Speeches by president

9387 speeches found

Suriname

SUR
1986
Session 41
Mr. BOUTERSE

Allow me to extend to you. Sir, on behalf of the Government and the people of the Republic of Suriname, our warm congratulations on your election as President ...

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Portugal

PRT
1997
Session 52
Jaime Gama

Allow me first to congratulate my colleague from Ukraine, Minister Hennadiy Udovenko, on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly, and to convey ...

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Thailand

THA
1972
Session 27
Mr. Sarasin

Mr. President, on behalf of the delegation of Thailand, I should like to extend to you our congratulations on your unanimous election to the presidency of the t...

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Timor-Leste

TLS
2009
Session 64
Zacarias Albano da Costa

Let me start by expressing my sincere congratulations to Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki on his assumption to the presidency of the United Nations General Assembly ...

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Iraq

IRQ
1973
Session 28
Abdul-Baqi

51. I should like at the outset of this statement to join those who have preceded me in congratulating you from this rostrum on the occasion of your election a...

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

VCT
2014
Session 69
Camillo Gonsalves

We gather this week to reaffirm our commitment to peace, justice and development. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines proudly recognizes Mr. John Ashe, son of o...

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Niger

NER
1993
Session 48
MR. MAHAMANE OUSMANE

On behalf of the Niger and its people, I wish to extend my warmest salutations to this distinguished Assembly. It is truly with great pleasure that I am taking ...

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Belarus

BLR
2023
Session 78
Sergei Aleinik

For decades, this lofty stage served an important purpose — to hold discussions on how to make life on the planet safer and better. Regrettably, over the past d...

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Papua New Guinea

PNG
2015
Session 70
Mr. Rimbink Pato

On behalf of the Government and the people of Papua New Guinea, I congratulate the President of the General Assembly at its seventieth session on his election. ...

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Brazil

BRA
1957
Session 12
Mr. ARANHA

Mr. President, it gives me a special pleasure to be the first today to applaud your election to the presidency of this session of the General Assembly, a tribut...

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Austria

AUT
1957
Session 12
Mr. FIGL

First of all, may I take this opportunity, on behalf of the Austrian delegation, to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to this high office. Your ...

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Equatorial Guinea

GNQ
1974
Session 29
Mr. Nguema Esono

Permit me first of all to extend, on my own behalf and on that of my delegation, our most sincere and warm congratulations to Mr. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the Fore...

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Benin

BEN
2018
Session 73
Mr. Jean-Claude Félix do Rego

I have the honour to deliver the following statement on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Patrice Talon, President of the Republic of Benin, who had to leave New Yo...

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Sierra Leone

SLE
2003
Session 58
Solomon Ekuma Dominic Berewa

My delegation wishes to congratulate you very warmly, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the world body, and to assure you of its unflinchi...

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Tanzania

TZA
2022
Session 77
Philip Isdor Mpango

I wish to begin by conveying to this august body fraternal greetings from Her Excellency Ms. Sarnia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania,...

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Serbia

SRB
2018
Session 73
Ms. Ana Brnabić

First of all, it is indeed a great honour for me to address the Assembly on behalf of the Republic of Serbia. I would like to take this opportunity to congratul...

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Monaco

MCO
2018
Session 73
Mr. Gilles Tonelli

In February, President Espinosa Garcés presented her strategic vision for the seventy-third session of the General Assembly: “Dialogue and strengthening of mult...

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Armenia

ARM
2014
Session 69
Serzh Sargsyan

We are meeting at a symbolically significant time, between the 100th anniversary of the First World War and the seventieth anniversary of the end of the Sec...

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Maldives

MDV
1987
Session 42
JAMEEL

Sir, it is indeed a pleasure for me and the members of my delegation to extend to you our sincere congratulations on your election as President of the General ...

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Ghana

GHA
1959
Session 14
Mr. Ako-Adjei

1. On behalf of the delegation of Ghana, I bring to the Members of the Assembly cordial greetings from the Government and people of Ghana. 2. The delegation of ...

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