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Belgium

BEL
2024
Session 79
Alexander de Croo

UNGA79 Plenary Speech September 2024 Mister President, Esteemed Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, As leaders from around the globe flock to the UN this ...

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Ethiopia

ETH
2005
Session 60
Seyoum Mesfin

Allow me to extend to you, Sir, our warm congratulations on your election to preside over the historic sixtieth session of the General 13 Assembly. You can res...

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State of Eritrea

ERI
2020
Session 75
Mr. Osman Saleh Mohammed

Your Excellency Ambassador Volkan Bozkir President of the General Assembly; Your Excellency Mr. Antonio Gueterres UN Secretary General; Honourable Participants,...

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Iran

IRN
1962
Session 17
Mr. ARAM

May I first, Mr. President, on behalf of my Government and myself, offer you warm congratulations on your election as President of the General Assembly. In so d...

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Marshall islands

MHL
1999
Session 54
Hiroshi Yamamura

Mr. President, on behalf of my delegation, I congratulate you on your election to preside over the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session. I bring you wa...

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Bhutan

BTN
1994
Session 49
Mr. Tshering

I have the honour to convey to you, Mr. President, and, through you, to all the delegations here present the warm greetings and good wishes of His Majesty Jigme...

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Chile

CHL
2018
Session 73
Mr. Sebastián Piñera Echenique

Twenty years ago, in this very Hall, Kofi Annan set out the three great challenges facing the international community at the time: first, the challenge of secur...

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Senegal

SEN
2004
Session 59
Mr. Abdoulaye Wade

The delegation of Senegal would like to congratulate you very warmly, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the fifty-ninth session of the Genera...

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Sao Tome and Principe

STP
2011
Session 66
Manuel Salvador dos Ramos

The Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe joins other speakers at this global forum in congratulating the President on his election to lead the Genera...

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Brazil

BRA
2024
Session 79
Lula da Silva

Mr President of the General Assembly, Philemon Yang, I extend my greetings to Secretary-General António Guterres and to each Head of State and Government, as ...

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Namibia

NAM
2008
Session 63
Hifikepunye Pohamba

I congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. We support the priorities that you have identified...

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El Salvador

SLV
1950
Session 5
Mr. CASTRO

A year ago, in this same hall, I had the honour, as representative of El Salvador, to congratulate General Carlos Romulo, representative of the Philippine Repub...

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Moldova

MDA
2008
Session 63
Andrei Stratan

At the outset, I would like to congratulate His Excellency Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his election to the high and responsible position of the President of...

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Finland

FIN
2024
Session 79
Alexander Stubb

Madam President, Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The UN was founded 79 years ago. At the time, we were standing at a crossroads. The...

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Belgium

BEL
1978
Session 33
Simonet

174. First of all I would ask you, Sir, to transmit to the President of this Assembly my congratulations on his election. The scope of his career as an histori...

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Congo

COG
1992
Session 47
Mr. BOUNKOULOU

It is with a full awareness of the significant turning point reached by the world and the United Nations that the delegation of the Republic of Congo is appro...

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Cape Verde

CPV
2003
Session 58
Maria de Fátima Lima Veiga

Let me at the very outset offer my warm congratulations to Mr. Hunte on his election to preside over this fifty-eighth session of the General Assembly. With hi...

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Gambia

GMB
2005
Session 60
Al Hadji Yahya A. J. J. Jammeh

Let me begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session. I have no doubt that, with your ski...

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Palestine

PSE
1999
Session 54
Yasser Arafat

Mr. President, it gives me great pleasure to see you presiding over this new session of the General Assembly after your long struggle to gain freedom, along wit...

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Chile

CHL
1986
Session 41
Mr. del VALLE

Please permit me to begin my remarks by expressing to you, on behalf of my Government and my delegation, our warmest congratulations, Sir, on your election as ...

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