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USA

USA
1987
Session 42
Ronald Reagan

Let me first welcome the Secretary-General back from his pilgrimage for peace in the Middle East. Hundreds of thousands have already fallen in the bloody confl...

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Iran, Islamic Republic of

IRN
1994
Session 49
Mr. Velayati

May I at the outset congratulate Mr. Amara Essy on his well- deserved election to the presidency of the forty-ninth session of the General Assembly. Allow me to...

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Palestinan Authority

PSE
2011
Session 66
Mahmoud Abbas

At the outset, I extend my congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly for this session. I wish you every succe...

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Indonesia

IDN
1983
Session 38
KUSUMAATMAOJA

215. It is indeed a great pleasure for me to address to Mr. Illieca the felicitations of my delegation on his assumption of the presidency of the thirty-eighth...

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Senegal

SEN
1972
Session 27
Mr. Diouf

Mr. President, I am particularly pleased to have the opportunity today to associate myself with the speakers who have preceded me in offering to you the warmest...

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Oman

OMN
1997
Session 52
Yousef Bin Al-Alawi Bin Abdulla

Mr. President, at the outset allow me to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your election to preside over the work of this, the fifty-second session ...

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Malta

MLT
1972
Session 27
Mr. Attard Kingswell

Mr. President, may I first of all be allowed to offer my sincere congratulations, and those of the Government and delegation of Malta, on your unanimous electio...

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

COD
1967
Session 22
Mr. UMBA DI LUTETE

140. Allow me first of all Mr. President, to add my voice to those of previous speakers and to offer you the sincere congratulations of the people and Governmen...

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Israel

ISR
2016
Session 71
Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu

What I am about to say is going to shock everyone — Israel has a bright future at the United Nations. I know that hearing that from me must surely come as a sur...

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India

IND
1993
Session 48
Mr. Dinesh SINGH

Mr. President, your unanimous election as President augurs well for the forty- eighth session of the General Assembly. I extend my heartiest congratulations to ...

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Jamaica

JAM
2011
Session 66
Kenneth Baugh

I would like to congratulate the President on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. We are confident that his ...

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Romania

ROU
1962
Session 17
Mr. MALITZA

May I first of all, on behalf of the Romanian delegation, congratulate the President of the General Assembly on his election to the Presidency for this session....

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Uganda

UGA
1976
Session 31
Mr. Abdalla

Mr. President, may I first of all take this opportunity to convey to you and, through you, to all delegations assembled here, greetings from His Excellency Alha...

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Algeria

DZA
1966
Session 21
Mr. BOUTEFLIKA

121. Mr. President, I am especially happy to convey to you the warmest congratulations of Algeria, and of its delegation to the twenty-first session of the...

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Guinea

GIN
1962
Session 17
Mr. Sékou Touré

A year ago, at the opening of the sixteenth session, the delegation of the Republic of Guinea saluted with joy and pride the great turning-point in the life of ...

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Turkey

TUR
1973
Session 28
BAYULKEN

37. I should like first to express our warmest congratulations to Ambassador Leopoldo Benites on the occasion of his election to the high office of President o...

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Congo

COG
1989
Session 44
NDINGA-OBA

 The year that is now drawing to its end has demonstrated the perfectible nature of international life. In a good number of situations which until very recentl...

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Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

PRK
1995
Session 50
Mr. Choi Su Hon

On behalf of the delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, I should like first to congratulate you, Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral, on your election...

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Greece

GRC
1985
Session 40
Mr. Papoulias

Let me at the very outset extend to Ambassador de Pinies of Spain my warmest congratulations on his election as President of the General Assembly. The Greek Gov...

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Grenada

GRD
1989
Session 44
JONES

 I bring greetings from the Government and people of Grenada. My delegation joins in the many eloquent expressions of confidence and trust reposed in the Presi...

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