Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Equatorial Guinea

GNQ
1987
Session 42
NGUEMA ONGULINE

The current session of the General Assembly is taking place two years after our commemoration of the fortieth anniversary of the United Nations, and at a time ...

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Colombia

COL
1977
Session 32
Lievano-Aguirre

199. My country feels that the election of Mr. Lazar Mojsov to the presidency, of this General Assembly is truly a felicitous decision. His intellectual and p...

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Morocco

MAR
1962
Session 17
Mr. BALAFREJ

The Moroccan delegation wishes first of all to express its great satisfaction at the fact that the General Assembly has entrusted the conduct of its proceedings...

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Malaysia

MYS
1993
Session 48
Dr. Mahathir Mohamad

Before I begin my statement, I should like to extend, on behalf of the Government and people of Malaysia, our deepest condolences to India for the devastating e...

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Barbados

BRB
2000
Session 55
Billie Miller

I join other delegations in congratulating Mr. Harri Holkeri of Finland on his election to preside over the proceedings of the fifty- fifth session of the Gener...

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Panama

PAN
1985
Session 40
Mr. Ardito Barletta

It is in the most sincere spirit of the solidarity that should reign among all Member States of our Organization that I wish to reiterate the heartfelt condolen...

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Yugoslavia

YUG
1989
Session 44
Janez Drnovsek

 It gives me pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, most cordially on your election as President of the forty-fourth session of the General Assembly. As a repr...

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Pakistan

PAK
2000
Session 55
Abdul Sattar

Mr. President, it gives me great pleasure to join preceding speakers in offering you the Pakistan delegation's warm felicitations on your election. We pledge to...

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Togo

TGO
1991
Session 46
CHEAKA

The forty-sixth session of the General Assembly has opened at a very special time in the history of the United Nations and of the human race. Forty-six years a...

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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

RUS
1971
Session 26
Mr. GROMYKO

82. First of all, Mr. President, I should like to congratulate you on your election to the high office of President of the General Assembly of the United Natio...

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Botswana

BWA
1983
Session 38
MOGWE

230. The Secretary-General has once again awakened the international community to what he correctly characterizes as the partial paralysis of the United Natio...

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Portugal

PRT
1980
Session 35
do Amaral

I should like to begin by extending to Mr. von Wechmar my warmest congratulations on his election as President of the thirty- fifth session of the General Asse...

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Cyprus

CYP
1965
Session 20
Mr. KYPRIANOU

64. It is not my intention, nor do I consider it to be proper for me, to attempt to sum up the general debate which is about to be concluded, but I must adm...

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Cuba

CUB
1952
Session 7
Mr. CAMPA

In addressing you for the first time from this lofty rostrum, may I first of all emphasize the profound interest of all men of good will in the work of the Gene...

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Mongolia

MNG
1987
Session 42
PUGERSUREM

Permit me, on behalf of the delegation of the Mongolian People's Republic and on my own behalf most warmly to congratulate Mr. Peter Florin on his election to ...

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Brazil

BRA
1954
Session 9
Mr. LEME

The ninth session of the General Assembly has indeed an arduous task to perform. But let us be optimistic; the Assembly will do its duty in spite of all the pre...

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Kuwait

KWT
1981
Session 36
Mr. ALSABAH

It gives me great pleasure to express to Mr. Kittani, on behalf of Kuwait, our warmest and most heartfelt congratulations on his election to the presidency of ...

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Philippines

PHL
1994
Session 49
Mr. Romulo

Please allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the exalted office of President of the General Assembly. Your distinguished career and your experi...

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Democratic Kampuchea

KHM
1978
Session 33
Ieng Sary

90. During the past year the struggle of the non-aligned peoples and countries, the third-world States and the nations that love independence and justice has m...

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Burundi

BDI
1983
Session 38
NZEYIMANA

245. It is a great pleasure for my delegation to associate itself with previous speakers at this rostrum in congratulating Mr. Illueca on his election to the p...

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