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RUS

RUS
1982
Session 37

Mr. Hollai, allow me to congratulate you on the occasion of your election to the presidency of the thirty-seventh session of the General Assembly and wish you f...

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Federal Republic of Germany

DEU
2020
Session 75
Mr. Heiko Maas

Mr President, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, “The survivors were immune, the others dead.” This is the rather pithy description of the end of the Spanish f...

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Finland

FIN
1991
Session 46
VAYRYNEN

Mr. President, it is a real pleasure for me to see you presiding over our deliberations. I am sure that under your skilful guidance this session of the General...

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Comoros

COM
2011
Session 66
Ikililou Dhoinine

It is a great honour and a privilege for me to address this Assembly for the first time since I took office as President of the Union of the Comoros, on 26 M...

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Myanmar

MMR
1989
Session 44
GYAW

On behalf of the delegation of the Union of Myanmar and on my own behalf, I take pleasure in extending warmest congratulations to the President on his unanimous...

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Gabon

GAB
2011
Session 66
Ali Bongo Ondimba

Allow me, first of all, to warmly congratulate the President on his election. His human qualities, along with his experience, will be invaluable throughout t...

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Laos

LAO
1967
Session 22
Prince SOUVANNA PHOUMA

85. I should like to add my delegation's sincere congratulations to those already offered to the President on his election to preside over this twenty-second se...

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Japan

JPN
1987
Session 42
YASUHIRO NAKASONE

I should like first to express my sincere congratulations to Your Excellency on your election as President of the General Assembly at its forty-second session....

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Saudi Arabia

SAU
2022
Session 77
Faisal bin Farhan A.F. A1 Furhan Al-Saud

At the outset, I should like to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Csaba Korosi on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session...

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Canada

CAN
2010
Session 65
Stephen Harper

It has now been more than 65 years since the nations of the world, exhausted, and in some cases devastated, by years of war, established the United Nations. ...

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Kyrgyzstan

KGZ
2002
Session 57
Askar Akayev

Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the lofty post of President of this representative world forum and to wish you every succe...

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United Arab Emirates

ARE
2022
Session 77
Reem Bint Ebrahim A1 Hashimy

I would like to thank His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Shahid for his outstanding management of the work of the General Assembly at its previous session. I would also...

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Botswana

BWA
2003
Session 58
Mompati S. Merafhe

Allow me, first of all, to express once again to the Secretary-General and to all United Nations personnel the condolences of my Government and the people of B...

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Italy

ITA
1984
Session 39
ANDREOTTI

Sir, I should like first of all to extend my warmest congratulations to you on the high office to which you have been called. Your election is testimony to the...

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Togo

TGO
2001
Session 56
Koffi Panou

The sudden speeding up of events that has taken place since the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly and their potential impact on the future of humanki...

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Egypt

EGY
1994
Session 49
Mr. Amre Moussa

Mr. President, at the outset, I should like to extend to you, brother Minister Amara Essy our congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General ...

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Turkmenistan

TKM
2023
Session 78
Serdar Berdimuhamedov

First of all. I would like to congratulate the heads and members of delegations and other participants on the opening of the seventy-eighth session of the Gener...

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Australia

AUS
2013
Session 68
Julie Bishop

As a freshly minted Foreign Minister, I am delighted to take part in this general debate. Only a few weeks ago, Australia held national elections and chose a...

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Yemen

YEM
1998
Session 53
Abul-Qader Ba-Jammal

On behalf of the delegation of the Republic of Yemen, I have great pleasure in expressing to Mr. Opertti 38 our heartfelt congratulations on his election as P...

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Egypt

EGY
1997
Session 52
Amre Moussa

Mr. President, to you and your friendly country, I am pleased to extend my warmest congratulations on your election to the presidency of this session of the Ge...

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