Speeches by president

Permit me at the outset, Sir, to extend warm congratulations to Mr. Razali on the confidence shown in him by the international community in electing him Presid...

Let me start by expressing Portugal’s condolences to and solidarity with the people and the Government of Mexico for yesterday’s violent tragedy. I wish to cong...

President Miguel de la Madrid had intended to bring to this body Mexico's message on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the United Nations. Last week's...

66. Mr. President, it gives me pleasure to extend the warmest congratulations, in the name of the delegation of the Libyan Arab Republic, on your election as ...

I would first like to congratulate you, President Deiss, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at it sixty-fifth session. I wish you eve...

46. Mr. President, I am pleased to express to you personally, and on behalf of my delegation, our delight at your election as President of the General Assem...

The Bahamas delegation sincerely congratulates Mr. Harri Holkeri on his election to the presidency of this Millennium Assembly and assures him and the members o...

 Sir, permit me to extend to you my congratulations on your election as President of the General Assembly at its forty-third session. I am confident that with ...

116. Now that the General Assembly has just entrusted you by acclamation with the arduous task of guiding its work, allow me, Mr. President, to associate myself...

Mr. President, on behalf of the Australian delegation, I should like to add my very warm congratulations to those already expressed on your election as Preside...

15. Mr. President, in the tense international situation of today, your unanimous election as President of the General Assembly is a cause for great satisfac...

I should like at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session. You have set in...

Your presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session, Sir, is a great honour for Serbia. In congratulating you on the appointment to that post,...

On behalf of the delegation of Paraguay, we greet the illustrious President of this universal Assembly and express to him our most whole-hearted congratulations...

Mr. President, your election to the Chair at this thirty-ninth session of the General Assembly represents just recognition by the international community of yo...

25. Mr. President, with your kind permission I have a rather strange remark to make as an introduction to my statement. 26. In these days, many representatives ...

I wish to begin by congratulating the President on his assumption of office. The Maldives is proud to welcome a distinguished diplomat from a fellow island Stat...

It gives me great pleasure to offer my most sincere congratulations to the President on his election to lead the General Assembly. I am confident that his compe...

Allow me to start by extending my congratulations to Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés and wishing much success to the presidency of the General Assembly at it...

I warmly greet and congratulate the members of the Assembly as we begin our work at the sixty-third session. First of all, I would like to convey to repre...