Speeches from 1979

Mr. President, it is indeed an honour and a privilege to greet you on your unanimous election, because you bring to this high office not only your outstanding ...

It is particularly gratifying to Indonesia that the President of this session is not only a distinguished diplomat with a long association with the United Nati...

O believers, we created you male and female and have made of you nations and tribes that you should know one another. Lo, the noblest of you in the sight of Go...

Mr. President, it gives the delegation of the Republic of Iraq great pleasure to extend to you its heartfelt felicitations on your election to the presidency o...

Mr. President, I wish to congratulate you on your election as President of this session of the Assembly. This marks the Assembly's recognition of your unique c...

161. Mr, President, please accept my congratulations on your election to the high office of President of the thirty-fourth session of the General Assembly. We ...

May I convey to the President my warmest congratulations on your election, which is proof of the esteem and appreciation with which the United Republic of Tanz...

Mr. President, since it is now my turn to speak in the general debate, I should like to say how much I welcome your unanimous election as President of the thir...

Mr. President, I wish to express the sincere pleasure of my delegation on your election to the presidency of the thirty-fourth session of the General Assembly....

On behalf of the Government and the people of Japan, I should like to extend warm congratulations to Mr. Salim on his election as President of the thirty-fourt...

 I should like first of all to extend my warmest congratulations to you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the thirty-fourth session of the General As...

Mr. President, my delegation has great pleasure in seeing you presiding over this Assembly. Your country, the United Republic of Tanzania, and mine are neighbo...

It gives me great pleasure to express to you, Sir, on behalf of the Government and people of Kuwait, heartfelt congratulations on your election as President of...

7. Mr. President, first of all allow me, on behalf of the delegation of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, to express to you my heartfelt congratulations on...

Sir, it gives me great pleasure to extend to you the sincere congratulations of the Lebanese delegation on your election as President of the General Assembly f...

Permit me at the outset to express my delegation's deep sorrow and grief at the untimely passing of Mr. Agostinho Neto, the President of the People's Republic ...

Five years hence a century will have elapsed since Africa stood defenceless before the Powers at Berlin. The very nations that had then long plundered Africa's...

36. On behalf of the delegation of the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, I should like, Mr, President, to express our pleasure at your election as Pre...

It is a very pleasant duty for me to offer you my heartiest congratulations, Sir, on your election as President of the thirty-fourth session of the General Ass...

It is my unhappy duty to present on behalf of the Malagasy delegation our heartfelt condolences to our sister delegation of Angola on the passing of President ...