Speeches from 2005

I should first like to congratulate Mr. Jan Eliasson on his election as President at the sixtieth session of the General Assembly. I assure him of my delegation...

Please accept my congratulations, Sir, on your election to the presidency of this historic sixtieth session of the General Assembly. I wish you every success. I...

After the celebratory and powerful statements made here by leaders from all four corners of the world during these past few days commemorating the sixtieth anni...

Let me begin, Mr. President, by congratulating you upon your election as President of the General Assembly and assure you of my country’s unwavering support for...

I am indeed greatly honoured to join those who preceded me in congratulating the President on his election to the presidency of the sixtieth session of the Gene...

As a founding Member of the United Nations, Guatemala would like to reaffirm, before the General Assembly, its faith in and commitment to human rights and funda...

Allow me at the outset, on behalf of my delegation, warmly to congratulate Mr. Eliasson on his outstanding election to the presidency of the General Assembly at...

Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixtieth session. Given your role at this critical...

Following closely, as it does, on the heels of last week’s High-level Plenary Meeting, the remainder of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly is challeng...

At the very outset of my remarks, both on my own behalf and on behalf of the Haitian nation, I would like to express our sincerest congratulations to you, Sir, ...

The summit marking the sixtieth anniversary of the United Nations is over, but to bring it to completion our work here must build upon its outcome document (res...

Let me start by extending to the President my sincere congratulations on his election to the presidency of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly. I can a...

I would like to join those who have expressed thanks to the Secretary-General for his efforts in recent years to address the very serious issues facing the inte...

Your election, Sir, as President of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session comes at a significant moment in the history of the United Nations. The outcome...

We live in an age of unpredictable threats, against which there may be no airtight security measures. Tragedy could strike in the form of a deadly epidemic. It ...

Today, we have gathered here to exchange views about the world, its future and our common responsibilities towards it. It is obvious that the future of the worl...

I wish first of all to express my sincerest congratulations to you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly. I wish you success in perfo...

Sixty years ago, our predecessors, having adopted the United Nations Charter, made sure that the United Nations immediately got down to work. We need to act now...

It is my unique pleasure to praise His Excellency Ambassador Dan Gillerman, my emissary to the United Nations, who is in the Chair at present, upon his election...

Allow me at the outset to express my heartfelt congratulations to you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session. Your ...