Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Philippines

PHL
1985
Session 40
Mr. Castro

I wish to convey to you, Sir, the felicitations and best wishes of 54 million Filipinos on your unanimous election as President of this historic fortieth sessio...

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Benin

BEN
2023
Session 78
Marc Hermanne Gninadoou Araba

I have the privilege and signal honour, on behalf of Mr. Patrice Talon. President of the Republic of Benin, who is unable to be here today, to deliver this stat...

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Colombia

COL
1984
Session 39
RAMIREZ OCAMPO

It is a good omen indeed, and Colombia is very pleased, that the deliberations of this session of the General Assembly should be presided over by so distinguis...

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Singapore

SGP
1969
Session 24
Mr. RAJARATNAM

102. It is a pleasure for me and the members of my delegation to associate ourselves with the felicitations that wave already been extended to our President on ...

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Lebanese Republic

LBN
2020
Session 75
General Michel Aoun

Your Excellency, Mr. Volkan Bozkir, President of the General Assembly, Your Excellency, Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Excellenc...

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Mauritania

MRT
2016
Session 71
Mr. Isselkou Ould Ahmed Izid Bih

It is a great honour for me to begin by congratulating Mr. Peter Thomson on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session....

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Mozambique

MOZ
2006
Session 61
Mr. Armando Emilio Guebuza

On behalf of the people and Government of the Republic of Mozambique, and indeed on my own behalf, I would like to place on record our congratulations to the...

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Peru

PER
1978
Session 33
de la Puente Radbili

200. The presence of Latin America, in the person of the former Foreign Minister of Colombia, Indalecio Lievano, in the presidency of this thirty-third session...

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Russia

RUS
2009
Session 64
Dimitry Medvedev

Today, speaking from this high rostrum, I would like to highlight five topics that are, in my view, important to all of us and our common approaches to the ...

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Grenada

GRD
2016
Session 71
Mr. Elvin Nimrod

I am pleased to extend the usual warm greetings from the Government and the people of Grenada, on whose behalf I am privileged to address the General Assembly a...

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Saint Kitts and Nevis

KNA
2001
Session 56
Timothy Harris

It gives me great pleasure to convey to Mr. Han Seung-soo heartfelt congratulations, on behalf of my delegation and the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis, on...

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Turkmenistan

TKM
2000
Session 55
Aksoltan Ataeva

Allow me, Sir, to welcome you to your post and to wish you every success in your important and difficult activities in guiding the activities of this Assembly. ...

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Thailand

THA
1990
Session 45
PINKAYAN

On behalf of the Thai delegation, I should like to extend to you, Sir, our warmest congratulations on your unanimous election to the presidency of the General ...

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Lesotho

LSO
1994
Session 49
Mr. Ntsu Mokhehle

On behalf of the people and Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho, and on my own behalf, I have the pleasure to extend to you, Sir, our 4 warmest congratulatio...

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Denmark

DNK
1960
Session 15
H.M. King FREDERIK IX

Disarmament is today the question that stands out as the all-important problem in international politics. While fears of new weapons and new methods of warfare ...

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Syrian Arab Republic

SYR
2014
Session 69
Walid Al-Moualem

I would like to congratulate you, Sir, and your friendly country, Uganda, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its current session and to ...

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Ethiopia

ETH
2013
Session 68
Hailemariam Dessalegn

It is with great pleasure that I congratulate the President on his election to his high office to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth sess...

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Yemen

YEM
2016
Session 71
Mr. Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi Mansour

At the outset, allow me to express our thanks and appreciation to the Secretary-General for all the sincere efforts he has made and continues to make to ensure ...

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Bhutan

BTN
1972
Session 27
Mr. Tsering

I should like, on behalf of His Majesty the King, the Government and the people of Bhutan to extend to Mr. Stanisfew Trepczynski our warmest congratulations on ...

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Barbados

BRB
1981
Session 36
Mr. TULL

The delegation of Barbados wishes to add its congratulations to those which have already been expressed on your election, Mr. President, to preside over the thi...

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