Speeches from 2004

It gives me great pleasure to address the General Assembly on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, currently chaired by my country, Qatar. I would like to seize...

Allow me at the outset to join others who have warmly congratulated you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this session. I wish...

I am addressing the Assembly today at a most difficult time for our country, when tears are still being shed by those who lost their children and loved ones dur...

Allow me at the outset to convey to the President my Government's congratulations on his election to preside over the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembl...

I am pleased to welcome and congratulate you, Sir, and the Republic of Gabon through you, for allowing us to share your experience and expertise on the occasion...

Saint Lucia supported your unanimous election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session, Sir, as it shares the view of Member States that ...

The fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly coincides with the twenty-fifth anniversary of the independence of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The last qu...

Samoa warmly congratulates you, Mr. President, on your election to steer the course of the Organization’s work at this critical time in its 59-year history. I k...

At the outset, I would like to express my great and profound satisfaction for the recent release of four hostages kidnapped in Iraq, among them a young woman wh...

As French is the most widely recognized official language in the Central Africa subregion, I should like to begin my statement by addressing a few words to the ...

I am pleased to express to you, Sir, and to your friendly country, Gabon, our sincere congratulations on your election as President of the General Assembly at i...

The delegation of Senegal would like to congratulate you very warmly, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the fifty-ninth session of the Genera...

Allow me at the outset to convey the greetings and best wishes of the people of my country to Member States and their people, and to the Secretary-General. War,...

My delegation, Sir, is delighted at seeing you presiding over this session of the General Assembly. We also wish to state the high esteem in which we hold the p...

I would like to join others in congratulating you, Mr. President, on your election to direct the affairs of the General Assembly — this great parliament of nati...

First, I would like to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Jean Ping of Gabon, on his election as the President of the General Assembly. We meet in New York under c...

Let me begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. I am convinced that your work in that...

Through the founding of the United Nations almost 60 years ago, humankind raised its mutual cooperation to an entirely new level. 31 Prior to that, humankind p...

At the outset, allow me, on behalf of the Government and people of Solomon Islands, to convey to you our warm and sincere congratulations on your election as Pr...

There are some matters on which we all agree. One of these is that, later this year, we will receive the important report that will be tabled by the High-Level ...