Speeches by Major

On behalf of the Dominican Republic and its President Mr. Leonel Fernandez Reyna, I wish to convey to our President our warmest congratulations on his well des...

Exactly one year ago, on 30 September 2013, I had the unsurpassed glory of delivering my maiden address to the General Assembly (see A/68/PV.21), and I used ...

On behalf of His Excellency Mr. Desiré Delano Bouterse, President of the Republic of Suriname, I wish to extend our congratulations to Mr. Lajčák on his electio...

There are times in the life of nations when circumstances arise that offer exceptional opportunities for strengthening peace and cooperation between peoples, o...

 On behalf of the Government and the people of Suriname, I bring you greetings as well as congratulations on your unanimous election to the presidency of the G...

On behalf of my delegation, and on my own behalf, I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your unanimous election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty...

I wish first of all, on behalf of the delegation of Nepal and on my own behalf, to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral on his election as Pr...

Monsieur Le President, heads of Government and State, ladies and gentlemen, This is the sixth occasion on which I have addressed the United Nations General ...

As I stand here today to tell the story of my country, Pakistan, my heart and mind have not been able to leave home. Standing here, I still feel as though I am ...

Let me congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the thirty-ninth session of the General Assembly. Aware of your competence and rich experience i...

For the second time in my tenure as Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, I have the pleasure and honour to welcome a distinguished son of our ...

I am pleased to be here to address the General Assembly. Sixty-three years ago, representatives from around the world gathered in San Francisco to complete t...

South Africa welcomes your election, Sir, as the President of the General Assembly at its fifty-second session. We congratulate you having experienced at first...

 On behalf of the Mauritanian delegation, Sir, may I first congratulate you on your well-deserved election to the presidency or the forty-second session of the...

1. The delegation of Rwanda would like to add its voice to those of delegations which have spoken before it and congratulate you on the occasion of your brill...

I welcome this opportunity to extend to you, Sir, the congratulations of the delegation of Saint Kitts and Nevis on your election to the eminent post of the Pre...

Allow me first to say how pleased I am to see Ambassador Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe vested with the presidency of the thirty-first session of the General Asse...

Allow me, Sir, on behalf of the Albanian delegation, to extend to you my warm congratulations on your election to the high post of President of the General Ass...

It is a great honour and privilege to address the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session. It is indeed my sincere belief that the General Assembly is vi...

Before I came here, Sahar Afzal, a representative of Dutch youth, asked me a simple question. “Minister,” he said, “do you still believe in the United Nations?”...