Speeches by president

First of all, on behalf of my delegation and on my own behalf, I wish to extend to Mr. Kittani our warmest congratulations on his election and assumption of the...

I begin by joining my colleague Heads of State in congratulating Mr. Ali Treki on his well-deserved election as the President of the General Assembly at its ...

Mr. President, I should like to join my colleagues who have congratulated you upon your election as President of the thirty-sixth session of the General Assembl...

The primary purpose of the United Nations is to maintain peace and security, as set out in the very first Article of its Charter. This remains the top priori...

O Lord, with Thy holy name I begin and from Thee I seek guidance and support. My life and death, my petition, prayer and praise belong to Thee. I beseech Thee ...

Allow me, on behalf of my delegation, to join preceding speakers in expressing our felicitations to Mr. Vuk Jeremić on his assumption of the presidency of the ...

I have the honour to bring the warm greetings of Yokwe on behalf of the people and Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. I congratulate the Presid...

I would like to extend my congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its si...

In addressing the General Assembly at this sixteenth regular session, we can allow ourselves only one brief satisfaction—that of congratulating the President o...

Allow me, first of all, Sir, to convey to you, on behalf of the Italian Government and on my own behalf, most sincere congratulations on your election as Pres...

1. May I begin by extending to you, Mr. President, my most cordial congratulations upon your election as President of the twenty-first session of the Genera...

I congratulate the President cordially on his election to the important post of President of the fortieth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations ...

1. Mr. President, the delegation of Guatemala is pleased to congratulate you on your election as President of this session of the General Assembly and we are c...

“[Today more then ever we should realize that we are delegations of many countries] to the same Assembly which collectively represents the interests of the worl...

Mr. President, at a time when the question of the speed with which this Organization can proceed with the decolonization of the remaining non-independent Terri...

I should like at the outset to congratulate you, Su, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. I wish you every succe...

Many times in history, assassinations have been the prologue to great tragedies. Based on the rejection or hatred of their victims, the perpetrators of such act...

Mr. President, I offer my congratulations and those of my country on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. Eighteen mon...

 On behalf of the Government and people of Chile, I have pleasure in offering sincere congratulations to Mr. Dante Caputo of Argentina on his election to the p...

May I extend the warmest congratulations to you, Sheikha Haya, on your election as President of the General Assembly. Allow me also to say a word of gratitud...