Speeches by president

 I have the honour to convey to the President a message of peace, fraternity, friendship and wishes for every success at the forty-fifth session of the General...

69. I speak for a small country, Afghanistan, which enjoys friendly relations with all countries. Our peaceful policy is derived from our deep conviction that p...

34. Almost exactly a year ago today my Prime Minister, Sir Milton Margai, from this rostrum acknowledged the congratulations of the sixteenth session of the Gen...

Let me congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of this General Assembly, a truly global parliament where all mankind is represented and finds ...

On behalf of the delegation of the State of Kuwait, it gives me pleasure to extend to you, Mr. President, warm congratulations on your unanimous election as Pre...

May I first express my congratulations to President von Wechmar on his election to the presidency of the thirty-fifth session. As a representative of a country...

Mr. President, may I present Chile's congratulations on your election as President of the General Assembly for this session. 38. We also congratulate Sierra Le...

First and foremost, Sir, I would like to echo the eminent speakers who have already addressed you from this rostrum in conveying the warm congratulations of th...

129. 130. Mr. President, the message which the People's Republic of Mozambique wishes to address to this Assembly is the message of struggle: struggle whi...

The establishment of the United Nations came about through the fundamental recognition of our interdependence as peoples and nations. Canada was among its f...

Perhaps never before have we heard such optimistic words spoken here. Concern has been expressed for the future, of course, but faith in the future of mankind ...

All of us are indebted to the people and the Government of France for the excellence of the arrangements of this meeting. We meet here in Paris on her two-thous...

33. Mr. President, first I should like to congratulate you on your election to your high office. I can assure you of the all-out support of my delegation in yo...

 I have the honour to congratulate you, Sir, the representative of friendly Nigeria, upon your election as President of the General Assembly at its forty-fourt...

3. Mr. President, it is my privilege to extend to you the warm congratulations of the delegation of Burma, as well as my own personal congratulations, on your...

Let me start by extending my sincere congratulations to you, Mr. President, and your country, Switzerland, for your election to preside over the General Asse...

I am pleased to begin by extending to Mr. Han Seung-soo and through him to his friendly country, the Republic of Korea, our warmest congratulations on his elec...

At the outset, I would like to extend to Her Excellency Ms. Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces, President of the General Assembly at its seventy-third session, a we...

68. Mr. President, it is my honor and privilege, at the outset, to convey to you and to the distinguished representatives the greetings of my Sovereign, His M...

Because of the constraints on our time, I shall omit several paragraphs of my statement, the full text of which has been distributed to delegations. The Preside...