The Assembly will now hear an address by His Excellency General Idriss Deby, President of the Republic of Chad. While it is true that the world, over the years, has seen many upheavals and often-deadly conflicts that have resulted in sometimes severe criticism of our Organization, we must acknowledg…
The Assembly will now hear an address by His Excellency Mr. Sylvestre Ntibantunganya, President of the Republic of Burundi. President Ntibantunganya (interpretation from French): Today, as we celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations, I should like to begin by paying a well-deserved t…
The Assembly will next hear an address by His Excellency Mr. Emomali Rakhmonov, President of the Republic of Tajikistan. President Rakhmonov (interpretation from Russian): The fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations and the half-century that has elapsed since the end of the Second World War are h…
The Assembly will now hear an address by His Excellency Mr. Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, President of the Republic of Chile. President Frei Ruiz-Tagle (interpretation from Spanish): I am honoured to bring to the General Assembly a message from the Government and people of Chile on the occasion of this c…
The Assembly will next hear a statement by His Excellency Mr. Jacinto Peynado Garrigosa, Constitutional Vice-President of the Dominican Republic. We must also recognize that the ongoing efforts by the United Nations to promote human rights and to eliminate injustice have been of overriding importanc…
The Assembly will now hear an address by His Excellency Mr. Zhelyu Zhelev, President of the Republic of Bulgaria. President Zhelev: I would like to thank Secretary- General Boutros Boutros-Ghali for his warm welcome and the opportunity to address this most representative international forum on behal…
