Speeches from 2012

Allow me at the outset to express my sincere congratulations to Mr. Vuk Jeremić on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-sevent...

Allow me, at the outset, to join fellow Member States in congratulating the President of the General Assembly on his election to preside over the Assembly at i...

Allow me to begin by congratulating Mr. Vuk Jeremić on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. I am convinced that with...

On behalf of the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, I congratulate Vuk Jeremić on his election as President of the General Assembly ...

At the outset, allow me to express our warm congratulations to Mr. Vuk Jeremič on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh s...

On behalf of Mr. Desiré Delano Bouterse, President of the Republic of Suriname, I avail myself of this opportunity to extend to Mr. Vuk Jeremić my congratulati...

It is an immense pleasure for me to join other Heads of State and Government at this sixty-seventh session of the General Assembly. I should like to begin by c...

Our world is changing rapidly. The black-and-white photos that were taken when this Organization was created back in 1945 are truly testimonies from another er...

Ten years ago, Switzerland joined the United Nations, thus becoming both the 190th Member State and the first country in which United Nations membership was ap...

I would like to congratulate Mr. Vuk Jeremić and his friendly country, the Republic of Serbia, on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixt...

First of all, allow me to extend to Mr. Vuk Jeremič my sincere congratulations on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh sessio...

At the outset, allow me to convey the fraternal greetings of His Excellency Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, who could ...

On behalf of the delegation of the Kingdom of Thailand, allow me to congratulate the President of the General Assembly upon his election to preside over the As...

It is a great pleasure for me to address this great General Assembly for the second year in a row. Last September, I tried to convey to the Assembly a message ...

At the outset, I would like to address my warmest congratulations to Mr. Vuk Jeremić on the confidence that the entire United Nations family has invested in hi...

I wish to convey my sincere congratulations to President Jeremić on his election to guide and oversee the important work of the General Assembly at this sessio...

Her Excellency Mrs. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, MP, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, on whose behalf I speak, extends her congratulations to ...

I should like to start by conveying to the friendly Republic of Serbia and to President Jeremić personally my most heartfelt congratulations on his election to...

At the outset, I would like to congratulate my dear friend His Excellency Mr. Vuk Jeremić on his election as the President of the General Assembly at its sixty...

I wish at the outset to express my sincere gratitude for being given the honour of speaking from this lofty rostrum. Allow me first of all to convey to the mem...