Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Italy

ITA
1961
Session 16
Mr. Martino

In offering our heartfelt congratulations upon your unanimous election, Sir, as President of the General Assembly we voice the feelings of a country which is b...

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Mali

MLI
2010
Session 65
Moctar Ouane

It is a great privilege and signal honour for me to address the 10-55276 20 Assembly on behalf of the President of the Republic of Mali, His Excellen...

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New Zealand

NZL
1972
Session 27
Sir Keith Hoyoake

Mr. President, New Zealand joins with the previous speakers in offering you its warmest congratulations on your election to the presidency. You have already bro...

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Kiribati

KIR
2009
Session 64
Anote Tong

I am indeed honoured to address this body on behalf of the people of Kiribati, but let me start by congratulating Mr. Ali Treki on his assumption of the pres...

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Kuwait

KWT
1988
Session 43
SHEIKH JABER AL-AHMAD AL-SABAH

When we Moslems open our statements by saying, "In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful," we in fact renew a pledge before Allah, the Lord, to stat...

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Saint Kitts and Nevis

KNA
1993
Session 48
MR. KENNEDY A. SIMMONDS

I am extremely pleased to bring warm and cordial greetings from the Government and people of Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is indeed with a profound sense of pleas...

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Swaziland

SWZ
1969
Session 24
Mr. KHUMALO

85. First of all, I should like to express to you, Madam President, the cordial and sincere congratulations of the delegation of the Kingdom of Swaziland and of...

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Sri Lanka

LKA
1992
Session 47
Mr. KALPAGE

The delegation of Sri Lanka congratulates Mr. Stoyan Ganev of Bulgaria on his election as President of the forty-seventh session of the General Assembly. We ...

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Mali

MLI
2014
Session 69
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita

It is my great pleasure, Mr. President, to convey to you warm congratulations from the delegation of Mali on your election as President of the General Assemb...

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Afghanistan

AFG
2010
Session 65
Zalmai Rassoul

I join previous speakers in congratulating you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session. I am confident that, u...

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Cyprus

CYP
2022
Session 77
Nicos Anastasiades

With only a few months left of my 10-year tenure in office, I stand before members to address the plenary session of the General Assembly for the very last time...

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France

FRA
1976
Session 31
Mr.Guiringaud

Mr. President, first of all I should like to express to you my warmest congratulations upon your election to the presidency of the General Assembly. The great t...

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Seychelles

SYC
1983
Session 38
FERRARI

32. On behalf of the Republic of Seychelles, I wish to convey to Mr. Jorge Illueca our warm congratulations on his election to the presidency of the thirty-ei...

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Germany

DEU
2011
Session 66
Guido Westerwelle

Seldom has people’s yearning for freedom, dignity and self- determination played such a dominant role as it has this year. Until now, we have experienced glob...

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Greece

GRC
2004
Session 59
Mr. Petros Molyviatis

Mr. President, I would like to begin by congratulating you upon your election to your challenging office. Under your able guidance, the Assembly will take forwa...

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Iceland

ISL
1991
Session 46
Hannibalsson

Mr. President, let me begin by expressing my congratulations on your election to our highest office. I wish you every success and pledge the sincere support of...

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Tunisia

TUN
1959
Session 14
Mr. Mokaddem

77. I should like first of all to join with the preceding speakers in extending to Mr. Belaúnde, on behalf of my Government and my delegation, our warmest congr...

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Jordan

JOR
1994
Session 49
Prince El Hassan Bin Talal

It is my pleasure, at the outset, to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election and to wish you and the members of the Bureau every success in the discha...

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Paraguay

PRY
1996
Session 51
Melgarejo Lanzoni

It is an honour for me, on behalf of Paraguay, its people and its Government, to wish the President of the General Assembly, Ambassador Razali Ismail, every su...

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Sierra Leone

SLE
1997
Session 52
Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah

It is indeed an honour once again to address the General Assembly. On behalf of the people of Sierra Leone, and on my own behalf, I congratulate you, Sir, on y...

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