Session 56 Speeches

Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your well-deserved election to preside over the work of this General Assembly. We are familiar with your va...

The opening of the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly has coincided with tragic events for the host country and for the entire world. On behalf of the...

I wanted to come here, and I had to come here. I thought it was necessary to show that I will not allow those fanatic killers, who 4 may be secretly lurking r...

Before delivering my statement, I would like to express our condolences to the United States, the Dominican Republic and other countries represented here that ...

I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to you, Mr. President, on your well-deserved election as President of the fifty-sixth session of the General ...

Let me congratulate Mr. Han Seung-soo on his election to the presidency of the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly and wish him every success in this i...

Allow me, at the outset, to add my voice to those of the distinguished speakers before me, to offer you, Sir, on behalf of the people of the Congo and myself, ...

I congratulate you, Sir, once again on your election as President of the fifty- sixth session of the General Assembly. I also wish to express high appreciation...

The Danish Government associates itself with the statement made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belgium on behalf of the European Union. On 11 September...

In view of the catastrophic events that took place on 11 September, it is only fitting that first and foremost we once again offer our deepest condolences to t...

I am pleased and honoured to address the Assembly on behalf of the Government and the people of the Commonwealth of Dominica. I wish to extend my congratulatio...

I address this General Assembly grief- stricken at the death of 260 people in the tragic aviation accident yesterday in this city of New York. Most of the indi...

I congratulate you, Sir, on your well-deserved election as President of the General Assembly. You are a worthy representative of the Republic of Korea, a count...

Allow me to read the statement that was to be delivered by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Mr. Ahmed Maher El Sayed, who, unf...

We congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the General Assembly at this session and wish you every success in fulfilling your mandate. Our appr...

Allow me at the outset to express our deep satisfaction at seeing Mr. Han Seung-soo presiding over the work of the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session....

Please allow me to extend to you, Sir, on behalf of the delegation of Eritrea, warm congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly ...

First of all, allow me to congratulate Secretary-General Kofi Annan and all of my colleagues on having received the Nobel Peace Prize. There is no doubt that w...

At the outset, allow me to express my sincere congratulations to the President on his election to lead the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly. I am fu...

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on your election. My Government hails the selection of a leader with such esteemed qualificatio...