Session 68 Speeches

193 speeches found

Bhutan

BTN
2013
Session 68
Lyonpo Rinzin Dorje

I bring to you, Mr. President, and through you to all representatives the warm greetings and good wishes of His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. Allow...

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Bolivia

BOL
2013
Session 68
Evo Morales Ayma

I wish to convey my greetings to the Secretary-General and all the Presidents, Heads of State, delegations and international organizations from across the wo...

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

BIH
2013
Session 68
Zeljko Komsic

First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session, as wel...

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Botswana

BWA
2013
Session 68
Phandu Skelemani

Allow me, on behalf of the Botswana delegation, to join previous speakers in congratulating President Ashe most sincerely on his assumption of the presidency of...

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Brazil

BRA
2013
Session 68
Dilma Rousseff

I would first like to briefly express my pleasure at seeing the representative of Antigua and Barbuda, a country that is part of the Caribbean and is very de...

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Brunei Darussalam

BRN
2013
Session 68
Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah

On behalf of His Majesty the Sultan and the people of Brunei Darussalam, I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assemb...

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Bulgaria

BGR
2013
Session 68
Rossen Plevneliev

I am truly honoured to address this forum. Let me convey my congratulations to you, Sir, on your election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-e...

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Burkina Faso

BFA
2013
Session 68
Blaise Compaoré

Sociopolitical crises, armed conflicts, the degradation of ecosystems, pandemics like HIV/AIDS, religious extremism, terrorism, cross-border crime and develo...

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Burundi

BDI
2013
Session 68
Laurent Kavakure

On this special occasion, when I have the honour to speak to various delegations that have come from the four corners of the world to participate in the Gene...

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Cambodia

KHM
2013
Session 68
Kosal Sea

At the outset, I would like to congratulate Mr. John Ashe on his election as the President of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session. My delegation...

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Cameroon

CMR
2013
Session 68
Moukoko Mbonjo

Allow me at the outset to convey to all present the apologies of His Excellency Paul Biya, President of the Republic of Cameroon, who wanted to participate i...

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Canada

CAN
2013
Session 68
John Baird

As we gather near Ground Zero, site of the World Trade Center mass murder, I wish first to honour the victims of terrorism. I honour all victims everywhere, ...

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Cape Verde

CPV
2013
Session 68
Jose Maria Pereira Neves

I would first like to salute you, Ambassador John Ashe of Antigua and Barbuda, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly. Mr. President, we ...

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Central African Republic

CAF
2013
Session 68
Nicolas Tiangaye

The theme chosen for the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly is “The post-2015 development agenda: setting the stage”. The attainment of the Millenn...

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Chad

TCD
2013
Session 68
Idriss Deby Itno

Allow me, at the outset, to congratulate the new President of the General Assembly, Mr. John Ashe, his predecessor, Mr. Vuk Jeremi., and Secretary-General Ba...

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Chile

CHL
2013
Session 68
Sebastián Pinera Echenique

I should first like to congratulate you, Sir, an outstanding public servant from our region, on his recent election to preside over the General Assembly. I w...

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China

CHN
2013
Session 68
Wang Yi

This year has been an unusual one in China’s development. China’s new central collective leadership has put forward the concept of the “Chinese dream”, a dre...

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Colombia

COL
2013
Session 68
Juan Manuel Santos Calderón

I should like to depart slightly from protocol and start my statement by speaking about a humble woman, a Colombian named María Zabala, who has to bear the ...

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Comoros

COM
2013
Session 68
Ikililou Dhoinine

At the outset, let me convey to the United States authorities our full gratitude for the always warm and fraternal hospitality they show us at this great ann...

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Costa Rica

CRI
2013
Session 68
Laura Chinchilla Miranda

It is a pleasure to begin this address with warm congratulations to Ambassador John Ashe on his recent election as President of the General Assembly. We wish ...

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