Speeches by Sheikh

Australia is a founding Member of the United Nations, and we have long supported this Organization’s important role in world affairs. The United Nations has man...

- Your Excellency, President of the United Nations General Assembly, - Your Excellency, Secretary-General of the United Nations, - Your Excellencies, Heads...

Unlike the Israeli Prime Minister, who a few days ago told the Assembly that he had come to the United Nations from Jerusalem, I - a native son of the land - wa...

The sixty-third session of the General Assembly is taking place against the backdrop of various international and regional events and developments that are c...

Growing up in Europe as a child of the Cold War, the Iron Curtain was a fact of life, and I still vividly remember when the first breaches began to appear in th...

At the outset, I would like to extend our sincere congratulations to the President and his country, the Republic of Fiji, on his election to preside over the Ge...

At the outset, I wish to express how deeply saddened we are over the crash of the American Airlines aircraft a few hours ago, a few miles away from this Headqu...

It is indeed an honour for me to congratulate you, Sir, on behalf of the Government and people of Solomon Islands, as President of the General Assembly at ou...

106. It gives me great pleasure to extend to you at the outset of my statement, Sir, my warmest congratulations on the well-deserved confidence shown in elect...

It is a happy coincidence — and one that gives me great pleasure — that my fellow countryman, who is presiding at this meeting, has given me the f loor. Despit...

Allow me to congratulate the President and his friendly country, Nicaragua, on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-third sess...

It is my pleasure at the outset to congratulate Mr. Joseph Deiss sincerely on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session. A...

It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Mr. Lusaka on his election to the presidency of the thirty-ninth session of the General Assembly. I should also like...

At the outset, it is with pleasure that I extend, on behalf of the Government and people of the State of Kuwait, our sincere congratulations to Mr. Ashe and ...

My delegation welcomes your inspired election, Sir, to the presidency of the General Assembly at this session, which is being held at a particularly importan...

I would like first to congratulate His Excellency Mr. John Ashe on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session, and I wish ...

At the outset, I would like to join previous speakers in congratulating the President of the General Assembly on his election to serve at its sixty-eighth se...

At the outset, I am pleased to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Peter Thomson on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-first se...

Mr. President, allow me at the outset to congratulate you warmly on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session. I would als...

At the outset, I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to the President of the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session and his entire team. I ...