Speeches by president

Allow me to start by congratulating President Shahid and the sisterly country of Maldives on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-si...

119. It is an honour for me, Mr. President, as a newcomer to this Assembly to offer the congratulations of the Irish delegation to you, whose long and distingu...

May my first words be of solidarity with the people and the Government of Mexico, given the tragedy that has beset that beautiful country today. Guatemala has m...

 On behalf of the delegation of Guatemala, which I have the honour to head, I wish to congratulate Mr. Dante Caputo on his election to the presidency of the Ge...

Monsieur Le President, heads of Government and State, ladies and gentlemen, This is the sixth occasion on which I have addressed the United Nations General ...

May I first extend to Mr. Razali Ismail my warmest and most sincere congratulations on his 12 unanimous election as President of this important session of th...

Under your presidency, Mr. President, the United Nations will commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of its founding. On this occasion, I ask everyone to rec...

At the outset, I would like to congratulate the President on his assumption of the high office of President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second sessi...

Speaking to the Assembly one year ago, I demonstrated that the Kingdom of the Netherlands qualified for membership on the Security Council. During the elections...

Mr President, Mr Secretary-General, Heads of State and Government, Ambassadors, Delegates, I speak on behalf of a country committed to the values embod...

Mr. President, it is with a deep sense of satisfaction that I add my voice to the swelling chorus of congratulations to you on your election as President. With...

Trinidad and Tobago congratulates you, Mr. President, on your election to preside over the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session, and we commit oursel...

It is an honour for me to participate in this new session of the General Assembly and to address this illustrious Hall on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Danilo Me...

On behalf of the Republic of Kazakhstan, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. Jeremić, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty...

Allow me to extend the warmest congratulations of my Government to the President of the General Assembly at its fifty-first session on his election. I would al...

Everything has been said; everything has been noted. But while it may be true that many boats will rise with the tide, others are bound to sink unless goodwi...

The problems of present- day international life are so interwoven that, though they are discernible, they certainly are not separate. Consequently, however sma...

On behalf of the President of the Republic of Panama, Mireya Elisa Moscoso Rodr'guez, and on my own behalf, I extend my warmest congratulations to Mr. Hunte on...

First of all, I wish to extend my cordial greetings to all delegations which are concerned about the tragic fate of the Khmer people and which are now attendin...

Mr. President, it is a pleasant duty for me to congratulate you on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Upper Volta on your brilliant election as Preside...