Speeches from 2012

Let me begin by congratulating Mr. Jeremić on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. My delegation assures him of...

Last month, I visited a refugee camp at the border between Turkey and Syria. I met children, women and men, who told me how they had escaped the violence and s...

I bring greetings from the South Pacific. For the past year, New Zealand has had the privilege of chairing the Pacific Islands Forum, a regional body that repr...

As I address the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session, I would like first of all to convey the warm greetings and solidarity of the people of Nicaragua...

I would first like to congratulate the President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session on his election. I also wish to congratulate his country ...

Let me start by congratulating Mr. Jeremić on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. I have no doubt that under his ab...

Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. I expect your proficient stewardship wil...

Leadership is about making choices. It is about the ability to make the right decision at the right moment and to have the stamina to deliver accordingly. It i...

At the outset, I would like to offer the President and his friendly country, the Republic of Serbia, my warmest congratulations on his election to the presiden...

Before I begin my statement, I want to express the strongest condemnation of the recent acts of incitement to hatred perpetrated against the faith of the billi...

This year’s general debate began with a Declaration by world leaders that our collective response to all challenges must be guided by the rule of law (resoluti...

I wish to begin by extending my appreciation to the heads of all the delegations who in their statements to the Assembly stressed the urgency of progress towar...

I congratulate the President on his election to preside over this session of the General Assembly. I respectfully offer him the support of the Panamanian deleg...

Papua New Guinea congratulates Mr. Jeremić on his recent election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. Our country pledges its su...

At the opening of my statement in today’s general debate, allow me to express to Mr. Vuk Jeremić, President of the General Assembly, the satisfaction felt by t...

At the outset, on behalf of President Ollanta Humala Tasso and the Government and people of Peru, I wish to congratulate the President of the General Assembly ...

Allow me to congratulate the President on his election and to offer the steadfast support of my country for his term. Each year we renew our commitment to our ...

May I offer my warm congratulations to Mr. Vuk Jeremić on his election to the position of President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. Follo...

I congratulate Mr. Vuk Jeremić on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. His election represents one more important st...

At the outset I would like to congratulate Mr. Vuk Jeremić on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session and to wish him al...