Speeches by President

Seven years have elapsed since the Second World War came to an end. Yet the clouds of war still hang over our heads, barring the rays of peace from penetrating ...

First, I should like to extend to you. Sir, my delegation's most sincere and heartfelt congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembl...

83. Mr. President, the first words of my delegation and of my Government, in participating in this general debate, must be those of satisfaction at seeing the ...

The delegation of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic associates itself with the congratulations which have been addressed to the President of the twenty...

First, Sir, let me take this opportunity to congratulate you on your election as President of this session of the General Assembly. Your long diplomatic experi...

It is my honour and privilege to address this Hall for the first time as Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea and on behalf of my Prime Minister, the Honou...

I wish first of all, Mr. President, to congratulate you on your election to the high office you now hold. As one who has himself occupied that Chair, I know tha...

25. Allow me first to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the important post of President of the General Assembly. 26. I wish also to take this opportun...

130. Mr. President, allow me first of all to address to you the warmest congratulations of my delegation on the responsible mission the General Assembly has un...

I have great pleasure, Sir, on behalf of the Government of Cape Verde, in carrying out the pleasant duty of extending to you our warmest congratulations on y...

Allow me first, Mr. President, to add my congratulations to all those already tendered to you on your election. Permit me to say that we are happy to serve unde...

As the representative of the People's Republic of Albania, I am happy to convey sincere greetings to the United Nations General Assembly from the Albanian Gover...

In the course of my statement on 15 November [577th meeting], when I protested against the inclusion of items 24 and 61 in the agenda of this session of the Ass...

On behalf of the delegation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, I wish to congratulate the Assembly on having Mr. Kittani as President of this session. His expe...

Nigeria and Pakistan are mourning today. I should like to extend to the Governments and the peoples of these two friendly countries the compassion of the peop...

76. The twenty-second general debate is drawing to a close. The unprecedented magnitude of the participation in this debate hardly leaves room for a statement p...

Sir, it is with great satisfaction that we see the post of President of the thirty seventh session of the General Assembly occupied by the representative of a...

On behalf of my delegation and on my own behalf, it is with great satisfaction that I wish to extend to you, Sir, our congratulations on your well-deserved elec...

 Mr. President, your great country, the German Democratic Republic, and your region of Eastern Europe, have done the international community great honour in ma...

152. Sir, I wish to say how happy I am to associate myself with the preceding speakers in welcoming with great satisfaction and friendship your election to th...