Speeches by president

Allow me to extend my warm congratulations to Mr. Miroslav Lajčák on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session and to assu...

I, Israel Katz, son of Holocaust survivors Meir and Malka Katz — may they rest in peace — am proud to stand here today, at the rostrum of the United Nations Gen...

On 22 May of this year a change of historic significance occurred in my country: our political status was altered to that of a Republic. At the same time the na...

First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on behalf of my delegation, upon your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this session. ...

I wish to convey to my friend Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab how proud and happy I am to see a son of Africa leading the General Assembly into the new millennium. I congr...

Mr. President, I should like to begin by congratulating you on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly and by expressing our confidence in your ...

I should like first of all to extend my sincerest congratulations to the President of the General Assembly on his election to this important post. The Permanen...

The General Assembly is fortunate indeed to have as its President, in this year of anniversary, a distinguished citizen of Norway, a country that gave the Unite...

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I congratulate His Excellency Mr. Philemon Yang on assuming the Presidency of the 7g...

Distinguished Mr. President, Your Excellences! Ladies and Gentlemen! On behalf of Ukraine I have the honour to congratulate you, Mr. Bozkir, on your election as...

 Allow me, Sir, to take this welcome opportunity to convey to you our warmest congratulations on your accession to the presidency of the General Assembly and m...

At the outset, I wish to wholeheartedly congratulate Mr. Lajčák and his friendly country, Slovakia, on his election as President of the General Assembly at its ...

I warmly congratulate the President on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. His election demonstrates the esteem in ...

I would like to extend our warm congratulations to Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki on his well-deserved election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-f...

2. Mr. President, your election to the presidency of the thirty-third session of the General Assembly deserves my sincere congratulations. Your long experience...

I extend warm congratulations to Mr. Jeremić and his country, Serbia, on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty- seventh session. My de...

I should like to extend to the President and to all the delegations of Member States the cordial greetings of the people and Government of El Salvador. I shoul...

On my own behalf and on behalf of my country, India, I should like to begin by congratulating you, Madam President, on your election as President of the General...

On behalf of the Government and people of Nigeria, I would like to congratulate the President on his election as the President of the General Assembly at its...

It is indeed an honour for me to address this body for the first time since assuming the portfolio of Minister for Foreign Affairs a little over one year ago...