Speeches by Annan

I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. This election is a tribute to Africa an...

Allow me at the outset, Mr. President, on behalf of the people and Government of my country, the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros, to extend my sincere c...

I extend my congratulations to Mr. Gurirab on his election and my warmest respects to his predecessor, Mr. Didier Opertti. My very best wishes go to them both a...

I wish to congratulate you most warmly, Mr. President, on your unanimous election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session and to assur...

Allow me, at the outset, to add my voice to those of the distinguished speakers before me, to offer you, Sir, on behalf of the people of the Congo and myself, ...

I wish first of all to congratulate you, Sir, on your unanimous election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-second session. There is no doubt th...

Let me take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, and your country, Finland, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth sessi...

It is a pleasure for me, on behalf of the people and the Government of Haiti and on my own behalf, to express to you, Sir, my heartfelt congratulations on your ...

Allow me, Sir, to discharge the agreeable duty of congratulating Mr. Julian Hunte on his unanimous election to the Presidency of the General Assembly at its fi...

I would like first of all to congratulate you, Sir, on being unanimously elected to chair the fifty- eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. On ...

It is an honour for me, as President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, to deliver my first speech to this Assembly. I wish to congratulate Mr. D’Escoto Brockm...

Allow me, at the outset, to congratulate you on your election to the presidency of the fifty-eighth session of the General Assembly. This session will be one o...

I congratulate the President on her election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-third session. I wish to assure her and members of the Ass...

Allow me to extend to you, Sir, our warm congratulations on your election to preside over the historic sixtieth session of the General 13 Assembly. You can res...

Allow me to start by expressing my warmest congratulations to the President of the General Assembly at its seventy-third session. I can assure her of my d...

It is my honour to address the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session. Since the terrorist attacks of 11 September, the struggle against terrorism has bec...

I would like to express congratulations and support to the President of the General Assembly for having chosen as the theme of our debate, “For a stronger and m...

It is a distinct honour for me today to address the sixtieth General Assembly of the United Nations. At the outset, please allow me on behalf of the Government ...

I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to you, Sir, on your election as the President of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. My delegati...

As the head of Lebanon's delegation to the General Assembly, I am pleased to congratulate Mr. Ping on his election as President of the General Assembly at its f...