Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

VCT
1995
Session 50
Mr. Allen

I wish, on behalf of my country, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, to congratulate Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral on his election as President of the General Assem...

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Singapore

SGP
2022
Session 77
Vivian Balakrishnan

Let me first congratulate Your Excellency, Mr. Csaba Korosi, on assuming the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session. I also commend m...

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Vietnam

VNM
1984
Session 39
NGUYEN CO THACH

I should like first of all to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the high office of President of the thirty-ninth session of the General Assembly. I ho...

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Bhutan

BTN
2023
Session 78
Tandi Dorji

At the outset. I would like to convey the warmest greetings from His Majesty the King and the people of Bhutan to the General Assembly. Allow me to congratulate...

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

BIH
2013
Session 68
Zeljko Komsic

First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session, as wel...

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Turkey

TUR
2004
Session 59
Mr. Abdullah Gül

I would like to start by congratulating you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. I pledge the full support of...

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Bahrain

BHR
1976
Session 31
Mr. Al-Khalifa

Mr. President, it gives me great pleasure at the outset to offer Ambassador Amerasinghe the congratulations of the delegation of Bahrain on his election to the ...

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Singapore

SGP
1991
Session 46
MONG

I should like to congratulate Ambassador Shihabi on his election to the most honoured position in our General Assembly - the presidency. At a crucial moment in...

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Estonia

EST
2014
Session 69
Toomas Hendrik Ilves

In the 364 days since I last had the honour to address this Assembly, the world has changed dramatically. We have seen a profound change in the global securi...

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Lesotho

LSO
1986
Session 41
Mr, LEKHAKYA

On behalf of the delegation of the Kingdom of Lesotho and on ay own behalf, I wish to offer you. Sir, our sincere congratulations on your election to the presi...

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Singapore

SGP
2003
Session 58
S. Jayakumar

I would like to congratulate Mr. Julian Hunte, the Foreign Minister of Saint Lucia, on his election as the new President of the General Assembly. Singapore is ...

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El Salvador

SLV
2023
Session 78
Nayib Armando Bukele

Since the first time I came to the General Assembly (see A/74/ PV.7). I have reminded members of the need to renew and reinvent ourselves. I am referring not on...

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Albania

ALB
2016
Session 71
Mr. Bujar Nishani

It is a special pleasure for me, in my capacity of Head of State of the Republic of Albania, to address the General Assembly at its seventy-first session. At th...

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Peru

PER
1946
Session 1
Mr. Ulloa

When I had the honour of addressing the General Assembly at the first part of its first session in London, I had occasion to express certain ideas illustrating ...

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Cyprus

CYP
2016
Session 71
Mr. Nicos Anastasiades

It is a great honour to address the Assembly once again. I would like to start by joining the previous speakers in conveying my Government’s congratulations to ...

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Republic of Honduras

HND
2020
Session 75
Mr. Juan Orlando Hernandez Alvarado

Heads of State and Government, Mr. Volkan Bozkir, President of the United Nations General Assembly at its seventy-fifth session, Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary...

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

VCT
2005
Session 60
Ralph E. Gonsalves

The sixtieth anniversary of the United Nations coincides with the commemoration of my country’s twenty-fifth year of independence. The preamble to the Constitut...

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Mauritius

MUS
2023
Session 78
Pravind Kumar Jugnauth

May I begin by congratulating Mr. Dennis Francis on his election as President of the General Assembly at it seventy-eighth session. I also wish to convey my app...

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Singapore

SGP
1985
Session 40
Mr. Dhanabalan

Allow me to congratulate the President on his assumption of this high office. There are few men in this hall who have been associated with the United Nations as...

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Cyprus

CYP
2018
Session 73
Mr. Nicos Anastasiades

At the outset, allow me to congratulate the newly elected President of the General Assembly, Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, and to assure her of my Governm...

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