Speeches by president

It gives me special pleasure to congratulate Mr. Diogo Frietas do Amaral of Portugal on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fiftieth sessio...

Mr. President, allow me to extend to you my delegation's sincere congratulations on your election as President of the forty-second session of the United Nation...

Mr. President, instead of offering you my congratulations as preceding speakers have done, I wish to thank you on behalf of my delegation. We thank you for havi...

The Government of Mexico congratulates Mr. Stoyan Ganev on his election as President to guide the work of the General Assembly. It also congratulates Mr. Bou...

1. Since it is customary for Brazil to open the general debate, the privilege and the honour fall upon me to be the first speaker to congratulate you, Mr. Presi...

It gives me great pleasure to extend to the President, and to his friendly country, Portugal, our congratulations on his election as President of the General As...

Mr. President, I extend my congratulations to you, on behalf of the Bahamian delegation, on your election to the presidency of the thirty-ninth session of the ...

It is with great pleasure, that on behalf of the Government and the people of the Republic of Sierra Leone, I congratulate Mr. Samir Shihabi on his election to...

Sir Carl Berendsen said he had not intended to take part in the general debate. An annual stock-taking, however, was of immense value to the millions of right-t...

On behalf of the delegation of Benin and on behalf of the Government and the people of Benin, I should like to extend my warm congratulations to Ambassador Insa...

72. Mr. President, may I be permitted to express to you the sincere congratulations of the Portuguese delegation on your election — a well- deserved tribute to ...

148. Mr. AMMOUN (Lebanon) (translated from French): The Arab Peoples, who are both Asian and African — they represent the geographical and human bridge between...

The Millennium Summit has given all of us the priority task of establishing a new and equitable world order — an order which would meet the interests of all and...

32. For several sessions now, the United Nations General Assembly has met during a particularly difficult and disturbing international situation. The twenty-thi...

I wish warmly to congratulate Mr. Han Seung-soo on his unanimous election to the presidency of the General Assembly. We share the conviction that he will infus...

I wish first of all to extend to you, Mr. President, on behalf of the Italian Government and myself, our heartiest congratulations on your election as President...

I would like to warmly congratulate Mr. Csaba Korosi of Hungary on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session. I also comm...

On behalf of the Nigerian delegation, I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session. Your el...

Mr. President, your election as President of the thirty-first session of the General Assembly is a reflection of your personal merit and of the honorable place ...

At the outset, Mr. President, let me extend to you Sri Lanka’s warmest congratulations on your well-deserved election. We wish you well and have no doubt that y...