Speeches from 2008

It is a great honour for me to address the world community: the United Nations and its biggest representative body, the General Assembly. Together with all...

On behalf of the United Arab Emirates, I have the pleasure to express to you, Mr. President, and to your friendly country our sincere congratulations on your...

It is humbling to stand before this great Assembly today. Events of recent weeks have proved beyond doubt that we are now in a new global age. Living through...

Uruguay, one of the founding States of the United Nations, sees the fundamental principles of its foreign policy fully reflected in the Charter of this Organ...

Allow me at the outset to congratulate Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session and ...

It gives me extreme pleasure to extend my congratulations to Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his election. I read with keen interest the United Nations news...

As the last speaker on your list, Mr. President, I think I can congratulate you on this important debate, and quote the Latin saying, dulce est in fundo, whi...

For Venezuelans, Latin Americans and Caribbeans, it is an honour, Sir, to have you as President of the General Assembly at this session. No one is a more aut...

Allow me first to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. I am confident that you will ably ...

I should like to start by congratulating Mr. d’Escoto Brockmann on being elected to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. I am c...

At the outset, my delegation wishes to convey, on behalf of the people and the Government of the Republic of Zambia, our deepest and sincere appreciation and...

I wish to begin by joining those who have congratulated Mr. d’Escoto Brockmann on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-third sessio...