Speeches by Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab

128 speeches found

Comoros

COM
2000
Session 55
Souef Mohamed El-Amine

On behalf of the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros, I congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-fif...

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India

IND
2000
Session 55
Jaswant Singh

India congratulates Mr. Harri Holkeri on his election as President of the first General Assembly of this millennium. We are encouraged that he intends to take t...

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Cambodia

KHM
1999
Session 54
Samdech Hun Sen

It is an honour for me to address this Assembly. I bring to all greetings and good wishes from His Majesty Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia, and from the peop...

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Nepal

NPL
2000
Session 55
Chakra Prasad Bastola

I join previous speakers in congratulating the President on his well-deserved election to preside over this Millennium Assembly. I am confident that, with his w...

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Uganda

UGA
1999
Session 54
Alfred Mubanda

On behalf of the delegation of Uganda, I should like to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab and all the Vice-Presidents on their election to guide ...

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Qatar

QAT
1999
Session 54
Sheik Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr Al-Thani

I extend my congratulations to Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty- fourth session. I wish him success in gu...

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Jordan

JOR
2000
Session 55
Abdul Ilah El-Khatib

At the outset, I would like to extend my congratulations to His Excellency on his election as President of the current session of the General Assembly, wishing ...

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Luxembourg

LUX
2000
Session 55
Hubert Wurth

Ms. Lydie Polfer, Vice-Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg regrets having had to cut short her stay in New York. She has asked me to m...

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Algeria

DZA
2000
Session 55
Abdelaziz Belkhadem

I should like first of all, on my own behalf and that of the Algerian delegation, to convey to Mr. Holkeri heartfelt congratulations on his election to the pres...

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Costa Rica

CRI
2000
Session 55
Roberto Rojas López

Allow me at the outset to congratulate Mr. Harri Holkeri on his well-deserved election to preside over the work of the General Assembly, which attests both to h...

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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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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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Afghanistan

AFG
2000
Session 55
Abdullah Abdullah

On my way to the Assembly Hall, I was informed by the Supreme State Council of the Islamic State of Afghanistan that in a self-evident act of aggression hundred...

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Lebanon

LBN
2000
Session 55
Selim El-Hoss

It gives me pleasure, Sir, to congratulate you on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session. I am confident that your vast e...

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Ghana

GHA
2000
Session 55
James Victor Gbeho

On behalf of my delegation, Sir, I wish to congratulate you sincerely on your election as President of the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly. This ses...

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Macedonia

MKD
2000
Session 55
Aleksandar Dimitrov

At the outset, I would like to congratulate Mr. Holkeri on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session. At the same time, I wou...

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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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Argentina

ARG
2000
Session 55
Enrique Candioti

In this, my first statement, allow me to congratulate Mr. Holkeri on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly. I believe that this is a timely opp...

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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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Rwanda

RWA
2000
Session 55
Joseph Mutaboba

May I first, on behalf of our Minister for Foreign Affairs, who could not be here, on behalf of my delegation and on my own behalf, join previous speakers in ex...

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