Speeches by Seyni Kountche

The annual gathering of representatives of virtually all the sovereign nations of the globe, and of affiliated or interested international institutions withi...

Our brother, Mr. Salim of the United Republic of Tanzania, to whom I am happy today to pay a tribute, conducted, step by step, with the competence, tact and go...

Just a few, days ago, Mexico, its land and its great people suffered one of the most devastating and extensive earthquakes, we can still see the heartrending pi...

The international community has welcomed the election of Mr. Salim of the United Republic of Tanzania to the presidency of this thirty-fourth session of the Ge...

The thirty-eighth session of the General Assembly was concluded only a few days ago, under the distinguished presidency of Mr. Jorge Illueca, of Panama, to who...

91. The thirtieth session of the General Assembly is taking place when the curtain has just come down on important events which make our era stand out, and whic...

I should like on behalf of my delegation to convey to Ambassador Amerasinghe our most sincere congratulations on his election as President of the thirty-first r...

213. The thirty-second session of the United Nations General Assembly is opening in a world characterized by political uncertainty and economic anxiety. Some, ...

268. Mr. President, first of all I should like to offer you my warm congratulations on your election to the presidency of our Assembly. Nor can I forget your p...

On 24 October 1985, the community of nations celebrated the fortieth anniversary of the United Nations. In a world suffering from countless problems and frustra...

For the community of nations, for the peoples of the United Nations and for our Governments, the annual session of the General Assembly is a source of annually...

I come to this rostrum with mixed feelings: first, a sense of deep trust, which makes me see the United Nations as the supreme resort, a very special place wher...