Speeches by president

It gives me great pleasure to address the General Assembly of the United Nations this year, at a time when its President is a son of the State of Qatar, His ...

1. Madam President, I wish to begin my statement by expressing to you the warm congratulations of the Cuban delegation on your election as President of this tw...

I have the honour to orally present a written address by His Excellency Mr. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, to the general debate o...

It is my privilege to participate in the general debate in the year in which we mark the seventieth anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations, the ...

At the outset, let me convey to you, Sir, my warm and heartfelt congratulations on your election as President of the General Assembly at its forty-fifth sessi...

I am glad to extend to you, Sir, my congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this important session. We are fully confiden...

Permit me, Sir, to extend to you the congratulations of my country and of my delegation on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-...

59. Mr. President, I, like all those who have preceded me to this rostrum, would like to start by saying how very glad I am to see you occupying that Chair. You...

It gives me pleasure, Sir, to express to you, on my own behalf and on behalf of the delegation of the Yemen Arab Republic, our sincere congratulations on the c...

We have assembled once again to discuss the situation in the world, outline the problems our countries face and present our views on the world we live in. Th...

It gives my delegation immense satisfaction to see Mr. Julian Hunte in the high office of the presidency, not only because of his wide experience and his prove...

I heartily congratulate Mr. Csaba Korosi on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy- seventh session. I assure him of my delegation’s f...

We seem to be going through a phase in which we are confronted with hurricanes and earthquakes, both political and natural, upheavals that are getting harsher a...

149. The delegation of Senegal associates itself fully with the friendly words uttered by the many heads of delegations who have preceded us at this rostrum, a...

237. It is with particular pleasure that my delegation associates itself with the speakers who have extended congratulations to Ambassador Benites on his unani...

153. Mr. President, on behalf of the Greek delegation and on my own behalf I should like to tell you how much satisfaction we feel in knowing that the General ...

1. Long years of experience prove that each session of the General Assembly has its own particular character. In this ever-changing world of ours the sessions o...

At the outset, allow me to join other speakers in congratulating Mr. Harri Holkeri on his election to preside over the Millennium Assembly. I am confident that ...

It is a generally accepted rule that a speaker in the general debate begins by extending his congratulations to the President on his election. This is a rule wi...

112. Mr. President, I have much pleasure, first of all, in extending to you my delegation's congratulations on your election to the presidency of the thirty-se...