Speeches by Major

6355 speeches found

Austria

AUT
1977
Session 32
PAHR

1. May I through you, Mr. President, congratulate the President of this Assembly on his election. Our pleasure at seeing him in the chair is also explained by ...

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Peru

PER
2015
Session 70
Mr. Meza Cuadra

It is an honour for me to address the General Assembly and to convey my congratulations to President Lykketoft on his election. Peru is ready to contribute to t...

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Tuvalu

TUV
2010
Session 65
Afelee Pita

At the dawn of the new millennium 10 years ago, Tuvalu raised its flag among those of the States Members of the United Nations here in New York as a new memb...

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Finland

FIN
2022
Session 77
Sauli Niinisto

I would like to start by congratulating Mr. Csaba Korosi on his election as the President of the General Assembly at its seventy- seventh session. I also want t...

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Cabo Verde

CPV
2022
Session 77
Jose Maria Pereira Neves

The Republic of Cabo Verde encompasses the inhabitants of the 10 islands that make up the national territory, located in the mid-Atlantic, off the West African ...

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Chile

CHL
1990
Session 45
PATRICIO AYLWIN AZOCAR

 Mr. President, I come before this Assembly with joy and great emotion, as the authentic voice of the Chilean nation, which has only recently been reborn to de...

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Azerbaijan

AZE
2021
Session 76
Ilham Aliyev

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Distinguished Heads of State and Government, I congratulate Mr. Abdulla Shahid on his election as the President of the 76t...

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Hungary

HUN
2009
Session 64
Peter Balazs

Allow me at the outset to congratulate the President on his assumption of the high post of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session...

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Sierra Leone

SLE
1967
Session 22
Mr. LEIGH

42. Mr. President, it is with great pleasure that I offer you, on behalf of my delegation and in the name of the Chairman and members of the National Reformatio...

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Myanmar

MMR
2006
Session 61
Mr. U. Nyan WIN

First of all, I wish to congratulate Sheikha Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa on her election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session. We are c...

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Lao

LAO
2003
Session 58
Somsavat Lengsavad

Let me convey my congratulations to Mr. Julian Hunte on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session. We are confident th...

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Finland

FIN
1994
Session 49
Mr. Heikki Haavisto

Let me begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this forty-ninth session. I am confident that with your l...

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Mexico

MEX
2022
Session 77
Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon

I share the warm greetings of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and the entire population of Mexico. In 2022, we are facing one of the most serious crises i...

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Canada

CAN
1991
Session 46
McDOIJGALL

I know that you, Sir, will convey to the President of the General Assembly at the forty-sixth session my congratulations as I join those who have already congr...

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Portugal

PRT
1988
Session 43
Mr. PINHEIRO

Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-third session. I particularly want to exp...

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Cambodia

KHM
2023
Session 78
Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Manet Hun

To begin. I would like to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Dennis Francis on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session. Our...

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Australia

AUS
1958
Session 13
Mr. Casey

1. Mr. CASEY (Australia): Firstly, Sir, let me take this opportunity to offer to you the sincere congratulations of the Australian delegation on your election a...

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Mali

MLI
1981
Session 36
Mr. TRAORE

. Mr. President, the friendly relations which link Iraq, your country, with mine make it a very special pleasure for me to convey to you my warm congratulations...

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Dominican Republic

DOM
2005
Session 60
Carlos Morales Troncoso

Permit me to join others in expressing, on behalf of our President, Mr. Leonel Fernández Reyna, our heartfelt congratulations to Ambassador Jan Eliasson of Swed...

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Sweden

SWE
1963
Session 18
Mr. NILSSON

The general debate in which we are now engaged serves many purposes. Above all it gives the Governments of all Member States, great and small, an opportunity to...

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