I have the pleasure of expressing my sincere gratitude for the efforts of the United Nations and its specialized bodies to promote international cooperation and achieve peace, security, development and prosperity for all the peoples of the world. I want to assure the Assembly that the Kingdom of Bah…
At the outset, I am pleased to extend to Mr. Thomson, and through him to the friendly country of Fiji, my sincere congratulations on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session. I wish him sustained success in the discharge of the noble tasks with which he has…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this timely special meeting of the Security Council on Iraq. I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for the presidential statement (S/PRST/2014/20), which is very comprehensive and which we subscribe to. I would also like to thank our former colleague and…
It is my pleasure to congratulate you upon your election as President of the General Assembly during its historic sixtieth session. I am fully confident that you will lead its deliberations towards a successful conclusion. I also would like to express my appreciation for the contribution of the Fore…
(spoke in Arabic): Mr. President, I have the pleasure of congratulating you on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty- fourth session. Confident that your experience and ability will strongly influence the successful outcome of the proceedings of this session, I assure you o…
I would like at the outset to express my thanks and appreciation to His Excellency President Frederick Chiluba for his valuable and detailed briefing on the situation in Africa, a topic of great concern for the Security Council. I would also like to thank the Gabonese Republic for its part in the in…
At the outset, I am pleased to extend to Mr. Opertti my sincere congratulations on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-third session. I am confident that his experience and skill will help ensure that we achieve the best results possible in our proceedings this session.
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I have the pleasure at the outset to commend the efforts that have led to the convening of this important ministerial meeting with a view to discussing the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa. The painful events and the unstable conditions that…
I have the pleasure at the outset to extend to the President and his friendly country, Ukraine, my sincere congratulations on his election as President of the fifty- second session of the General Assembly. In wishing him success in conducting the proceedings of this session, I would like to assure h…
At the outset I have pleasure in extending to Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral and to his friendly country, Portugal, my sincere congratulations on his election as President of the General Assembly for this session, which marks the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations, when the Organization is cele…
It is my pleasure at the outset to extend to you as President of the Assembly at its forty-ninth session, Sir, and to your fraternal country, Côte d’Ivoire, my sincere congratulations on your election to preside over this momentous international assembly. I should like to assure you of the cooperati…
At the outset, I take pleasure, Sir, in congratulating you sincerely, on behalf of the delegation of the State of Bahrain’s delegation, on your election as President of the Assembly at this session. As you assume your important task, it is my pleasure also to wish you success in carrying out your du…
I should lik~ at the outset to offer you my warm congratulations, Sir, on the occasion of your election as President of the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth ses- sion. Your wide experience and valuable contribution to the work of the Organization over many years will be of great benefit to the w…
Mr. President, I have the pleasure at the outset of offering you the warm congratulations of the State of Bah- rain on the occasion of your election by acclamation to the presidency of the thirty-fifth session of the General Assembly.
40. It gives me pleasure also to express my deepest appreci- ati…
Your election, Sir, as' President of the thirty- second session of the General A<:')embly is proof of your personal qualifications, and an indication of the high standing of your country, Yugoslavia, in the international community as one of the founding countries of the non-aligned movement of which…
