Speeches by President

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Comoros

COM
2010
Session 65
Ahmed Abdallah Sambi

This year I should like to devote most of my statement once again to the important matter of the Comorian island of Mayotte. This has been a dispute between ...

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Mauritania

MRT
2015
Session 70
Mr. Hamadi Ould Meimou

It is an honour for me to deliver the statement of the President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, and to speak...

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Central African Republic

CAF
1975
Session 30
Mr. FRANCK

243. In the name of Mr. Jean-Bedel Bokassa, President-for-Life, Marshal of the Central African Republic and President for Life of the Mouvement de 1'evolution...

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Tunisia

TUN
1958
Session 13
Mr. Mokaddem

51. I should like first to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the token of confidence and esteem bestowed upon you by the Assembly. At this crucial stage in th...

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Gambia

GMB
1997
Session 52
Omar Yusupha Njie

Allow me first of all to extend my delegation’s whole-hearted congratulations on the unanimous election of Mr. Hennadiy Udovenko to the high office of Presiden...

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Samoa

WSM
2004
Session 59
Tuila’epa Sailele MALIELEGAOI

Samoa warmly congratulates you, Mr. President, on your election to steer the course of the Organization’s work at this critical time in its 59-year history. I k...

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Republic of Djibouti

DJI
2019
Session 74
Mr. Ismaël Omar Guelleh

At the outset, allow me to congratulate Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande on his commendable election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth sessio...

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Afghanistan

AFG
1989
Session 44
WAKIL

 It gives me pleasure at the very outset to convey to Major-General Garba my sincere congratulations on his election to the prestigious position of President o...

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Israel

ISR
1963
Session 18
Mrs. MEIR

Mr. President, allow me to offer our congratulations to you upon your election. We are very fortunate in having chosen a colleague of such notable experience in...

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Liberia

LBR
1975
Session 30
Mr. DENNIS

117. It is for me a source of great pleasure to extend to the President, on behalf of the Liberian delegation, sincere congratulations on his election to the p...

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El Salvador

SLV
1959
Session 14
Mr. Urquia

89. My opening words are intended for our President, Mr. Belaúnde, and although he is not present, I would ask the Chair for permission to read them. 90. Mr. Pr...

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Pakistan

PAK
1959
Session 14
Mr.Qadir

1. Mr. President, the fact that you were unanimously elected to preside over the deliberations of the fourteenth session of the General Assembly is a high tribu...

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Yemen

YEM
2013
Session 68
Abubakr A. Al-Qirbi

Allow me, at the outset to extend sincere my congratulations to Ambassador John Ashe, President of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session. We are c...

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Maldives

MDV
2005
Session 60
Ahmed Shaheed

Mr. President, on behalf of my delegation, allow me to congratulate Mr. Jan Eliasson on his election to preside over this session of the General Assembly. I sho...

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Cambodia

KHM
2022
Session 77
Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen

At the outset, I would like to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Csaba Korosi on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session....

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Gabon

GAB
1965
Session 20
Mr. ENGONE

82. It is with profound dismay that the delegation of Gabon has learnt of the indisposition of Mr. Fanfani following an unfortunate accident. We would ask you, ...

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Ukraine

UKR
2015
Session 70
Mr. Petro Poroshenk

On behalf of Ukraine, I sincerely congratulate Mr. Mogens Lykketoft on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventieth session, and wish him...

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Portugal

PRT
1976
Session 31
Mr. de Medeiros Ferreira

I should like to begin by congratulating the new President of the United Nations General Assembly, Ambassador Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe, representative of Sr...

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Estonia

EST
1994
Session 49
Mr. Lüik

I should like to congratulate Mr. Essy on his election as President of this, the forty- ninth, session of the General Assembly. The Estonian people wish him all...

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Cyprus

CYP
2024
Session 79
Nikos Christodoulides

Mr. President, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, At the outset, I wish to congratulate His Excellency Ambassador Philemon Yang for his election...

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