Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Eritrea

ERI
2015
Session 70
Mr. Osman Mohammed Saleh

It is my pleasure, at the outset, to warmly congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its seventieth session. I also wish ...

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Greece

GRC
1988
Session 43
Mr. PAPOULIAS

On behalf of the European Community and its member States I should like first to express my most sincere congratulations to the President on his election to th...

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Israel

ISR
2000
Session 55
Shlomo Ben-Ami

I stand here today as Israel's messenger of peace. The establishment of the State of Israel was the fulfilment of the dream of a people forced into exile 2,000 ...

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Gabon

GAB
1980
Session 35
Bongo

It is an honour for me once again to address this Assembly on behalf of my country, Gabon. 83. This new mandate was entrusted to me by the President of our Rep...

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Chad

TCD
1982
Session 37
MISKINE

This session of the General Assembly of the United Nations is being held at a time of acute international tensions and a world economic crisis of singular gra...

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Ukranian SSR

UKR
1981
Session 36
Mr. Martynenko

Mr. President, the delegation of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic most warmly congratulates you on your election to the Important post of President of th...

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Egypt

EGY
1972
Session 27
Mr. El-Zayyat

Mr. President, I should like to join my colleagues--the 115 of them who have spoken so far-in congratulating you on your election to the presidency. Under your ...

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Belize

BLZ
2017
Session 72
Mr. Wilfred Elrington

On behalf of the Government and the people of Belize, I extend our heartfelt condolences to the populations of our sister countries in the Caribbean for the des...

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Yemen Arab Republic

YEM
1985
Session 40
Mr. Al-Eryani

Mr. President, allow me at the outset to express on my own behalf and on behalf of the delegation of the Yemen Arab Republic most heartfelt congratulations on y...

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Angola

AGO
1982
Session 37
JORGE

It is a great pleasure to begin by extending to the President on behalf of the Government of the People's Republic of Angola, our most heartfelt congratulatio...

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Philippines

PHL
1999
Session 54
Domingo Siazon

Mr. President, I would like to congratulate you as you take on the honour and responsibility of leading the Assembly at its fifty-fourth session. Allow me to ex...

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Andorra

AND
1999
Session 54
Marc Forné Molné

We are coming to the end of 1999, a date that many see as the end of an epoch, given the proximity of the new millennium. The imminence of its arrival invites u...

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Finland

FIN
1978
Session 33
Vayrynen

71. Mr. President, on behalf of the Government of Finland, I have the honour to extend to you our warmest congratulations and best wishes for success in your h...

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Myanmar

MMR
1997
Session 52
Ohn Gyaw

Allow me to begin by congratulating His Excellency Mr. Hennadiy Udovenko on his unanimous election as President of the fifty-second session of the General Asse...

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Ecuador

ECU
1984
Session 39
Teran Teran

I bring to this world forum the fraternal greetings of the people of Ecuador and its constitutional Government, presided over by Mr. Leon Febres Cordero. 48. M...

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Burundi

BDI
1984
Session 39
NZEYIMANA

Once again I am honoured to head the delegation of Burundi in the work of the annual session of the General Assembly. I can say that I see in this not a ritual...

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Jordan

JOR
2014
Session 69
Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein

What and where is global power? I say that global power is here in this Hall, and it is ours if our countries work as one. That is the great promise of the G...

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Djibouti

DJI
1979
Session 34
Farah

I should like, Sir, on behalf of my people, my Government and my President, Hajji Hassan Gouled Aptidon, to congratulate you most sincerely upon your election ...

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Botswana

BWA
1968
Session 23
Mr. NWAKO

1. My delegation wishes to take this opportunity to congratulate the President on his appointment to this high office during the twenty-third session of the Gen...

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Bhutan

BTN
1978
Session 33
Tsering

95. Mr. President, it "is my honour to convey to you, and to the representatives meeting here, the greetings and good wishes of His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangch...

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