Speeches by president

9387 speeches found

Chile

CHL
1965
Session 20
Mr. VALDES

68. On behalf of the Government and people of Chile I wish to congratulate the President of this Assembly most warmly on his election. For many years we have ad...

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Oman

OMN
1991
Session 46
AL-ASAD

Mr. President, may I at the outset convey to you our heartfelt congratulations on your election to the presidency of the forty-sixth session of the General Ass...

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Luxembourg

LUX
2014
Session 69
Xavier Bettel

It is a great honour for me to address the General Assembly for the first time, and I must say that I do so with great emotion. Commitment, solidarity and r...

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Bangladesh

BGD
1974
Session 29
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Today as I stand before this Assembly I share with you profound satisfaction that the 75 million people of Bangladesh are now represented in this Parliament of ...

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Jamaica

JAM
2010
Session 65
Orette Bruce Golding

I would like to congratulate Mr. Deiss again on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at the sixty-fifth session and, on behalf of the Jam...

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Senegal

SEN
1981
Session 36
Mr. NIASSE

200. The thirty-sixth session of the General Assembly has opened in an atmosphere of expectation and hope. We are reminded that at the thirty-fifth session the...

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Cambodia

KHM
1999
Session 54
Samdech Hun Sen

It is an honour for me to address this Assembly. I bring to all greetings and good wishes from His Majesty Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia, and from the peop...

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Yugoslavia

YUG
1988
Session 43
LONČAR

 First of all I should like to congratulate you, Sir, a good friend of ours and an outstanding diplomat and politician of Argentina, on your election as Presid...

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Syrian Arab Republic

SYR
1976
Session 31
Mr. Allaf

Permit me first of all, Mr. President, to convey to you the warm salutations of His Excellency Abdel Halim Khaddam, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Forei...

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Liberia

LBR
1954
Session 9
Mr. LAWRENCE

The delegation of Liberia avails itself of its privilege under the custom which allows delegations, at the beginning of each session of the General Assembly, to...

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Sweden

SWE
1974
Session 29
Mr. Andersson

On behalf of Sweden, I wish to join in the congratulations that have been addressed to Foreign Minister Bouteflika on his election as President of the twenty-ni...

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Nepal

NPL
1963
Session 18
Mr. GIRI

Mr. President, it is my honour and privilege to convey to you and, through you, to the Secretary-General, and to all the distinguished guests, the greetings and...

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Ceylon

LKA
1971
Session 26
Mrs. BANDARANAIKE

I am most happy to have the opportunity and privilege of addressing this twenty-sixth session of the General Assembly and to bring members the greetings of the...

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

BIH
2019
Session 74
Mr. Zeljko Komsic

Allow me first of all to congratulate Mr. Muhammad-Bande on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session. I would also like t...

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Nigeria

NGA
1985
Session 40
Mr. Akinyemi

Mr. President, in the name of the Nigerian delegation, I would like to avail myself of this opportunity to congratulate the President warmly on his election to ...

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Peru

PER
1963
Session 18
Mr. SCHWALB 

Mr. President, I should like first of all to convey to you on behalf of my delegation and myself our very sincere congratulations on your election as President ...

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Nepal

NPL
2000
Session 55
Chakra Prasad Bastola

I join previous speakers in congratulating the President on his well-deserved election to preside over this Millennium Assembly. I am confident that, with his w...

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Tajikistan

TJK
1999
Session 54
Emomali Rakhmonov

First of all, permit me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to your important post as President of the General Assembly. We are convinced that thanks to ...

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Greece

GRC
1962
Session 17
Mr. AVEROFF-TOSSIZZA

Mr. President, on behalf of the delegation of Greece, I would like to offer you my sincere congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Ass...

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Canada

CAN
1984
Session 39
CLARKE

It is with particular pleasure that I congratulate you, Sir, and your country, Zambia, on your election as President of the thirty-ninth session of the General...

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