Speeches by President

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Norway

NOR
1956
Session 11
Mr. LANGE

Once again we meet here at the United Nations to discuss the troubled state of the world and the role which our Organization has to play in improving this state...

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Sri Lanka

LKA
2008
Session 63
Mahinda Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka congratulates the President on his election to this high office. We are confident that your guidance will enable the General Assembly to make progr...

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Madagascar

MDG
1979
Session 34
Rabetafika

It is my unhappy duty to present on behalf of the Malagasy delegation our heartfelt condolences to our sister delegation of Angola on the passing of President ...

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New Zealand

NZL
1950
Session 5
Sir Carl BERENDSEN

Before I embark on the submissions which I hope to make to the General Assembly, may I ask the President’s indulgence for two very brief preliminary observation...

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Iran

IRN
1978
Session 33
Afshar

154. I should like first of all, through you Sir, to congratulate Mr. Lievano on his election to the high office of the presidency of the General Assembly. His...

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Tunisia

TUN
1957
Session 12
Mr. LADGHAM

May I first of all perform a most pleasant task, that of offering Sir Leslie Munro my congratulations, thus joining in the tribute which our Assembly could not ...

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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

RUS
1954
Session 9
Mr. VYSHINSKY

In accordance with its practice, the General Assembly has begun its work with a general debate, which enables delegations to give their views on the questions t...

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Cuba

CUB
2000
Session 55
Felipe Pérez Roque

We are living at a decisive moment in the history of humankind. More than half a century after the creation of the United Nations, on the threshold of a new mil...

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Thailand

THA
2008
Session 63
Don Pramudwinai

The attachment that Thailand has had to the ideals and principles that gave birth to the United Nations is long, enduring and natural. From the very first da...

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Eritrea

ERI
2003
Session 58
Ali Said Abdella

I should like to begin by extending to Mr. Julian Hunte sincere congratulations on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth s...

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New Zealand

NZL
2000
Session 55
Phil Goff

I begin by joining others who have congratulated you, Mr. President, on your election. I also assure you of the New Zealand delegation's full cooperation as you...

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Georgia

GEO
2018
Session 73
Mr. Mamuka Bakhtadze

It is a great honour to address the General Assembly in my native tongue, Georgian, one of the most ancient languages of world civilization and an integral part...

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Sao Tome and Principe

STP
2017
Session 72
Mr. Evaristo do Espirito Santo Carvalho

It is a great honour and joy for me to speak before the General Assembly for the first time as Head of State of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe...

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Brazil

BRA
2016
Session 71
Mr. Michel Temer

Brazil brings its natural spirit of openness to the United Nations and to the world. We are a country that is built on and by the strength of diversity. We beli...

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Moldova

MDA
2010
Session 65
Mr. Cujba (first name not provided)

At the outset, I would like to join previous speakers in addressing our sincere congratulations to you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Ass...

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Antigua and Barbuda

ATG
2016
Session 71
Mr. Gaston Alphonso Browne

On behalf of my Government and my people, I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-first ses...

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Holy See/ Vatican

VAT
2011
Session 66
Archbishop Dominque Mamberti

I have the pleasure of congratulating you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. I assure you of the fu...

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Bahamas

BHS
1999
Session 54
Janet Bostwick

The Bahamas shares the confidence that the international community has placed in you, Sir, as the envoy of Namibia and of the continent of Africa to preside ove...

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Jamaica

JAM
2000
Session 55
Paul Robertson

Sir, I offer you Jamaica's warmest congratulations as you assume the high honour of the presidency of the Millennium Assembly of the United Nations. At the same...

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Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Repulic

BLR
1953
Session 8
Mr. Kiselyov

1. The delegation of the Byelorussian SSR, like other delegations, attaches great significance to the eighth session of the General Assembly, which has met at a...

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