Malawi
It was the wish of His Excellency Mr. Bakili Muluzi, President of the Republic of Malawi, to come and address the General Assembly in person, but owing to press...
Costa Rica
Mr. President, my dear friend and colleague, I take especial pleasure in telling you how gratified we Costa Ricans feel to see you presiding over the General A...
Malta
I would like first to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. You have an import...
Lebanon
Allow me first to congratulate the President on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty- ninth session. I would also like to tha...
Bulgaria
Allow me first of all to align myself with the very warm congratulations addressed to you, Madam President, on your election to your very important position....
Guinea-Bissau
Allow me, on behalf of the Government of Guinea- Bissau and its delegation, to express sincere condolences to the people and Government of the United States an...
United States of America
35. I should like to add my congratulations to those so well expressed by the Minister for External Relations of Brazil to our new President, Ambassador Benite...
Somalia
90. Mr. President, on behalf of my delegation I take great pleasure in extending to you our warmest congratulations on your well-deserved election to the offic...
Nauru
It is an honour to be in this Hall for the seventy-first session of the General Assembly. On behalf of the Republic of Nauru, I would like to congratulate His E...
Italy
I warmly congratulate Minister Udovenko on his election to the helm of the fifty-second session of the General Assembly. His profound experience in internation...
Egypt
Allow me at the outset, Sir, to convey to you, on behalf of the delegation of Egypt and on my own behalf, our sincere congratulations upon your assumption of t...
Tunisia
I congratulate Mr. Miroslav Lajčák on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session, and wish him every success in his tasks. ...
Malaysia
Allow me at the outset to congratulate His Excellency Peter Thomson on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session. I also wi...
Cuba
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), over which Cuba currently has the honour to preside. I ...
Guatemala
At the outset, allow me to greet Mr. Vuk Jeremić, President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. At the same time, I would like to express my ...
Portugal
I am returning to the Assembly Hall after 10 years. In September 1995, I had the honour of being elected President of the General Assembly. I well know, therefo...
Mali
May I first of all congratulate you, Mr. President, most sincerely on your outstanding election to the presidency of the United Nations General Assembly at its...
United States of America
29. Mr. President, today, as every year at this time, we open a new chapter in the history of the United Nations. We open on a hopeful note with your election a...
Botswana
Allow me, on behalf of the Botswana delegation, to join previous speakers in congratulating President Ashe most sincerely on his assumption of the presidency of...
Tunisia
It is my honour to read out the statement of Mr. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of the Republic of Tunisia and Chairman of the sixteenth session of the Arab...