Speeches by president

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Ireland

IRL
2013
Session 68
Eamon Gimore

Every day, the peoples of the world whom we are privileged to represent in the General Assembly look on in helpless horror at the slaughter in Syria. They ca...

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Belize

BLZ
2008
Session 63
Wilfred Elrington

On behalf of the Government and people of Belize, I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixt...

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Bangladesh

BGD
2007
Session 62
Fakhruddin Ahmed

I would like to take this opportunity to express to you, Mr. President, my delegation’s sincerest congratulations on your well- deserved election. A special t...

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Canada

CAN
2001
Session 56
John Manley

It is indeed an honour to be here in New York City and at the General Assembly. That we are gathered here now, just two months since the devastating terrorist ...

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Mali

MLI
1982
Session 37
Beye

A year ago, during the thirty-sixth session, President Moussa Traore, head of State of Mali, affirmed from this rostrum that "The aspiration of our peoples to...

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United Arab Emirates

ARE
2023
Session 78
Re cm Al Hashimy

I would like to sincerely congratulate the President on assuming the presidency of the General Assembly at this session. I also value the efforts of Mr. Csaba K...

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Yemen

YEM
1971
Session 26
Mr. AL-ASNAJ

154. It is with great pleasure that I extend to you, Sir, on behalf of my delegation and myself, our sincere congratulations on your well-deserved election to t...

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Belarus, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic

BLR
1965
Session 20
Mr. KISELEV

97. On behalf of the delegation of the Byelorussian SSR, I associate myself with the congratulations which have already been addressed here to Mr. Fanfani o...

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Jordan

JOR
2005
Session 60
Farouk Kasrawi

Mr. President, allow me at the outset to congratulate you warmly on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session. I would als...

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Colombia

COL
1954
Session 9
Mr. URRUTIA

I wish first of all to associate myself with the other representatives who have congratulated you, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of this Gen...

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India

IND
1951
Session 6
Sir Benegal RAU

I should like to begin, as so many others before me have done, by expressing my delegation’s grateful appreciation of the warm welcome extended to us by the Gov...

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Uzbekistan

UZB
1999
Session 54
Abdulaziz Kamilov

In my statement, I should like to dwell on those questions, which, in our opinion, demand special attention. First among these is the issue of security and the ...

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Morocco

MAR
1997
Session 52
Abdellatif Filali

First of all, let me say how very pleased I am to congratulate you sincerely, Sir, on behalf of the delegation of the Kingdom of Morocco, on your election to p...

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Thailand

THA
2022
Session 77
Don Pramudwinai

At the outset, I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to the President of the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session and his entire team. I ...

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Portugal

PRT
1998
Session 53
Jaime Gama

It is with the greatest pleasure that I congratulate my colleague from Uruguay, Didier Opertti, on his election to the presidency of this session of the General...

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Georgia

GEO
2021
Session 76
Irakli Garibashvili

On behalf of the Georgian people, it is an honour to speak here at the General Assembly. The United Nations provides each Member State with a platform to voice ...

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Nepal

NPL
1998
Session 53
Shailaja Acharya

I wish to recall the late B.P. Koirala, the legendary leader who became the symbol of democracy in Nepal because of his long years of imprisonment, self-sacrifi...

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Denmark

DNK
1967
Session 22
Mr. KRAG

80. Mr. President, I wish to congratulate you on your election to the Chair of the General Assembly at its twenty-second session. The constructive role which yo...

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Fiji

FJI
2011
Session 66
Josaia V. Bainimarama

I bring warm greetings to all from the Government and people of Fiji. May I take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Al-Nasser on his election to the presid...

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Greece

GRC
2007
Session 62
Yannis Valinakis

The great challenges and problems, both global and regional, call for urgent and coherent responses. The responsibilities and the role of the United Nations ...

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