Speeches by Theo-Ben Gurirab

147 speeches found

Brunei

BRN
2000Session 55
Prince Mohamed Bolkiah

Mr. President, I should like to offer you my congratulations on your election and my best wishes for the coming year, and also to convey my great appreciation t...

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Benin

BEN
2000Session 55
Joël Wassi Adechi

It is my pleasure to congratulate the President on his election. It bears witness to the esteem which the international community has for his country and for hi...

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Cambodia

KHM
2000Session 55
Hor Namhong

On behalf of the delegation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, I am particularly pleased to extend, through you, Mr. Acting President, my warmest congratulations on th...

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Sierra Leone

SLE
2000Session 55
Sama Banya

May I, on behalf of my delegation and the Government and people of the Republic of Sierra Leone, add my vice to those before me to offer warm felicitations on y...

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Estonia

EST
1999Session 54
Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Let me begin by congratulating Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab on his election as President of this fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly. I wish him all the best i...

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Slovenia

SVN
2000Session 55
Alojz Peterle

Let me take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, and your country, Finland, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth sessi...

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South Africa

ZAF
2000Session 55
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the stewardship of this historic Assembly and also to congratulate your predecessor, Mr. The...

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Somalia

SOM
2000Session 55
Abdikassim Salad Hassan

It is a singular honour and privilege for me to be here today to address this session of the General Assembly. On this auspicious occasion, I would like to take...

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Congo

COG
2000Session 55
Rodolphe Adada

May I start by joining previous speakers in offering, on behalf of the Congolese delegation, warm congratulations to Mr. Harri Holkeri on his election to the pr...

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Cape Verde

CPV
2000Session 55
Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares

Let me congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over this fifth-fifth session of the General Assembly. I am confident that your well-known experience ...

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Grenada

GRD
2000Session 55
Elvin Nimrod

My delegation greets and congratulates you, Sir, for presiding over the deliberations of the fifty-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly — the Mi...

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Suriname

SUR
2000Session 55
Maria Levens

On behalf of the Government and people of the Republic of Suriname, I would like first of all to join previous speakers in extending my congratulations to Mr. H...

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Yemen

YEM
2000Session 55
Abdalla Saleh Al-Ashtal

Permit me, at the outset, to extend to you, Mr. President, my congratulations on your election to the presidency of the fifty-fifth session of the General Assem...

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Nigeria

NGA
2000Session 55
Alhaji Sule Lamido

Please allow me to share with Mr. Holkeri the joy of his election to the presidency of the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly. He can rest assured of N...

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Hungary

HUN
2000Session 55
Janos Martonyi

I would like to sincerely congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of this, the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session, which serves as a...

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Mauritania

MRT
2000Session 55
Ahmed Ould Sid Ahmed

On behalf of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, I should like to congratulate Mr. Harri Holkeri on his election to the presidency of the fifty- fifth session o...

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Burkina Faso

BFA
2000Session 55
Youssouf Ouedraogo

Exactly one week ago, the Millennium Summit was held in this very Hall, in which more than 150 leaders, heads of State and Government took an active and interac...

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Haiti

HTI
1999Session 54
Fritz Longchamp

The Republic of Haiti finds it a source of genuine satisfaction that the fifty-fourth regular session of the General Assembly is being presided over by Mr. Theo...

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Turkmenistan

TKM
1999Session 54
Boris Shikhmuradov

First of all, permit me to congratulate the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Namibia, Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab on his election to the presidency of the General Assem...

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Laos

LAO
2000Session 55
Somsavat Lengsavad

At the outset, I would like, on behalf of the delegation of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, to congratulate you, Sir, on your well- deserved election to t...

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