Speeches by president

9387 speeches found

Bulgaria

BGR
2009
Session 64
Rumiana Jeleva

I am deeply honoured to address this audience on behalf of the Republic of Bulgaria. I would like to convey my delegation’s congratulations to Mr. Ali Treki ...

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Eritrea

ERI
1996
Session 51
Amdemicael Kahsai

Allow me first to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-first session. I wish also to pay tribute to your p...

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Barbados

BRB
1977
Session 32
Forde

143. Mr. President, the Barbados delegation wishes to offer you its congratulations on your election as President of the current session of this Assembly. Your...

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United States of America

USA
1966
Session 21
Mr. GOLDBERG

27. As the General Assembly convenes in this twenty-first year of the United Nations, we of the United States of America are aware, as indeed every delegation m...

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Congo

COG
2023
Session 78
Denis Sassou Nguesso

Like most of the speakers who have preceded me. I too would like to express my fraternal compassion and solidarity with the people of Morocco and Libya, who hav...

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Seychelles

SYC
2003
Session 58
Claude Morel

My delegation is proud and honoured to see Mr. Julian Hunte, a fellow islander, also from one of the smallest nations of the world, presiding over the delibera...

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Gabon

GAB
1968
Session 23
Mr. AYOUNE

67. Mr. President, in speaking for the first time from this rostrum only a few days after your unanimous election to the Presidency of the twenty-third session ...

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Lebanon

LBN
1965
Session 20
Mr. HAKIM

40. Mr. President, it gives me great pleasure, on behalf of the Government and delegation of Lebanon, to congratulate you on your election to the Presidency of ...

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Lao

LAO
2009
Session 64
Thongloun Sisoulith

At the outset, on behalf of the Lao delegation, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki, on your election as President of the General Asse...

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Armenia

ARM
1997
Session 52
Alexander Arzoumanian

I begin by congratulating Mr. Hennadiy Udovenko on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-second session. I am confident that the skill...

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Indonesia

IDN
1957
Session 12
Mr. SUBANDRIO

In the first place, I join with all the other speakers who have preceded me to this rostrum in congratulating Sir Leslie Munro on his election to the high offic...

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Afganistan

AFG
1978
Session 33
Jalili

1. My first act in addressing this Assembly will be to convey to you, Sir, and through you to all peace-loving nations represented here, the sincere and frater...

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Bulgaria

BGR
1964
Session 19
Mr. Bashev

27. Mr. President, it is my pleasant duty to convey to you the sincere congratulations of the Bulgarian delegation on your election to the office of President o...

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Guinea-Bissau

GNB
2017
Session 72
Mr. Umaro Sissoco Embaló

I am honoured to stand at this rostrum and speak to the international community gathered here in the full expression of our universality. Allow me to convey gre...

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Iraq

IRQ
2016
Session 71
Mr. Haider Al Abadi

A year ago, as I stood at this rostrum (A/70/PV.21), large areas of Iraqi territory were occupied by the terrorist organization Da’esh. Today, as we stand here ...

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United Arab Emirates

ARE
2019
Session 74
His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

At the outset, I would like to congratulate the President of the Assembly at its seventy-fourth session and to thank Ms. Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces for her ...

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Madagascar

MDG
2016
Session 71
Mr. Hery Martial Rajaonarimampianina Rakotoarimanana

At the outset, on behalf of the delegation of the Republic of Madagascar that I lead, I congratulate Mr. Peter Thomson on his election as President of the Gener...

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Israel

ISR
2002
Session 57
Shimon Peres

I would like to congratulate my friend Mr. Jan Kavan on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly and to wish him success. I also thank the Secret...

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Pakistan

PAK
2014
Session 69
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif

I congratulate Mr. Sam Kutesa on his election as the President of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. I assure him that his priorities — the rev...

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Colombia

COL
2004
Session 59
Mr. Alvaro Uribe Velez

I am addressing the General Assembly once again, at a time when the people and the institutions of Colombia are making great progress in their struggle to achie...

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