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Colombia

COL
2012
Session 67
Juan Manuel Santos Calderón

Two years ago, during my first address before the Assembly as President of Colombia (see A/65/PV.15), I expressed my country’s aspiration to become a member of...

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Tanzania

TZA
2006
Session 61
Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete

Permit me to begin by congratulating Her Excellency Sheikha Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa on her well deserved election to the presidency of the General Assembly at...

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Jordan

JOR
1982
Session 37
KASIM

Mr. President. it gives me great pleasure to convey to you in the name of the delegation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. our warm congratulations on your...

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Viet Nam

VNM
1995
Session 50
Mr. Nguyen Manh Cam

Allow me at the outset, on behalf of the delegation of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, to congratulate Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral on his election as Preside...

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Ireland

IRL
1958
Session 13
Mr. Aiken

72. Mr. President, may I, first of all, congratulate you on your election and wish your presidency every success. 73. The annual general debate of this Assembly...

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Rwanda

RWA
1990
Session 45
Juvenal Habyarimana

It is a great honour for me and for the entire delegation of Rwanda to convey to you, Sir, our sincere and warm congratulations on your election to the preside...

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Bulgaria

BGR
2014
Session 69
Rosen Plevneliev

Let me congratulate Mr. Sam Kutesa of Uganda on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. I also extend my warmest...

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Singapore

SGP
1998
Session 53
Shanmugam Jayakumar

Singapore was delighted to see Mr. Didier Opertti unanimously elected as the fifty- third President of the United Nations General Assembly. As this century draw...

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Romania

ROU
1964
Session 19
Mr. Manescu

96. Mr. President, the delegation of the Romanian People's Republic regards your presence in the Chair as a mark of appreciation of your qualities as a distingu...

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Montenegro

MNE
2012
Session 67
Nebojša Kaludjerović

It is a great honour to deliver these remarks on behalf of Montenegro. At the outset, allow me to address two friends and colleagues. I would like to congratul...

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Indonesia

IDN
2008
Session 63
Hassan Wirajuda

May I first congratulate Mr. D’Escoto Brockmann on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. I am sure that he wil...

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Nepal

NPL
1996
Session 51
Prakash Chandra Lohani

On behalf of my delegation and on my own behalf, I should like at the outset to congratulate Mr. Razali Ismail on his unanimous election to the presidency of t...

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France

FRA
1977
Session 32
DE GUIRINGAUD

154. Mr. President, there are many reasons why my delegation welcomes your accession to the office of President of the thirty-second session of the General As...

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Turkey

TUR
1989
Session 44
YILMAZ

 At the outset I extend my warm congratulations to the President on his election to preside over the forty-fourth session of the General Assembly. This session...

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Kazakhstan

KAZ
2021
Session 76
Kassym Jomart Tokayev

Dear Mr. President, Dear Mr. Secretary General, Ladies and gentlemen, I congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the Presidency of the seventy- sixth sessio...

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Switzerland

CHE
2007
Session 62
Mrs. Micheline Calmy-Rey,

At the outset, Sir, I should like to congratulate you on your election as President of the General Assembly, and to assure you of my country’s full support ...

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Kingdom of Tonga

TON
2020
Session 75
Mr. Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa

It is a distinct honour for me, on behalf of His Majesty’s Government, and the people of the Kingdom of Tonga, to address the United Nations General Assembly, f...

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Iceland

ISL
1980
Session 35
Johannesson

It gives me great pleasure, Sir, to join my colleagues who have congratulated you on your election as President of the thirty-fifth session of the General Asse...

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Uganda

UGA
1993
Session 48
Mr. Ssemogerere

I wish, on behalf of the Uganda delegation, to join those representatives who have already congratulated Mr. Insanally of Guyana on his well- deserved election ...

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Dominican Republic

DOM
2022
Session 77
Roberto Alvarez Gil

I begin my statement by conveying the apologies of our President, Mr. Luis Abinader Corona, who, for unexpected reasons resulting from Hurricane Fiona, which ha...

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