Speeches by president

At the outset, I wish to convey the Egyptian Government's congratulations to the Presidency of Bulgaria on the election to the presidency of the General Assem...

Sir, may I congratulate you on your election to the presidency. I know that, like your predecessor, Ambassador Salim of the United Republic of Tanzania, you wi...

26. Although this general debate may appear to be of a somewhat academic nature, in that whatever we almost unanimously declare every year we seldom see impleme...

It is a great honour for me to present my Government's views from this rostrum, where so many eminent personalities have preceded me. Like all small nations, Ca...

It is a particular pleasure to see Mr. Gurirab presiding over the last session of the General Assembly of the twentieth century. I consider myself singularly fo...

54. Mr. President, your election constitutes a just recognition of your qualities as a statesman of strong personality, firm principles and great diplomatic abi...

22. Late though I am in taking part in this debate, l am happy and privileged to join in congratulating both the Assembly and yourself upon your election to pre...

30. Allow me first to convey to the President the congratulations of the delegation of the People’s Republic of Albania on the occasion of his election to the P...

Mr. President, it would be ungracious of the representative of Algeria not to associate himself with all the compliments which have been paid to you, and perhap...

1. Allow me first to convey to the President my congratulations and those of my delegation and the Government of the Argentine Republic on his election. 2. The ...

Mr. President, allow me to congratulate you on your most welcome election to the presidency of our Assembly. It comes at a time when the United Nations is begin...

It gives me pleasure to convey to you, Sir, on my own behalf and on behalf of the delegation of Yemen, my most sincere congratulations on your election to the p...

 Just over one year ago my country, Jamaica, was devastated by one of the worst hurricanes in our history. At that time we received generous and spontaneous as...

I should like first to offer Mr. Lusaka my sincere congratulations on his election to the presidency of the thirty- ninth session of the General Assembly. I as...

It is a great honour for me to come to this rostrum for the sixth time as the representative of my Government and to state its views on some of the major proble...

In the new and rather favourable climate of this eighteenth session of the General Assembly three questions come to one's mind: 77. First, is this so-called arm...

The time honored practice of congratulating the President of the General Assembly and expressing great satisfaction at his election is in this instance easy to ...

12. Mr. President, many a distinguished statesman has occupied the presidency of this parliament of the world—the General Assembly—and I have no doubt that, wi...

It gives me pleasure, Sir, to extend to you on behalf of the State of Kuwait our warm congratulations on your election as President of the General Assembly at i...

Brazil is attending the twenty-seventh session of the General Assembly in the conviction that the intense diplomatic activity which has in recent months attract...