Speeches by Major

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Russian Federation

RUS
1991
Session 46
Pankin

Mingling with the other people taking part in this General Assembly debate and looking to their faces makes one almost physically aware of fact that, today, th...

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Guinea

GIN
2013
Session 68
François Lounceny Fall

It is with legitimate pride that I address the General Assembly, a symbol of the resolve of peoples to pool their potential in order to forge a better world ...

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Belarus

BLR
2014
Session 69
Vladimir Makei

Humankind has only one past, but many options for the future. History is such that we know only the consequences of those actions that have occurred, but not...

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Samoa

WSM
1996
Session 51
Tofilau Eti Alesana

Samoa congratulates you most warmly on your highly acclaimed election. It is a particular pleasure for me to express to you our full confidence in and support ...

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Rwanda

RWA
1979
Session 34
Ngarukiyintwali

Mr. President your unanimous election to the presidency of this august Assembly is for the delegation of Rwanda a cause for great pleasure and legitimate pride...

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Turkey

TUR
1976
Session 31
Mr. Qla|layangi

Allow me first of all to extend my congratulations to Mr. Amerasinghe, the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka, upon his election to the presidency of the thi...

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Vietnam

VNM
2023
Session 78
Pham Minh Chinh

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

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Ethiopia

ETH
2011
Session 66
Hailemariam Desalegn

It gives me great pleasure to congratulate the President on his election to lead the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. I wish to assure him of the...

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Greece

GRC
2010
Session 65
Dimitris Droutsas

I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session, Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki of Libya, for his tireless efforts in takin...

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Zimbabwe

ZWE
2004
Session 59
Mr. Robert Mugabe

I am delighted to congratulate Mr. Ping, a distinguished son of Africa, upon his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. Indee...

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Bangladesh

BGD
2000
Session 55
Al-Haj Abdus Samad Azad

The historic Millennium Summit and the forward-looking Declaration it adopted have set a very positive tone for the Millennium Assembly, which is now continuing...

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Armenia

ARM
1996
Session 51
Vahan Papazian

At the outset, I would like to congratulate the President on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-first session. Given his talen...

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Qatar

QAT
1991
Session 46
AL-KHATER

Sir, at the outset I take pleasure in congratulating you on your election to the presidency of the forty-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly. ...

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Ethiopia

ETH
1973
Session 28
Haile

106. I find it a source of great pleasure to preface my statement this afternoon by expressing to the President my very warm felicitations upon his election t...

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Federal Republic of Nigeria

NGA
2019
Session 74
Mr. Muhammadu Buhari

First, I wish to thank the General Assembly for the honour bestowed on the Government and the people of Nigeria by electing our national, His Excellency Mr. Tij...

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Montenegro

MNE
2023
Session 78
Jakov Milatovic

It is my true honour to be in this great Hall today and to address the General Assembly on behalf of Montenegro. This year’s general debate theme depicts the ke...

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Afghanistan

AFG
2002
Session 57
Hâmid Karzai

Not very far from here stood two towers that symbolized freedom, prosperity and progress. Halfway around the globe stood two magnificent Buddhas that represent...

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Central African Republic

CAF
2018
Session 73
Mr. Faustin Archange Touadera

First of all, I would like to extend my warm congratulations to the Republic of Ecuador, and especially to Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, on her well-deser...

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Gabon

GAB
1966
Session 21
Mr. ENGONE

1. Mr. President, I should like, first of all, on behalf of the delegation of Gabon, to express our warmest congratulations to you upon your election to the...

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Philippines

PHL
1985
Session 40
Mr. Castro

I wish to convey to you, Sir, the felicitations and best wishes of 54 million Filipinos on your unanimous election as President of this historic fortieth sessio...

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