Luxembourg
First of all, I should like to extend to the President of the General Assembly at this forty-eighth session my sincere congratulations on his election. He was u...
Ghana
My delegation wishes to express its satisfaction and joy in seeing Mr. Razali Ismail preside over the fifty-first session of the General Assembly. His unanimou...
Suriname
On behalf of the Government and people of the Republic of Suriname, I take great pleasure in welcoming you, Sir, to the presidency of the forty-eighth session o...
Mongolia
Allow me at the outset to convey to you. Sir, my delegation's sincere congratulations on your unanimous election to the high post of President of the General ...
Poland
I am pleased to speak before the Assembly of this universal Organization, where virtually every country in the world, small or vast, rich or poor, has a voice,...
Moldova, Republic of
President Snegur (spoke in Moldovan; English text furnished by the delegation): Allow me at the outset, Sir, to extend to you my cordial and sincere congratulat...
Suriname
Our world is moving into a new era which has not yet taken a permanent shape. This process of change entails profound transformations, some of which promote dev...
Samoa
It is always an honour and a great pleasure to address the General Assembly. My first task, a happy one, is to congratulate you, Sir, most warmly on your electi...
Israel
Let me begin by congratulating you, Sir, and the nation of Bulgaria, on your assumption of the presidency of the United Nations General Assembly. May I also c...
Botswana
I wish to extend to the President the sincere congratulations of my delegation on his election to the presidency of this historic session of the General Assemb...
Gambia
May I at the outset congratulate Ambassador Insanally on his unanimous election as President of the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session. His long and r...
Guinea
It is a great pleasure and, indeed, an honour for me, to convey to the General Assembly the fond greetings of the people of Guinea, its Government and its Presi...
Rwanda
Like those who have preceded us in addressing the Assembly, we wish first of all to offer you, Mr. President, our warmest congratulations on your election to pr...
Cote d'Ivoire
My delegation and I are pleased, Sir, to see you presiding over the fifty-first session of the General Assembly. Your great experience of multilateral diplomac...
Spain
I would like first of all to express to Ambassador Razali my cordial congratulations on his election as President of the General Assembly. I am firmly convince...
Antigua and Barbuda
Exactly 500 years ago, in 1492, two worlds collided. That collision completely altered the fate of human civilization and the destinies of the two peoples inv...
Greece
Mr. President, allow me at the outset to extend to you the warmest congratulations of the Greek Government on your election to the presidency of the forty-eight...
Nepal
I have the pleasure to extend to Mr. Ganev the warm congratulations of the delegation of Nepal on his unanimous election to the presidency of the forty-sevent...
Algeria
Allow me first to say how pleased we are to see Ambassador Freitas do Amaral of Portugal presiding over this session of the General Assembly, a session that coi...
Tajikistan
Allow me first to congratulate Mr. Razali Ismail on his election to the post of President of the General Assembly at its fifty-first session. We consider this ...