Let me congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the demanding job of the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session. It is a fitting recognition of Korea’s role in the international community and of your extensive experience and able leadership.
I would also like to extend our …
As Chairman of the Group of Eastern European States for the month of October, I
should like to express our deep sorrow at the passing of His Excellency Mr. Ismat Kittani, who served as President of the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth session. We share with his family, with his friends, with th…
Mr. Secretary-General, I present the congratulations of the Group of Eastern European States. This is an honour, a great pleasure and an even greater responsibility at this moment when the world is praising the United Nations and your personal input in bringing peace and relief to those who are suff…
Allow me first of all to congratulate you, Sir, on presiding over the Council this month and providing such excellent stewardship of the work of the Security Council. I should like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General and his Special Representative for Georgi…
At the outset, allow me to extend my warmest congratulations to you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session. It is without doubt a fitting recognition of your rich personal experience as well as Finland’s role in world affairs.
The Millennium Summit ha…
Let me express our appreciation for the convening of this meeting on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council, which is an essential part of the reform of the United Nations as an institution.
I would also like to commend Ambassador de Saram…
It has not been so long since last July, when I had the opportunity to address the Security Council with regard to the situation in Abkhazia, Georgia.
The current development of events compels me to take the floor today for the same purpose. But at the outset, let me reiterate our deep sympathy and…
The adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is one of the most crucial events to mark the history of mankind. Our special meeting today gives us one more opportunity to look back at our deeds, evaluate our achievements, and identify and tackle the root causes of our disappointments.
W…
Allow me at the outset to congratulate the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, Mr. Didier Opertti, on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-third session. This decision, to which Georgia acceded with pleasure, is a fitting recognition of Uruguay’s high international aut…
I am honoured to have the opportunity to address the members of the Security Council.
At the outset, I wish to express our gratitude to the United Nations and the Security Council, to the Russian Federation, in its capacity as facilitator, and to the Friends of the Secretary-General for their vigor…
I take this opportunity to extend the warmest words of gratitude to those delegations that advocated Georgia’s membership of the Economic and Social Council and supported us to the very end. I would like also to congratulate warmly all those already elected to that important body, among them the del…
Allow me at the outset to warmly congratulate the President on his election to his post at the fifty-first session of the General Assembly. I am deeply honoured to speak from this rostrum for the first time, and would like to take this opportunity to thank all our friends in the world community for …
I am gratified, Sir, to have the opportunity once again to express to you our profound respect and to greet you in your capacity as President of the Security Council.
Allow me, on behalf of my Government, to express deep gratitude to the United Nations to the Security Council and to the Secretary-G…
Allow me at the outset, Sir, to congratulate you on assuming the functions of
Allow me also sincerely to congratulate the five new members on their election to the Security Council. I wish to express the hope that their efforts will add a new impetus to the important work of this body.
On behalf o…
I should like to take this opportunity once again to present my respects to you, Sir, and to my colleagues who, together with you, have organized the work of the Commemorative Session.
Today’s meeting is especially significant. The ideals of the Year for Tolerance proclaimed by the United Nations a…
Allow me to begin by extending my warmest congratulations to the President on his assumption of his functions at this remarkable session of the United Nations General Assembly in its fiftieth year. It is without a doubt a fitting recognition of his rich personal experience and of his outstanding con…
Allow me at the outset, Sir, to congratulate you on your assumption of the functions of President of the Security Council for this month. We believe that under your skilful guidance the Security Council will successfully continue its difficult work.
On behalf of the Head of State, Mr. Eduard Shevar…
First of all, Sir, I should like to extend our sincere congratulations to you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and to wish you success in your activities. We
It is an honour and great pleasure for us to see here present the new members of the Security Coun…
In my capacity as Chairman of the Group of Eastern European States for the month of November, I have the honour to inform members of the General Assembly that there are three candidates from the Eastern European Group for two seats in the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law: Bulgari…
In our capacity as Chairman of the Group of Eastern European States, we have the honour to inform the Assembly that the Group has unanimously endorsed two States for election to the Economic and Social Council: Belarus and Poland.
