Speeches from 1983

1. First of alt, Sir, I should like to express to you, on behalf of the people and Government of Honduras, our congratulations on your election to the presiden...

26. Let me first offer you, Sir, a warm welcome and hearty congratulations on your election to the presidency of this session of the General Assembly. In you ...

 It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Mr. Illueca on his election to the presidency of the thirty-eighth session of the General Assembly. I am confide...

1. I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to that august office. Your long association with the United Nations and your experience give us hope ...

215. It is indeed a great pleasure for me to address to Mr. Illieca the felicitations of my delegation on his assumption of the presidency of the thirty-eighth...

 "Those not following the true path of God exploit their riches in obstructing others from the path of God and thus scatter their wealth; but they shall only r...

121. I wish first to congratulate the President on his election to that office. My delegation is confident that he will conduct this session with complete succ...

48. Mr. President, I wish to join in congratulating you on your election to the presidency of this session of the General Assembly. Your wide experience of int...

208. Mr. President, at the outset, permit me to congratulate you on your election to the presidency of the thirty-eighth session. Since this year marks the 20...

173. We are approaching the end of another year that has not been favourable either for international society or for the Organization which is its highest uni...

142. We meet during a period of fearful uncertainty and acute apprehension. The past is no comfort, the present is grim and the future holds little promise. A ...

91. On behalf of the Government and people of Japan, Sir, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to you on your election to the presidency of the thirty-eighth...

145. It gives me pleasure to convey to the President my warmest congratulations on his election to this high office. His election is a tribute to the prominen...

2. Mr. President, on behalf of Democratic Kampuchea, I have the honour to extend to you my warmest congratulations on your election to the presidency of the G...

104. I begin my statement on a sad note, by mentioning the tragic incident that claimed 16 Korean lives, including those of four Cabinet Ministers, on 9 Octob...

164. It is my pleasure at the outset to congratulate the President on his election as President of the thirty- eighth session of the General Assembly. I trust...

42. I should like first to extend to you, Sir, on behalf of the delegation of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, sincere congratulations on your brilliant e...

288. I wish first to thank all heads of delegation who have spoken with empathy and with concern for my country, Lebanon. I sincerely hope that a reunited and...

1. It is with great pleasure that I bring to the Assembly the greetings of my head of State, King Moshoeshoe II, and of my Prime Minister, Mr. Leabua Jonathan...

We live in a world of constant transformation, where even the ideals that motivate mankind have been rapidly changing. Yet those visions of national identity, ...