Speeches by president

9387 speeches found

Zambia

ZMB
2006
Session 61
Dr. Kalombo MWANSA

On behalf of the Zambian delegation, I congratulate you, Madam President, on your election as President of the sixty- first session of the United Nations Gene...

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Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

VEN
1991
Session 46
Carlos Andres Peres

Mr. President, I have come before the representatives of the community of nations in order to express my country's views on the great issues of our times and t...

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Brunei Darussalam

BRN
1985
Session 40
Prince Mohamed Bolkiah

Mr. President, I should like on behalf of the delegation of Brunei Darussalam to express say warmest congratulations to Mr. Jaime de Pinies on his unanimous ele...

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Luxembourg

LUX
1996
Session 51
Jacques Poos

Allow me first of all to congratulate the President most warmly on his election to serve as President of the fifty-first session of the General Assembly. I als...

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Korea, Republic of

KOR
1995
Session 50
Mr. Gong Ro-Myung

Mr. President, congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of this historic fiftieth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Leadership ...

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Ecuador

ECU
1951
Session 6
Mr. QUEVEDO

It is not the democratic world which by military action, revolution fomented from abroad or coups d'état has imposed individualistic or capitalistic régimes on ...

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Monaco

MCO
2000
Session 55
Patrick Leclercq

Allow me, first of all, to congratulate you most warmly, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly. A...

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Canada

CAN
1989
Session 44
CLARK

In view of your remarks, Mr. President, I am a little embarrassed but I would like to extend to you my congratulations and best wishes as you assume your impor...

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Republic of Kazakhstan

KAZ
2020
Session 75
Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, This year we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations in both dramatic and critical ...

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Niger

NER
2011
Session 66
Mahamadou Issoufou

“They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn...

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Bolivia

BOL
1980
Session 35
Calderon

Having the great honour of representing my country before this great Assembly, I wish to put before you the views of the Government of National Reconstruction ...

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Kyrgyzstan

KGZ
1995
Session 50
Mrs. Otunbayeva

On behalf of the delegation of my country, I would like to congratulate Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral on his election to the lofty post of President of the fiftie...

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Indonesia

IDN
1967
Session 22
Mr. MALIK

72. Mr. President, please allow me, first of all, to congratulate you on your election to the important position of President of the General Assembly at this Se...

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Sri Lanka

LKA
2010
Session 65
Mahinda Rajapaksa

I have great pleasure in congratulating His Excellency Mr. Joseph Deiss on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth sessio...

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Zambia

ZMB
2007
Session 62
Levy Patrick Mwanawasa

Allow me at the outset to convey my warm congratulations to Mr. Srgjan Kerim on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-second se...

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Sudan

SDN
2004
Session 59
Dr. Mustafa Osman Ismail

It gives me pleasure to extend my delegationís sincere 41 congratulations to Mr. Jean Ping on his deserved election to the presidency of the fifty-ninth sessio...

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Belgium

BEL
2015
Session 70
Mr. Charles Michel

A predecessor of the President of the General Assembly at its first session, in 1946, was one of my compatriots, Mr. Paul-Henri Spaak. In the midst of the Secon...

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Paraguay

PRY
2006
Session 61
Mr. Nicanor Duarte Frutos

Madam President, may I tell you how happy Paraguay is to see you presiding over the sixty-first session of the General Assembly. Your personal and professiona...

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Bhutan

BTN
1993
Session 48
Mr. TSERING

I have the honour to convey to all members of the Assembly the warm greetings and good wishes of His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan, for the suc...

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Brazil

BRA
1956
Session 11
Mr. DE FREITAS VALLE

Mr. President, I count it a great privilege to be one of the first to express to you my congratulations on your unanimous election as President of the eleventh ...

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