Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Nigeria

NGA
1968
Session 23
Mr. ARIKPO

96. I wish, on behalf of my delegation, to offer to the President warm and sincere felicitations on his election to preside over this session of the General Ass...

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Sierra Leone

SLE
1996
Session 51
Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah

On behalf of my country and on my own behalf, I extend to you, Sir, our warmest congratulations on your unanimous election as President of the fifty-first sess...

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Honduras

HND
2008
Session 63
Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales

Mr. President, allow me to extend you the warmest and most heartfelt greeting of the people and the Government of Honduras. I would also extend this greeting...

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Cuba

CUB
1949
Session 4
Mr. HEVIA

Mr. HEVIA, after conveying the greetings of Dr. Carlos Prio, President of the Republic of Cuba, and the good wishes of the Cuban Government and people for the s...

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Chile

CHL
1999
Session 54
Juan Gabriel Valdés

I would like first of all to express to you, Sir, our warm congratulations on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session. We...

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Denmark

DNK
1977
Session 32
ANDERSEN

139. The general debate at the start of the Assembly session is of special importance again this year not only because of the statements made in this hall, whi...

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Burma

MMR
1965
Session 20
U THI HAN

58. Mr. President, allow me first of all to convey to you the sincere congratulations of the Burmese delegation and my own on your election as President of the ...

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DDR

DDR
1973
Session 28
Winzer

1. The membership of the German Democratic Republic in the United Nations, acquired only a few days ago, provides an opportunity for its Minister for Foreign A...

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Kingdom of the Netherlands

NLD
2020
Session 75
Mr. Mark Rutte

Mr President, Secretary-General, Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, [PM] For me, the General Assembly in New York is the ultimate UN experience. All the d...

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Israel

ISR
1998
Session 53
Benjamin Netanyahu

As the Prime Minister of Israel, I represent a State whose creation was envisioned, encouraged and advocated by the League of Nations 80 years ago and by the Un...

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Cameroon

CMR
1970
Session 25
Mr. AHIDJO

: A year ago I came here as the Acting President of the Organization of African Unity to put before the Assembly [1780th meeting], on behalf of that regional or...

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Trinidad and Tobago

TTO
2007
Session 62
Philip Sealy

I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate you most sincerely on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session. My dele...

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Iceland

ISL
1977
Session 32
AGUSTSSON

312. Every year, as custom has it, we review here major developments in international relations at the beginning of the session of the General Assembly. I want...

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Dominican Republic

DOM
1957
Session 12
Mr. HERRERA BAEZ

I should like in the first place, on behalf of the delegation of the Dominican Republic and of my Government, to congratulate the President most heartily on his...

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Cyprus

CYP
1961
Session 16
Mr. Rossides

This is the second general debate in which my delegation has participated, and our statement of policy cannot be unrelated to the line which we have followed s...

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Venezuela

VEN
1969
Session 24
Mr. CALVANI

74. Madam President, please accept our warmest and most sincere congratulations on your election as President of the General Assembly. It is a just recognition ...

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POL

POL
1963
Session 18

The Polish delegation has followed with vivid attention the current debate in the General Assembly. It does seem to us that the following elements can already b...

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Cyprus

CYP
1964
Session 19
Mr. Kyprianou

60. Mr. President, I feel that before opening my statement it is my duty to pay tribute to the memory of Winston Churchill. The death of Winston Churchill depri...

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Uruguay

URY
1963
Session 18
Mr. ZORILLA DE SAN MARTIN

The Eastern Republic of Uruguay wishes, through me, to congratulate Mr. Carlos Sosa Rodriguez, Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the United Nations, on h...

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Ethiopia

ETH
1994
Session 49
Mr. Seyoum Mesfin

Allow me first to extend to Ambassador Amara Essy heartfelt congratulations on his unanimous election to preside over the forty-ninth session of the General Ass...

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