Speeches by President

At the outset, I would like to express my warmest congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Miroslav Lajčák on his election to the presidency to the General Assembl...

On behalf of the people and Government of Nicaragua, Comrade President Daniel Ortega Saavedra and Comrade Rosario Murillo, I want to begin by paying tribute ...

It is my pleasant duty, on behalf of my Government and delegation, to extend to Mr. Slim, our sincere congratulations. His unanimous election to the office of ...

Mister President, Excellencies Ladies and Gentlemen, Heads of State and Heads of Government, Mr. Secretary General, Ladies and gentlemen, Madagascar feels honou...

 The choice of you, Sir, at the beginning of this session to assume the important duties of President of the General Assembly at its forty-second session is a ...

At the outset I would like to congratulate Mr. Vuk Jeremić on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session and to wish him al...

I convey to the President the warmest felicitations of Sri Lanka on his election to the high office of President of the fifty-fifth session of the General Assem...

1. Mr. President, the Congolese Ambassador to the United Nations who spoke before I arrived [1583rd meeting] on the inclusion of an item in the agenda, expresse...

At a stage of unprecedented significance for the international system, I should like to congratulate Mr. Shihabi on his election to the presidency of the Gener...

Our people, from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, have followed last week’s debate of General Assembly. They are a people in the middle of a revolution ...

Your Excellency Philemon Yang, President of the 79th General Assembly. Your Excellency Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations; Excellencie...

First of all, on behalf of my country, I would like to welcome the broad vision and the pertinence of the ideas put forward by the Secretary-General. I come fr...

 1. Mr. President, I am particularly pleased to find myself at the head of my delegation on this occasion and to have the privilege of conveying to you persona...

Mr. President, on behalf of my President, and therefore of the Government and the people of Malawi, I wish to associate myself with the warm tributes and sincer...

At the outset, let me congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to this responsible position. Your vast political experience and diplomatic skills guar...

My delegation is especially pleased at the election of Mr. Choudhury to the presidency of the forty-first session of the General Assembly. His wisdom, objectivi...

Traditionally, the General Assembly sums up the results of the ending political year. This requires serious and joint consideration. It is essential to ident...

First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session and to express grat...

Let me express my appreciation for the honour of addressing the Assembly. On behalf of the Government and people of the Republic of Uzbekistan, I offer my sinc...

I wish to congratulate the President warmly on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly and to reiterate our trust in his qualities and skills, w...