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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

VCT
2014
Session 69
Camillo Gonsalves

We gather this week to reaffirm our commitment to peace, justice and development. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines proudly recognizes Mr. John Ashe, son of o...

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Burkina Faso

BFA
2024
Session 79
Karamoko Jean Marie Traore

**Mr President,** **Mr Secretary-General of the United Nations,** **Distinguished Delegates,** I have the great privilege and immense honour of conveying to ...

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Ceylon

LKA
1964
Session 19
Mr. Gunewardene

50. Permit me, Mr. President on behalf of the delegation of Ceylon, to congratulate you warmly on your unanimous election as President of this Assembly, your pe...

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Turkmenistan

TKM
2000
Session 55
Aksoltan Ataeva

Allow me, Sir, to welcome you to your post and to wish you every success in your important and difficult activities in guiding the activities of this Assembly. ...

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Japan

JPN
1989
Session 44
NAKAYAMA

 I should like first, on behalf of the Government and people of Japan, to express „y heartfelt congratulations to you, Ambassador Garba, on your election as Pr...

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Slovakia

SVK
2003
Session 58
Klára Novotná

I have the honour of addressing the General Assembly on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Eduard Kukan, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic. Slovaki...

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Iran, Islamic Republic of

IRN
1991
Session 46
VELAYATI

At the outset, Sir, I should like to express my most sincere congratulations on your well-deserved election to the presidency of the forty-sixth session of the...

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Vanuatu

VUT
2014
Session 69
Joe Natuman

Vanuatu is honoured to join other speakers in congratulating Mr. Sam Kutesa on assuming the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. I ...

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Gabonese Republic

GAB
2020
Session 75
Mr. Ali Bongo Ondimba

Mr. President, Majesties, Ladies and Gentlemen Heads of State and Government, Ladies and Gentlemen Heads of Delegation, Mr. Secretary-General, Ladies and Gentle...

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Mexico

MEX
1994
Session 49
Mr. Carlos Salinas de Gortari

It is a great pleasure to attend the beginning of this forty-ninth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Now that the threat of global war is r...

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Togo

TGO
1996
Session 51
Koffi Panou

First of all, I would like to express to the President my sincere and warm congratulations upon his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its f...

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Bulgaria

BGR
2017
Session 72
Mr. Rumen Radev

I would first like to offer my most sincere condolences to the people and Government of Mexico for yesterday’s devastating earthquake. It is an honour for me to...

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Finland

FIN
1997
Session 52
Tarja Kaarina Halonen

Let me extend to you, Mr. Vice-President, my warmest congratulations on your election. The Foreign Minister of Luxembourg, Mr. Jacques Poos, spoke on behalf of...

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Rwanda

RWA
2000
Session 55
Joseph Mutaboba

May I first, on behalf of our Minister for Foreign Affairs, who could not be here, on behalf of my delegation and on my own behalf, join previous speakers in ex...

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UK

GBR
1980
Session 35
Carrington

Mr. President, may I first congratulate you on assuming the presidency of the General Assembly at this thirty-fifth session. You have taken on a task which dem...

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Bangladesh

BGD
2017
Session 72
Sheikh Hasina

Mr. President, let me extend my heartiest felicitations on your election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy- second session. My delegation assu...

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Panama

PAN
2014
Session 69
Varela Rodríguez

At the outset, I wish to congratulate Mr. Sam Kutesa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uganda, on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixt...

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Colombia

COL
1976
Session 31
Mr. Llevano

It is a matter of great good fortune that the deliberations of this session of the General Assembly are being presided over by Mr. Amerasinghe, who represents h...

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Zimbabwe

ZWE
2009
Session 64
Robert G. Mugabe

Let me begin by extending our warmest congratulations to you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. Your el...

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Czech Republic

CZE
2002
Session 57
Jan Kohout

Let me start by saying how pleased I am to see a representative of my own country presiding over this session of the General Assembly. It is the first time tha...

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