Session 54 Speeches

181 speeches found

Saint Kitts and Nevis

KNA
1999
Session 54
Denzil Douglas

I wish most heartily to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to lead this body at this most significant time, as we stand at the threshold of the new millenn...

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Saint Lucia

LCA
1999
Session 54
George Odlum

As the curtain falls on the twentieth century, this time-honoured institution, the United Nations, rejoices in the presence of two distinguished Africans at the...

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

VCT
1999
Session 54
Allan Cruickshank

I take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab on his election to the presidency of this session of the General Assembly. I am confident that his ...

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Samoa

WSM
1999
Session 54
Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi

Mr. President, you assume the presidency at a historic moment and during the most challenging of times. Most warmly do we congratulate you. Samoa welcomes your ...

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San Marino

SMR
1999
Session 54
Gabriele Gatti

Mr. President, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of San Marino, I wish to congratulate you on your election to the presidency of 21 the fifty-fourth...

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Saudi Arabia

SAU
1999
Session 54
Nizar Madani

It is my pleasure to express my sincere congratulations to Mr. Gurirab on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session. Hi...

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Senegal

SEN
1999
Session 54
Jacques Baudin

In electing you unanimously to preside over its at the fifty-fourth session, Sir, the General Assembly paid a well-deserved tribute to your country, the sister ...

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Sierra Leone

SLE
1999
Session 54
Sama Banya

On behalf of President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, the Government and people of Sierra Leone, and on my own personal behalf, I would like to congratulate Mr. Gurirab mo...

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Singapore

SGP
1999
Session 54
Shunmugam Jayakumar

First let convey my warmest congratulations to you, Mr. President, on your election. As we enter the new millennium, the United Nations is crossing a significan...

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Slovakia

SVK
1999
Session 54
Mikuláš Dzurinda

I would like to express my sincere congratulations, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session and to extend my best...

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Slovenia

SVN
1999
Session 54
Janez Drnovsek

Let me take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, and your country, Namibia, on your election as President of the fifty-fourth session of the General Assem...

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Solomon islands

SLB
1999
Session 54
Bartholomew Ulufa’alu

Let me express my sincere congratulations, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session. Under your leadership, I am c...

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South Africa

ZAF
1999
Session 54
Thabo Mbeki

On behalf of our Government and in my capacity as Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement, I wish to extend our sincere congratulations to you, Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, ...

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Spain

ESP
1999
Session 54
Abel Matutes

I sincerely congratulate Mr. Gurirab on his election as President of the General Assembly at this session, the last to be held 37 before the start of the new ...

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Sri Lanka

LKA
1999
Session 54
Lakshman Kadirgamar

Allow me first to extend to our President's distinguished predecessor, His Excellency Didier Opertti, Foreign Minister of Uruguay, President of the fifty-third ...

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Sudan

SDN
1999
Session 54
Mustafa Osman Ismail

Allow me at the outset to extend to Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab the sincere congratulations of my delegation on his election to the presidency of this session. We are ...

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Suriname

SUR
1999
Session 54
Jules Albert Wijdenbosch

First of all, I would like to extend to you, Sir, my warm congratulations on your election to the helm of our General Assembly at its fifty- fourth session. We ...

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Swaziland

SWZ
1999
Session 54
Arthur Khoza

I am honoured to address the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session as a representative of His Majesty the King of Swaziland. I bring with me from the Kin...

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Sweden

SWE
1999
Session 54
Anna Lindh

The past year has been a difficult one for the United Nations. Its principles have been challenged. Its relevance has been questioned. Still, at the end of the ...

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Syria

SYR
1999
Session 54
Farouk Al-Shara'

It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Mr. Gurirab on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session. I am confident tha...

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