Speeches by President

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Venezuela

VEN
1946
Session 1
Mr. Stolk

For the second time this year the representatives of the United Nations are meeting in the General Assembly to continue with a firm and determined step along th...

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Ceylon

LKA
1967
Session 22
Mr. AMERASINGHE

36.Mr. President, it is deeply gratifying to the Government and people of Ceylon that you should be occupying the Chair at the twenty-second session of the Gene...

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Lebanon

LBN
2013
Session 68
Michel Sleiman

I would first like to warmly congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its current session, and to expr...

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Sweden

SWE
2011
Session 66
Fredrik Reinfeldt

More than 10 years ago, we decided to set eight concrete goals to free humankind from extreme poverty, from hunger and disease, and from illiteracy. We calle...

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Latvia

LVA
2008
Session 63
Valdis Zatlers

I wish to begin by congratulating Mr. d’Escoto Brockmann on assuming the post of President of the General Assembly at its current session. Today I shall st...

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Somalia

SOM
2023
Session 78
Hamza Abdi Barre

It gives me great pleasure to stand before the General Assembly on this historic rostrum to participate in the Assembly’s seventy-eighth session. I would like t...

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Vanuatu

VUT
2012
Session 67
Meltek Sato Kilman Livtunvanu

Vanuatu wishes to associate itself with other delegations in congratulating the President and the members of his Bureau on their election to lead us through th...

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FDR

DEU
1978
Session 33
Genscher

135. The Federal Republic of Germany at present holds the presidency of the European Community and in the European Political Co-operation. Therefore, I should ...

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Argentina

ARG
1982
Session 37
AGUIRRE LANARI

I should like to begin by congratulating the President on his election to the high office he has been asked to fill at this session of the General Assembly. ...

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Switzerland

CHE
2012
Session 67
Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf

Ten years ago, Switzerland joined the United Nations, thus becoming both the 190th Member State and the first country in which United Nations membership was ap...

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Costa Rica

CRI
1954
Session 9
Mr. FOURNIER

I should like first to congratulate the President of the General Assembly on his election; the Assembly has made an excellent choice in selecting him to preside...

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Norway

NOR
1973
Session 28
Varvik

27. On behalf of the Norwegian delegation I have the honour to extend to Mr. Leopoldo Benites our best congratulations upon his election as President of this A...

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Lebanon

LBN
2011
Session 66
Michel Sleiman

First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session, especially since you r...

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Philippines

PHL
1986
Session 41
Mrs. Corzon C. Aguino

It is the irony of the United Nations that so many new leaders have stepped to this rostrum, as I have today, with mixed feelings. Yes, we took power to impleme...

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Trinidad and Tobago

TTO
1988
Session 43
Castro

 it is indeed a pleasure and an honour for me to convey to Mr. Dante Caputo, on behalf of the Government and people of Trinidad and Tobago, our sincere congrat...

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Guinea

GIN
2017
Session 72
Mr. Alpha Condé

It is a great honour for me, as the current Chairman of the African Union, to take the floor in this melting pot of multilateralism to address the Assembly. The...

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Suriname

SUR
1996
Session 51
Jules Albert Wijdenbosch

May I first join preceding speakers and congratulate you most sincerely, Sir, on behalf of the Government and the people of the Republic of Suriname on your un...

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Greece

GRC
1992
Session 47
Mr. PAPACONSTANTINOU

Allow me, first of all, to extend to you. Sir, the warmest congratulations of the Greek Government on your election to the presidency. Your personal qualities...

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Cyprus

CYP
1971
Session 26
Mr. KYPRIANOU

102. To be one of the last speakers in the general debate, which is about to be concluded, entails both advantages and disadvantages. The advantages lie in the ...

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Cyprus

CYP
2005
Session 60
Tassos Papadopoulos

Before proceeding with my remarks, I wish to begin by indicating that my delegation fully subscribes to the statement delivered by the presidency of the Euro...

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