Speeches by president

I would like to begin by congratulating the Swiss Confederation on its recent accession to the United Nations Organization. Switzerland's immeasurable contribu...

At the outset, I would like to express my sincerest congratulations to Mr. Sam Kutesa on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixt...

Papua New Guinea congratulates Mr. Jeremić on his recent election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. Our country pledges its su...

On behalf of the Government of the Republic of San Marino, we would like to congratulate Mr. Dennis Francis on his election as President of the General Assembly...

47. On behalf of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, I am pleased to extend my warmest greetings to all representatives present here. 48. I should like to ...

It is an honour to participate once again in the work of the General Assembly as a representative of the people and the Government of the Dominican Republic. At...

 It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Mr. Illueca on his election to the presidency of the thirty-eighth session of the General Assembly. I am confide...

On behalf of the Government and people of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, I congratulate Mr. Joseph Deiss on his election as President of the General Assemb...

 "Those not following the true path of God exploit their riches in obstructing others from the path of God and thus scatter their wealth; but they shall only r...

I join with those who have spoken before me in congratulating General Assembly President d’Escoto-Brockmann on his election to guide the work of the Assembly...

On behalf of the Lithuanian Government, allow me to warmly congratulate Mr. Razali Ismail on his election as President of the General Assembly at this session....

I am honoured to participate, on behalf of Mr. Moses Zeh Blah, President of the Republic of Liberia, in the general debate of the 6 General Assembly at its fi...

First of all, I would like to congratulate Mr. d’Escoto Brockmann on his well-deserved election to preside over the sixty-third session of the General Assemb...

When I first addressed the Assembly from this rostrum, in 2003, I stressed the need for urgent and relentless action to fight the scourge of hunger and pover...

I would like to begin by joining with my colleagues in congratulating Ms. Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa on her election to the presidency of the General Assembly at...

It does seem strange to congratulate Minister Han Seung-soo on his appointment as President of the General Assembly so late in this session. But we live in unu...

119. Mr. President, I should like to take this opportunity to express to you the congratulations of the delegation of the United Republic of Tanzania on your un...

In addressing this Assembly for the first time, I should like, first, on behalf of my delegation and on my own behalf, to carry out the pleasant duty of conv...

Mr. President, on behalf of the delegation of Chile I have pleasure in offering you our sincere congratulations on the wise choice made by the General Assembly ...

I welcome the opportunity to address, on behalf of the Republic of Serbia, the General Assembly of the United Nations, the highest body of the world family o...