India
Mr. President, let me begin by congratulating you, as many others have done before me, on your election to the high office of President of the Assembly. This is...
Uganda
1. Mr. President, I wish, on behalf of the Uganda delegation, to add my voice to those who have congratulated you on your having been elect' ; to the high offi...
Gambia
First and foremost, I bring greetings from His Excellency Sheikh Alhaji Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh Babili Mansa, President of the Islamic Republic of...
Luxembourg
Year after year the international community meets in New York in September to debate the major issues of concern to humankind. This traditional encounter is o...
Lesotho
On behalf of my Government and my delegation I wish to join previous speakers in congratulating Mr. Bouteflika, a courageous and illustrious son of Africa, on h...
Tuvalu
I would like to congratulate the President of the General Assembly. His Excellency Mr. Dennis Francis. Ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago, as he takes over the h...
New Zealand
Sir, I congratulate you on your election to the high office of the presidency. A heavy responsibility rests on your shoulders. This has been a turbulent year...
Papua New Guinea
On behalf of the people and the Government of Papua New Guinea, I join previous speakers in congratulating you, Sir, on your election as President of the fifty...
Barbados
It is my special pleasure to congratulate Mr. Didier Opertti, as the honoured representative of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, on his electio...
Belgium
Some 50 years ago my predecessor Paul-Henri Spaak said before the Assembly, in a phrase that stands out in our minds, “We are afraid”. At that time, totalitari...
Honduras
We are loyal to the fundamental postulates of international law, one of which is the juridical equality of States, and thus we should like to take this opportun...
Sweden
Forty years ago this month, my compatriot Count Police Bernadotte was murdered during his mission as United Nations mediator on Palestine. His name reminds us ...
Romania
I have the honour to speak today on behalf of the delegation of Romania. First, I welcome last night’s adoption of Security Council resolution 2118 (2013), ...
Nepal
Let me begin by congratulating the President on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. Let me also express our si...
Ecuador
I wish to extend to President Razali Ismail Ecuador’s warm congratulations on his election, which is a tribute to his valuable contributions to the work of our...
Zambia
1. At this twenty-first session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, we are in the midst of a world of rising tension and turbulence. Nevertheless...
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
For five years the Government of the USSR has made steadfast and consistent attempts to induce the United Nations to fulfil its basic purpose — the maintenance ...
Thailand
Permit me at the outset to extend to you, Sir, on behalf of the delegation of Thailand and on my own behalf, the warmest congratulations on your unanimous elec...
United Arab Emirates
Allow me, first of all, to extend my delegation's congratulations to Mr. Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe on his election as President of the General Assembly at it...
France
First of all, I should like to pay a tribute to you, Sir, as President of the General Assembly. Your farsighted opening address matches our own concerns and po...