It is my singular honour to extend my congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly. I wish to assure you of the full support and cooperation of my delegation in the discharge of your onerous responsibilities. My commendation also goes to the Secretary-Gen…
Allow me to congratulate Mr. Deiss on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session. Let me also seize this opportunity to thank his predecessor, Mr. Ali Treki, for his leadership of the Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. I would also like to commend the Secret…
Let me begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. We are particularly grateful to you for your initiative in organizing this high-level meeting to deliberate on an issue of the utmost importance to
Africa and the …
Let me begin by congratulating you, Madam, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session. Your election is a demonstration of the trust and confidence placed in you and your country, the Kingdom of Bahrain, by the international community.
I would also seize t…
I am delighted to congratulate you, Madam President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January. I am particularly pleased to extend our commendation to your country, the United Republic of Tanzania, and its people for the successful election held during th…
Allow me, first of all, to express once again to the Secretary-General and to all United Nations personnel the condolences of my Government and the people of Botswana for the terrorist attack on United Nations headquarters in Baghdad on 19 August. We are outraged that an attack of that magnitude was…
Before I deliver my statement, please allow me to express the heartfelt condolences of my delegation to the Governments of
the United States of America and the Dominican Republic and to the families of the victims of the tragic air traffic accident in New York on Monday. During this time of grief a…
I congratulate the President on behalf of the Botswana delegation on his election to lead the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly. He can count on our support as he discharges his onerous responsibilities during this historic session and in the year that lies ahead.
I also take great pleasu…
I take great pleasure in congratulating you most warmly, my dear brother, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session. Your great country, Namibia, and its illustrious leader, President Sam Nujoma, have been very generous indeed in allowing us to benefit fr…
Allow me, Sir, to express to you and to your delegation our sincere congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-second session. As you are an experienced United Nations diplomat, we entertain great expectations of your tenure of office as President of the …
My delegation associates itself with the statement made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Zimbabwe, Mr. Mudenge, Chairman of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) ministerial delegation to the Security Council, as well as those of my colleagues from southern Africa who have spoken b…
I am delighted to extend to the President and his country, Malaysia, the sincere congratulations of the Government and the people of Botswana on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-first session. His record as an accomplished diplomat has the admiration of my delega…
I wish to extend to the President the sincere congratulations of my delegation on his election to the presidency of this historic session of the General Assembly. Botswana and Portugal have enjoyed the best of relations over the years. It is therefore with great pleasure that I assure him of Botswan…
Madam President, we are delighted to see you presiding over this celebratory meeting of the Security Council. Your country, Italy, and Botswana enjoy warm bilateral relations. We are therefore happy to see a friend at the helm of this august gathering. We congratulate you.
The fiftieth anniversary …
