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India

IND
1960
Session 15
Mr. Krishna MENON

I am a newcomer to this Assembly and not accustomed to its ways and conventions. I seek, therefore, the indulgence of the President, and the indulgence of the m...

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Zimbabwe

ZWE
1998
Session 53
Isack Mudenge

At the outset I would like to congratulate Mr. Didier Opertti on his unanimous election to the presidency of the fifty-third session of the General Assembly. Hi...

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Honduras

HND
1980
Session 35
Elvir Sierra

Mr. President, first of all I wish to extend to you the sincere congratulations of the delegation of Honduras on the well-deserved honour of being unanimously ...

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Dominican Republic

DOM
1957
Session 12
Mr. HERRERA BAEZ

I should like in the first place, on behalf of the delegation of the Dominican Republic and of my Government, to congratulate the President most heartily on his...

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Iraq

IRQ
2017
Session 72
Mr. Ibrahim Abulkarim Al-Jafari

My delegation first wishes to congratulate Mr. Miroslav Lajčák upon his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session. We also con...

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Holy See/ Vatican

VAT
2013
Session 68
Archbishop Dominque Mamberti

At the outset, on behalf of the Holy See, I have the honour to congratulate Ambassador John Ashe on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at...

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Maldives

MDV
1990
Session 45
MAUMOON ABDUL GAYOOM

I have much pleasure in extending to you, Sir, my warm congratulations and those of the members of the Maldives delegation on your election as President of the...

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Uruguay

URY
1963
Session 18
Mr. ZORILLA DE SAN MARTIN

The Eastern Republic of Uruguay wishes, through me, to congratulate Mr. Carlos Sosa Rodriguez, Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the United Nations, on h...

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Antigua and Barbuda

ATG
1999
Session 54
Patrick Albert Lewis

Antigua and Barbuda offers hearty congratulations on the election of the president of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session. His efforts towards brin...

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Libya

LBY
2019
Session 74
Mr. Faiez Mustafa Serraj

I would like to begin by taking this opportunity to congratulate President Muhammad-Bande on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sev...

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Gabon

GAB
1961
Session 16
Mr. Aubame

114. On behalf of the Republic of Gabon I wish to pay the highest tribute to Mr. Dag Hammarskjold, who died on our African soil so that the independence of an...

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Grenada

GRD
2019
Session 74
Mr. C. Peter David

I extend cordial greetings from the Government and the people of Grenada, on whose behalf I am always honoured to address this noble institution and its members...

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El Salvador

SLV
1950
Session 5
Mr. CASTRO

A year ago, in this same hall, I had the honour, as representative of El Salvador, to congratulate General Carlos Romulo, representative of the Philippine Repub...

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Cambodia

KHM
1961
Session 16
Prince Norodom Sihanouk

I wish first to say how deeply moved I am at the thought that our Secretary-General, Mr. Dag Hammarskjold, is no more. On behalf of Cambodia and its people, I d...

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Yugoslavia

YUG
1970
Session 25
Mr. TEPAVAC

81. Mr. President, I should like to address my first words to you in your capacity of representative of Norway, a country with which Yugoslavia maintains extr...

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India

IND
1994
Session 49
Mr. Mukherjee

I congratulate Mr. Amara Essy on his election as President of the General Assembly at the forty-ninth session. We are particularly gratified that an eminent son...

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Mauritania

MRT
1984
Session 39
Ould Minnih

I should like at the outset to congratulate Mr. Lusaka, on behalf of the Mauritanian delegation, on his election as President of the General Assembly at its th...

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Tanzania

TZA
2016
Session 71
Mr. Augustine Philip Mahiga

First and foremost, I would like to convey to the Assembly greetings from Mr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, who, owi...

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Canada

CAN
1980
Session 35
MacGuigan

Mr. President, my first words must be ones of congratulation to you on the assumption of the highest office in the Assembly. Your election represents not only ...

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Republic of Korea

KOR
1999
Session 54
Hong Soon-young

On behalf of my delegation, I offer Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab my sincere congratulations on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth ses...

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