Speeches from 1987

Let me first welcome the Secretary-General back from his pilgrimage for peace in the Middle East. Hundreds of thousands have already fallen in the bloody confl...

We should like you, Sir, to convey our greetings to comrade Peter Florin on his unanimous election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-secon...

Year after year we come to the Assembly concerned about the direction of international events, which, with disheartening persistence, weaken our hopes of layin...

 Sir, I have the honour of extending to you the congratulations and best wishes of the Government and people of Vanuatu on your assumption of the presidency of...

Mr. President, on behalf of the people and Government of Venezuela, I am pleased to convey to you my sincere congratulations on your election as President of t...

 Comrade President, the delegation of Viet Nam wishes to express its warm congratulations to you, as representative of the fraternal German Democratic Republic...

 I should like to congratulate you most sincerely. Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly. We are confident that you will guide our de...

It gives me pleasure at the outset, Sir, to congratulate you on behalf of the delegation of the Yemen Arab Republic on your election to the presidency of this f...

 I have pleasure. Sir, in congratulating you cordially, as the representative of the friendly German Democratic Republic, on your election as President of the ...

Mr, President, at this forty-second session, reflecting as it does the maturity of our Organization, it is fitting that the General Assembly should have honour...

 On behalf of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and on behalf of Zambia, I join all other speakers in congratulating you. Ambassador Florin, on your well...

First, Sir, I should like to extend my congratulations to you on your unanimous election to the presidency of the forty-second session of the General Assembly ...