Speeches from 2008

On behalf of my delegation, I would like to express my sincere congratulations to you, Sir, on your outstanding election to the presidency of the General Asse...

I would like first to congratulate Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session, as w...

Mr. President, on behalf of Cuba, I would like to congratulate you on your election as President of the General Assembly. We are living at a decisive moment...

I wish first to extend sincere congratulations to Mr. D’Escoto Brockmann on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session and ...

Let me begin by extending my congratulations to you, Sir, on your election to the important function of President of the General Assembly. You will steer the...

I wish at the outset to discharge the pleasant duty of conveying to you, Sir, the message of His Excellency, Mr. Joseph Kabila Kabange, President of the Demo...

At the outset, on behalf of the delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of ...

My Government agrees entirely with the Secretary-General’s remarks at the opening of this debate. The world is on the eve of a great transition. The problems...

On behalf of my delegation and the Government and the people of the Commonwealth of Dominica, I would like to 29 08-52265 congratulate the President o...

On behalf of the Government and people of the Dominican Republic, I am pleased to extend our warmest congratulations to the President of the General Assembly...

I am highly honoured to address the Assembly on behalf of the Government of the citizen revolution, of the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa Delgado, and o...

The sixty-third session of the General Assembly is taking place against the backdrop of various international and regional events and developments that are c...

First of all, I have the pleasure of congratulating you, Sir, on being elected to preside over this session, an honour falling to a Central American for the s...

First of all, on behalf of the people of Equatorial Guinea and the delegation with me today, I should like to congratulate Mr. D’Escoto Brockmann on his fitt...

I wish to take this opportunity to warmly congratulate Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-third ...

Allow me to begin by congratulating Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann upon his assumption of the office of President of the General Assembly. I wish him success ...

I should like to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your election to the presidency and wishing you every success in the months ahead. I pledge my country’...

The people of Fiji warmly congratulate Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. We...

Let me first congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the sixty-third session of the General Assembly. We express our full support for your pr...

I bring you fraternal greetings from Europe — Europe that is conscious of its responsibilities and wishes to act; Europe that is true to its values — democra...