Speeches by President

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Central African Republic

CAF
2019
Session 74
Mr. Faustin Archange Touadera

As I join the great family of the international community for the 74th session of the General Assembly, I would like to begin by extending to you, Mr. President...

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Swistzerland

CHE
2006
Session 61
Mr. Moritz Leuenberger

We recently celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Albert Einstein. He recommended the construction of the atomic bomb to President Roosevelt, y...

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Equatorial Guinea

GNQ
1995
Session 50
Mr. Oyono Ndong Mifumu

I take great pleasure today in addressing this distinguished world audience on behalf of the delegation of Equatorial Guinea in the context of the fiftieth sess...

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China

CHN
1980
Session 35
Huang Hua

Mr. President, first of all allow me to extend warm congratulations to you on your being elected President of the thirty fifth session of the General Assembly....

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Holy See

VAT
2019
Session 74
Cardinal Pietro Parolin

At the outset, I would like to extend the warm greetings of Pope Francis to the President and to all the delegations participating in the seventy-fourth session...

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Lesotho

LSO
2011
Session 66
Pakalitha Bethuel Mosisili

At the very outset, allow me to congratulate Mr. Al-Nasser on his well-deserved election to the office of President of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixt...

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UAE

ARE
2003
Session 58
Rashid Abdullah Al-Noaimi

On behalf of the United Arab Emirates, I have the honour to extend to Mr. Hunte and to his friendly country, Saint Lucia, our sincerest congratulations on his ...

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Bangladesh

BGD
1994
Session 49
Mr. Rahman

I warmly congratulate you, Sir, on your unanimous election as President of the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session. Your election is a tribute not only ...

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Costa Rica

CRI
1975
Session 30
Mr. FACIO

178. Costa Rica is pleased to join in the many congratulations that have been expressed to Prime Minister Thorn on his well-deserved election as President of ...

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Colombia

COL
2008
Session 63
Alvaro Uribe Velez

Speaking once again before the General Assembly, I would like to congratulate you on your election, Mr. President, and to wish you every success. Colombia c...

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Bangladesh

BGD
2004
Session 59
Mr. M. Morshed Khan

Sir, allow me to congratulate you most warmly on your well-deserved election. I am confident you will build upon the excellent work done by your predecessor, Mr...

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Republic of Namibia

NAM
2019
Session 74
Mr. Hage Geingob

We are gathered here as leaders of the global community, as we have done for the past 74 years, since the signing of the Charter of the United Nations in San Fr...

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Guinea-Bissau

GNB
1997
Session 52
Fernando Delfim da Silva

Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on behalf of my country, Guinea-Bissau, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly and to reiterate our conf...

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Barbados

BRB
2021
Session 76
Mia Mottley

At the outset, please permit me to congratulate Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on their reappointments, and the ...

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Kiribati

KIR
2023
Session 78
Taneti Maamau

At the outset allow me. to share warm greetings from the Government and the people of the Republic of Kiribati. In the name of the Almighty God in whom we place...

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Ghana

GHA
1978
Session 33
Odartey-Wellington

27. Mr. President, it is my great privilege to join the speakers who have preceded me in expressing to you on behalf of the Government of Ghana warmest congrat...

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India

IND
1978
Session 33
Vajpayee

 1. Mr. President, may I extend to you on behalf of my delegation and myself our warm felicitations on your unanimous election as President of the thirty-t...

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Barbados

BRB
1980
Session 35
Forde

We meet at a time when the world economic outlook, both immediate and longer term, is depressingly bleak. On the political front, discussions on detente are de...

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Myanmar

MMR
2017
Session 72
Mr. Henry Van Thio

I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session. We are confident that under your abl...

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Kingdom of Spain

ESP
2019
Session 74
Mr. Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón

Right at this very moment, as I begin my address here, a young pregnant woman from the Sahel is boarding an overcrowded plastic raft, risking her life to cross ...

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