Speeches from 2004

Mr. President, first of all I would like to congratulate you on your assumption of the important post of President of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth se...

Mr. President, on behalf of the United Arab Emirates, it gives me great pleasure to begin my statement by congratulating you, Sir, and your friendly country, th...

Mr. President, I offer my congratulations and those of my country on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. Eighteen mon...

Thank you for the honour of addressing the General Assembly. The American people respect the idealism that gave life to this Organization. And we respect the me...

Today no one denies that globalization is here and that it is here to stay. Not only has it changed the world of communications so that now everything happens a...

Allow me, first of all, to congratulate you, Sir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Gabon, on your election as the President of the General Assembly and to wish y...

I bring to this gathering a warm greeting from the people of the Republic of Vanuatu. Mr. President, at the outset, I take this opportunity to congratulate you ...

There are moments we can describe as historical turning points, when nations and peoples must decide which side they are on. This is one of these moments, when ...

At the outset, allow me, on behalf of the Vietnamese delegation, to warmly congratulate you, Sir, an eminent son of Gabon and of Africa, with which Viet Nam has...

It gives me pleasure to begin my remarks by congratulating Mr. Ping on the vote of confidence represented by his election as President of the current session of...

I am deeply honoured to have this opportunity to address the General Assembly on behalf of the people of Zambia. I would like to begin by congratulating Mr. Pin...

I am delighted to congratulate Mr. Ping, a distinguished son of Africa, upon his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. Indee...