Speeches by Major

6355 speeches found

Mauritius

MUS
1997
Session 52
Rajkeswur Purryag

Mr. President, I have the distinct honour and privilege on behalf of my delegation to extend to you, Sir, our warmest congratulations upon your election as Pre...

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Vanuatu

VUT
2022
Session 77
Nikenike Vurobaravu

It is my great honour and privilege to speak for the first time as the President of the Republic of Vanuatu in this important body, the United Nations General A...

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Chad

TCD
2000
Session 55
Mahamat Saleh Annadif

It was by unanimous vote that our Assembly elected our President to be in charge of our work. Whereas we are already aware of his professional skills and his hu...

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Bangladesh

BGD
1977
Session 32
Huq

232. Sir, on behalf of the Government of Bangladesh and my delegation, it is both a pleasure and privilege for me to congratulate you most warmly on your elect...

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Netherlands

NLD
2022
Session 77
Mark Rutte

Growing up in Europe as a child of the Cold War, the Iron Curtain was a fact of life, and I still vividly remember when the first breaches began to appear in th...

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Greece

GRC
1984
Session 39
HARALAMBOPOULOS

Let me first of all extend to Mr. Lusaka our warmest congratulations on his election to the high office of President of the General Assembly. At a time when in...

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Ireland

IRL
1962
Session 17
Mr. Aiken

1. May I at the outset express to Mr. Muhammad Zafrulla Khan the warm congratulations of the Irish delegation on his election as President of this seventeenth s...

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Trinidad and Tobago

TTO
2003
Session 58
Knowlson Gift

It is indeed a signal honour for me to extend to you, Sir and to the Government and people of the sister Caribbean Community (CARICOM) State of Saint Lucia our...

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Finland

FIN
1972
Session 27
Mr. Karjalainen

Mr. President, it gives me great pleasure to extend to you, on behalf of my Government and myself, our sincerest congratulations on your election to the office ...

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Korea, Republic of

KOR
1993
Session 48
Mr. HAN

May I congratulate Ambassador Insanally of Guyana on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session. I also wish to acknow...

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Canada

CAN
2009
Session 64
Lawrence Cannon

The establishment of the United Nations came about through the fundamental recognition of our interdependence as peoples and nations. Canada was among its f...

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Haiti

HTI
2022
Session 77
Jean Victor Geneus

Allow me to begin by conveying to the President the warm greetings of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Haiti, His Excellency Mr. Ariel Henry, who had to ca...

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Afghanistan

AFG
1972
Session 27
Mr. Shafiq

Mr. President, on behalf of the Afghan delegation, I should like to extend to you our warmest congratulations on your election as President of the twenty-sevent...

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Indonesia

IDN
1976
Session 31
Mr. Malik

The thirty-first session of the General Assembly, like all previous sessions, will be a reflection of the world of the present day. It is a world confronted by ...

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Burma

MMR
1971
Session 26
Mr. KYI

3. Mr. President, it is my privilege to extend to you the warm congratulations of the delegation of Burma, as well as my own personal congratulations, on your...

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Paraguay

PRY
1990
Session 45
FRUTOS VAESKEN

At the outset I should like to congratulate the President on his election to his high office at the forty-fifth session of the General Assembly. Because of his...

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Somalia

SOM
2007
Session 62
Hussein Elabe Fahiye

It is indeed an honour for me to extend to Mr. Kerim the sincere congratulations of the Government of Somalia upon his election to the presidency of the Gene...

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Algeria

DZA
1991
Session 46
BRAHIMI

It is a pleasure and an honour for me to extend to you, Mr. President, our congratulations on your assumption of your office, which reflects our unanimous reco...

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Tunisia

TUN
1980
Session 35
M'Zali

Before telling you how pleased I am to address you from this rostrum, I should like to extend the congratulations of my country, Tunisia, to you, Mr. President...

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Argentina

ARG
1992
Session 47
Mr. PI TELLA

I should like to congratulate the President on his election. I am convinced that his work at this session will be crowned with success, as was that of his pr...

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