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Comoros

COM
1993
Session 48
Mr. BEN MOUSSA

In addressing this Assembly for the first time, I am pleased to extend to you, Sir, the congratulations of the delegation of the Islamic Federal Republic of the...

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Croatia

HRV
1993
Session 48
MR. FRANJO TUDJMAN

Throughout the half century of its history the United Nations has never rallied a greater number of Member States and has never played a more prominent role in ...

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Gambia

GMB
1977
Session 32
JABANG

142. Mr. President, I should like to begin by congratulating you on your overwhelming election to preside over this Assembly. The Gambian delegation has no do...

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Bahrain

BHR
1993
Session 48
Mr. AL-KHALIFA

At the outset, I take pleasure, Sir, in congratulating you sincerely, on behalf of the delegation of the State of Bahrain’s delegation, on your election as Pres...

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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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Portugal

PRT
1991
Session 46
PINHEIRO

First of all I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly and to express our confidence in your ability t...

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Rwanda

RWA
2016
Session 71
Mr. Paul Kagame

During the past year, the international community concluded landmark agreements on sustainable development and climate change and renewed its commitment to work...

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Republic of Russia

RUS
2020
Session 75
Mr. Vladimir Putin

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, This year, the international community celebrates two, without exaggeration, historic an...

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Bhutan

BTN
1975
Session 30
Mr. TSHERING

126. On behalf of the delegation of the Kingdom of Bhutan, I have the honor to congratulate the President on his election to the presidency of the thirtieth s...

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Djibouti

DJI
1983
Session 38
Farah

 It is an immense pleasure for me to congratulate Mr. Illueca, on behalf of my delegation, on his election to the presidency of the thirty-eighth session of...

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Zaire

COD
1984
Session 39
DI LUTETE

My delegation is pleased to join preceding speakers in congratulating Mr. Paul Lusaka on his very well deserved election to the presidency of the thirty-ninth ...

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Romania

ROU
1967
Session 22
Mr. MALITZA

54. Mr. President, let me say first of all that the Romanian delegation is most gratified to see that the high office of President of the General Assembly, of w...

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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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Hungary

HUN
2024
Session 79
Péter Szijjártó

... permission, Your Excellencies, uh, dear colleagues, unfortunately I have to start by saying that we are living in the age of, uh, dangers. And, uh, 34 years...

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Romania

ROU
1982
Session 37
ANDREI

Sir, it gives me particular pleasure to extend to you the heartfelt congratulations and best wishes for success on your election to the lofty post of Presid...

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Republic of Zambia

ZMB
2020
Session 75
Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu

Your excellency Mr. Volkan Bozkir, President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly; The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Gu...

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Hungary

HUN
1994
Session 49
Mr. László Kovács

Allow me to extend to Mr. Amara Essy my delegation’s warmest congratulations upon his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-ninth sess...

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Spain

ESP
2021
Session 76
Pedro Sánchez

On Sunday, 19 September, at 3:12 p.m., a volcano erupted on the Spanish island of La Palma in the Canary Islands. Since then, Spain has been following the devel...

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Republic of Nauru

NRU
2019
Session 74
Mr. Lionel Rouwen Aingimea

It is an honour to be in this Hall for the opening of the seventy-fourth session of the General Assembly. On behalf of the Republic of Nauru, I would like to co...

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

VCT
2015
Session 70
Mr. Ralph Gonsalves

In the Christian Bible, the Book of Proverbs suggests that mortal men live for threescore and ten years, a number that fairly accurately reflects the current mo...

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