Speeches by Mr. Benites

It should not be surprising that, for a citizen of the third world like me, it is difficult to speak once again before this Assembly-difficult because I cannot...

Mr. President, I am particularly pleased to express to you my warmest congratulations upon your election to the eminent functions of President of the twenty-nin...

It is fitting first of all to note that the current session of the General Assembly re-presents a turning-point in the history of the Organization. The events w...

At the outset, allow me to express the sympathy of the Government of Oman for the Governments and peoples of Honduras and Peru for the natural disasters which h...

Speaking as I am for the first time from this rostrum and representing a country whose policy is profoundly attached to the noble principles of dialog and toler...

Mr. President, on behalf of the Greek Government, and on my own behalf, I should like to express our deep feelings of satisfaction at your election to the presi...

164. The election to the high office of President of this session of the General Assembly of Mr. Benites, the representative of Ecuador, is not only the culmin...

We have learned with great sorrow of the passing of Mr. Paul Hoffman, the former Managing Director of the Special Fund and Administrator of UNDP. A man of inter...

140. It is my pleasant duty to extend to Mr. Benites my warm congratulations upon his election to the presidency of the General Assembly. These congratulation...

It is in no mere subservience to tradition that my first words in the general debate of the twenty-ninth session should be of gratitude to the President of the ...

Mr. President, permit me to congratulate you on your unanimous election to the presidency of the General Assembly. You have the distinction of being the younges...

My first very pleasant duty is to convey to you all the personal greetings and salutations of Mr. Siaka Stevens, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone. To s...

For many years, from this rostrum and others, the non-aligned countries have constantly called for peace and detente -a far-reaching general detente which woul...

Permit me, Mr. President, to express the gratification of my Government and delegation at your having been elected to direct the debates of this Assembly. Your ...

Mr. President, on behalf of the Japanese delegation, I wish to extend my heartfelt congratulations to you on your unanimous election to the presidency of the tw...

Mr. President, the honor conferred on Ecuador when I was elected President of the twenty-eighth session of this Assembly had the disadvantage of preventing me, ...

158. Owing to the unexpected delay of some hours in the arrival of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of my country, I have the honour to come to the rostrum at t...

Mr. President, the Tunisian delegation is happy to associate itself with all the speakers who have already congratulated you on your election as President of th...

Mr. President, I would like, at the outset, to express my delegation's satisfaction and, in particular, my own, at seeing you directing the work of the twenty-n...

 Mr. President, allow me, on behalf of the delegation of the Mongolian People's Republic, to congratulate Mr. Benites sincerely once again on his election t...