Speeches by president

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Guyana

GUY
2013
Session 68
Donald Rabindranauth Ramotar

My delegation and I warmly congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to the high office of President of the General Assembly. I salute you as a disti...

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Poland

POL
1975
Session 30
Mr. OLSZOWSKI

Mr. President, allow me, in the first place, to congratulate you on your election to the high office of President of the thirtieth anniversary session of the Ge...

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Ghana

GHA
2004
Session 59
Alhaji Aliu Mahama

I have the distinct honour to congratulate you, Mr. President, a distinguished African diplomat, on your election to preside over the fifty-ninth session of thi...

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Gabon

GAB
2011
Session 66
Ali Bongo Ondimba

Allow me, first of all, to warmly congratulate the President on his election. His human qualities, along with his experience, will be invaluable throughout t...

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Laos

LAO
1967
Session 22
Prince SOUVANNA PHOUMA

85. I should like to add my delegation's sincere congratulations to those already offered to the President on his election to preside over this twenty-second se...

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Bahamas

BHS
2024
Session 79
Philip Edward Davis

Mr. President… Mr. Secretary General… Your Excellencies… My sincere congratulations to Ambassador Yang on your election as President of the General Assembly ...

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Malaysia

MYS
2008
Session 63
Rais Yatim

The Malaysian delegation congratulates you, Mr. President, on your election as the president of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. We are in ...

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Botswana

BWA
2003
Session 58
Mompati S. Merafhe

Allow me, first of all, to express once again to the Secretary-General and to all United Nations personnel the condolences of my Government and the people of B...

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Italy

ITA
1984
Session 39
ANDREOTTI

Sir, I should like first of all to extend my warmest congratulations to you on the high office to which you have been called. Your election is testimony to the...

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Egypt

EGY
1994
Session 49
Mr. Amre Moussa

Mr. President, at the outset, I should like to extend to you, brother Minister Amara Essy our congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General ...

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Belgium

BEL
1972
Session 27
Mr. Harmel

Every year, during the general debate, we inform each other of the undertakings and hopes of our respective countries; but our overriding duty is to deal with p...

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Comoros

COM
1976
Session 31
Mr. Muzawar

It will be exactly one year on 12 November next since this Assembly, almost unanimously, admitted the Comoros to membership in the United Nations. 2. These 11 m...

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Bulgaria

BGR
1974
Session 29
Mr. Mladenov

Mr. President, allow me, on behalf of the delegation of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, to congratulate you on your election to the post of President of the ...

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Nigeria

NGA
2013
Session 68
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan

On behalf of the Government and people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I salute the President as he presides over the General Assembly at its sixty-eight...

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Qatar

QAT
2002
Session 57
Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser

I would like to thank you, Sir, for giving me the floor. Allow me to congratulate you warmly on your assumption of the presidency of the fifty-seventh session ...

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Cyprus

CYP
2009
Session 64
Dimitris Christofias

I would like to extend to Mr. Ali Treki my sincere congratulations on his election as President of the sixty-fourth session of the General Assembly of the Un...

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Panama

PAN
2005
Session 60
Martín Torrijos

Allow me, Sir, to express the congratulations of the Government of Panama on your election to preside over this historic session of the General Assembly. I woul...

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Ecuador

ECU
1989
Session 44
C0RD0VEZ

The Government of Ecuador would like to extend to Ambassador Joseph Garba its warmest congratulations on his election to the presidency of the forty-fourth ses...

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Costa Rica

CRI
2005
Session 60
Marco Vinicio Vargas

Allow me at the outset to congratulate the President on his well-deserved election to preside over the sixtieth session of the General Assembly. The session tha...

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Peru

PER
2002
Session 57
Alejandro Toledo Manrique

Mr. President, may I first of all congratulate you on your election to an office of high responsibility in the United Nations. The best wishes of the Peruvian ...

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