Speeches by Didier Opertti

156 speeches found

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

PRK
1999
Session 54
Paek Nam Sun

At the outset, please allow me to express, on behalf of the delegation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, our pleasure on congratulating you, Sir, on...

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Chile

CHL
1999
Session 54
Juan Gabriel Valdés

I would like first of all to express to you, Sir, our warm congratulations on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session. We...

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Zimbabwe

ZWE
1998
Session 53
Isack Mudenge

At the outset I would like to congratulate Mr. Didier Opertti on his unanimous election to the presidency of the fifty-third session of the General Assembly. Hi...

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Antigua and Barbuda

ATG
1999
Session 54
Patrick Albert Lewis

Antigua and Barbuda offers hearty congratulations on the election of the president of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session. His efforts towards brin...

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Cape Verde

CPV
1999
Session 54
Carlos Veiga

Mr. President, it gives me great pleasure to convey to you and your country, Namibia, my heartfelt congratulations on your election to the presidency of the Gen...

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Palestine

PSE
1999
Session 54
Yasser Arafat

Mr. President, it gives me great pleasure to see you presiding over this new session of the General Assembly after your long struggle to gain freedom, along wit...

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Republic of Korea

KOR
1999
Session 54
Hong Soon-young

On behalf of my delegation, I offer Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab my sincere congratulations on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth ses...

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Singapore

SGP
1999
Session 54
Shunmugam Jayakumar

First let convey my warmest congratulations to you, Mr. President, on your election. As we enter the new millennium, the United Nations is crossing a significan...

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South Korea

KOR
1998
Session 53
Hong Soon-young

On behalf of the delegation of the Republic of Korea, I sincerely congratulate Mr. Didier Opertti on his election to the presidency of this session of the Gener...

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Papua New Guinea

PNG
1999
Session 54
Michael Somare

On behalf of the people and the Government of Papua New Guinea, I wish to join previous speakers in congratulating His Excellency Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab on his el...

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Luxembourg

LUX
1999
Session 54
Lydie Polfer

I should like at the outset, Sir, warmly to congratulate you on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly, which marks the opening of the regular ...

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Thailand

THA
1998
Session 53
Surin Pitsuwan

On behalf of the Government and the people of the Kingdom of Thailand, I should like to extend my warmest congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Didier Opertti u...

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Togo

TGO
1999
Session 54
Joseph Kokou Koffigoh

I am pleased to join those who spoke before me in expressing my warmest congratulations to the President on his election to lead this fifty-fourth session of th...

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Brazil

BRA
1998
Session 53
Luiz Felipe Lampreia

Mr. President, your election to preside over the fifty-third session of the United Nations General Assembly is especially gratifying for us Brazilians. Brazil a...

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Sierra Leone

SLE
1998
Session 53
Sama Banya

Permit me to offer, on behalf of President Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah and the Government and the people of Sierra Leone, our warm felicitations to Mr. Didier Ope...

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Macedonia

MKD
1999
Session 54
Aleksandar Dimitrov

Allow me first of all to congratulate Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Namibia, for having been elected President of the Ge...

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Jamaica

JAM
1999
Session 54
Seymour Mullings

On behalf of the delegation of Jamaica I extend to you, Sir, our congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth ...

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Senegal

SEN
1999
Session 54
Jacques Baudin

In electing you unanimously to preside over its at the fifty-fourth session, Sir, the General Assembly paid a well-deserved tribute to your country, the sister ...

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Cote d'Ivoire

CIV
1999
Session 54
Amara Essy

I wish to convey to my friend Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab how proud and happy I am to see a son of Africa leading the General Assembly into the new millennium. I congr...

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Angola

AGO
1999
Session 54
Jaio Bernardo de Miranda

Allow me, to begin, Sir, by congratulating you on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Angola, and on my own behalf, on your election as president of the...

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