Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

China

CHN
1973
Session 28
Kuan-hua Chiao

Since the twenty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly, some notable events have successively taken place on the international arena. First, t...

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Slovenia

SVN
2006
Session 61
Dr. Dimitrij RUPEL

Let me first congratulate Ms. Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa on her election to the presidency of the General Assembly. We believe that under her guidance we will co...

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Denmark

DNK
1995
Session 50
Mr. Petersen

It is a sad irony that while we are celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations, the Organization finds itself in serious financial crisis. If no...

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Lybian Arab Jamahiriya

LBY
2006
Session 61
Mr. Abdurrahman Mohamed SHALGHAM

My delegation has already congratulated the President on her assumption of her high office. I would like to reaffirm our confidence in her ability to accompl...

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El Salvador

SLV
1998
Session 53
Armando Calderón Sol

Allow me to begin by expressing our sorrow at the loss of human life and the material damage caused by the inclemencies of nature in our sister nations of the C...

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Kuwait

KWT
1968
Session 23
Mr. AL-JABER AL-SABAH

88. It gives me great pleasure to extend to our President my warmest congratulations and those of my Government on his unanimous election as President of the Ge...

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Switzerland

CHE
2007
Session 62
Mrs. Micheline Calmy-Rey,

At the outset, Sir, I should like to congratulate you on your election as President of the General Assembly, and to assure you of my country’s full support ...

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Gambia

GMB
2018
Session 73
Mr. Adama Barrow

All praise is due to the Almighty Allah for granting us the favour of gathering in the Assembly once again to discuss and advance our common global agenda. Plea...

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Iceland

ISL
1980
Session 35
Johannesson

It gives me great pleasure, Sir, to join my colleagues who have congratulated you on your election as President of the thirty-fifth session of the General Asse...

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YMD

YMD
1976
Session 31

Mr. President, it gives me great pleasure to congratulate you upon your unanimous election to the presidency of the thirty-first session of the General Assembly...

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Macedonia

MKD
2023
Session 78
Stevo Pendarovski

It is indeed a particular honour and pleasure to speak on behalf of the citizens of the Republic of North Macedonia here in the heart of the United Nations at t...

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Madagascar

MDG
2021
Session 76
Andry Rajoelina

At the outset, I would like to convey a message of solidarity from the Malagasy people with every nation and family that has been hard hit by the coronavirus di...

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Indonesia

IDN
1973
Session 28
Malik

31. It is my privilege and pleasure to extend to you, Sir, on behalf of the Indonesian delegation, our most sincere congratulations on your election as Preside...

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Philippines

PHL
2009
Session 64
Alberto Gatmaitan Romulo

Allow me to warmly congratulate Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki on his well-deserved election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. I ass...

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Lesotho

LSO
2008
Session 63
Mohlabi Teskoa

My delegation associates itself with the compliments extended to Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at t...

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Guyana

GUY
2009
Session 64
Bharrat Jagdeo

I extend our gratitude to the Secretary-General for continuing to spearhead the work of the United Nations at a time when our membership is beset by historic...

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Venezuela

VEN
1976
Session 31
Mr. Escovar Salom

I am pleased to greet and to congratulate Mr. Amerasinghe on his election and to wish him every success in the deliberations over which he will preside. I shoul...

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Turkey

TUR
1967
Session 22
Mr. CAGLAYANGIL

80. Mr. President, joining with the eminent speakers who have preceded me at this rostrum, I wish to extend to you the warmest and most sincere congratulations ...

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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

RUS
1967
Session 22
Mr. GROMYKO

79. First of all, Comrade President, 1 should like to take this opportunity to congratulate you most warmly as the first representative of a socialist country t...

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Iraq

IRQ
1983
Session 38
Aziz

121. I wish first to congratulate the President on his election to that office. My delegation is confident that he will conduct this session with complete succ...

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