Speeches from 2009

I would like to offer my congratulations, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty- fourth session. Allow me a...

I would like to begin by extending my warm congratulations to you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the Assembly at its current session. As an incu...

A few weeks ago, the Empire State Building was lit up in orange, the national colour of the Netherlands. The reason was that, precisely 400 years ago, the Du...

To the powers, to the voices, to the four winds: I greet you all. I have addressed the Assembly in Te Reo Maori, the indigenous language of New Zealand, and ...

Thirty years after the triumph of the people’s Sandinista Revolution and the start of a process of popular and participatory democracy, on behalf of the Pres...

The delegation of the Niger — which I have the honour to lead and which brings the message of His Excellency Mamadou Tandja, President of the Republic — is m...

On behalf of the Nigerian delegation, I wish to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki on his election as the President of the General Assembly...

In recent weeks, we have witnessed a resurrection of the authority of this Assembly and a new commitment to multilateral cooperation and a belief that it can...

Allow me at the outset, Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki, to congratulate you and your fraternal country, the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, on you...

I am honoured to return to this chamber of hope, peace and cooperation. I wish to convey the warm greetings of the people of Pakistan. We are delighted to se...

I am speaking for the first time as Head of State. However, in 1977 I appeared with my country’s delegation before the Trusteeship Council, seeking independe...

I congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly. I wish you every success in your noble mission and recognize your long ...

The people of Panama welcome the very sound decision to elect Mr. Ali Treki to serve as President of the General Assembly at its current session. We are sure...

It is indeed my honour and privilege, Mr. President, to bring you, on behalf of the people and Government of Papua New Guinea, our warmest greetings and to p...

I should like at the outset to express my sincerest congratulations to Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki on his election to preside over the General Assembly at its ...

On behalf of the delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, I would like to congratulate Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki on his election as President ...

I wish first of all to congratulate Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. Knowing his b...

Allow me to warmly congratulate Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki on his well-deserved election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. I ass...

Sixty-four years since the foundation of the United Nations we recall the self-evident fact that the United Nations was created to prevent atrocities such as...

I wish the President all the best for this General Assembly. Along with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, he can count on Portugal’s firm support in his work. ...