Speeches by Oscar Arias Sanchez

I received the news of your election to the General Assembly presidency, Sir, with a brother’s pride. Twenty-one years ago, it was through war in Central Am...

I will begin my remarks by congratulating Mr. Vuk Jeremić, President of the General Assembly, on his election. My country offers its support to him as he fulfi...

My Government views this forty-fifth session of the General Assembly as one which is of particular importance to the international community, especially as it ...

On behalf of the Government and the people of Costa Rica, may I convey to you, Mr. President, our warmest congratulations and best wishes on your assumption of ...

Let me begin by sending a warm greeting to Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki, President of the Assembly, on behalf of a country 35 times smaller than his native Liby...

On behalf of the people of Costa Rica, I convey my greetings to the President of the General Assembly and wish her every success. I also greet the Secretary-...

I come from a country you know well. You know our values, our struggle for development, our striving for peace. I come to ask you for help, to tell you that we...

I congratulate His Excellency Mr. Sam Kutesa, former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uganda, on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly. We wi...

 On behalf of the Chadian delegation I congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the forty-second session of the General Assembly. We are convinc...

We pay a tribute to the memory of Ernesto Guevara today, the twentieth anniversary of the sacrifice of his life. The Bible tells us that Cain killed Abel in the...

 I salute you, Sir, on behalf of the Costa Rican people and wish you all success as President of the General Assembly. I salute also a tireless friend in the e...

It is a great honour for me to participate in the forty-second session of the United Nations General Assembly. First, Sir, I wish, on behalf of the Government ...

I consider it a great privilege to convey to the President, on behalf of the delegation of Pakistan, our sincere congratulations on his election as President o...

Mr. President, may I first congratulate you on your well-deserved election, which indeed guarantees the effectiveness of the work of the forty-third session of...

I should like to extend my best wishes to the representatives of sovereign states Members of this unparalleled forum where we express our thoughts and hopes. I...