...

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Portugal

PRT
1983
Session 38
Da Gama

 I should like to begin by congratulating the President, the representative of a country of the Group of Latin American States, with which we have traditiona...

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Finland

FIN
2021
Session 76
Sauli Niinistö

At the outset, I would like to congratulate Mr. Abdulla Shahid on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session. I would also l...

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Argentina

ARG
1968
Session 23
Mr. COSTA MENDEZ

107. May I first of all offer a word of greeting to Mr. Emilio Arenales Catalan, whose absence we deeply regret and to whom we sincerely wish a speedy recovery....

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Bulgaria

BGR
1967
Session 22
Mr. BASHEV

78. Comrade President, may I, on behalf of the delegation of the Peopled Republic of Bulgaria, congratulate you on your election to this important post, which i...

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Burkina Faso

BFA
1985
Session 40
Mr. Guissou

As we begin our work the Government and friendly people of Mexico are faced with a most terrible disaster as a result of the successive earthquakes that have de...

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France

FRA
1980
Session 35
Francois-Poncet

In electing you Sir, to the presidency of the thirty-fifth session of our General Assembly, the United Nations wished to pay tribute to the great democracy of ...

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Republic of India

IND
2020
Session 75
Mr. Narendra Modi

Respected President of the General Assembly, On behalf of more than 1.3 billion people of India, I would like to congratulate every member state on the 75th ann...

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Djibouti

DJI
2011
Session 66
Ismael Omar Guelleh

Allow me to warmly congratulate the President on his accession to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty- sixth session. With his experience and ...

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Guatemala

GTM
2008
Session 63
Alvaro Colom Caballeros

It is an honour for me to represent my country, Guatemala, in this high international forum. It is an honour for me to represent a people who have fought for...

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