55/1 GA
Admission of new Members to the United Nations
55
Session
| Draft symbol | A/55/L.1 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 55/1 |
| Sponsors (1) | |
| UN Document | 55/1 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/55/PV.1
Speeches following this vote (18)
The President
I therefore declare Tuvalu admitted to membership in the United Nations.
It is my pleasure on this historic occasion to welcome, on behalf of the General Assembly, Tuvalu as a full Member of the United Nations. I congratulate Tuvalu and the United Nations on the admission of its 189th Member State.
I am confident that this newly admitted Member State will contribute to the General Assembly and …
Mr. Kahende
I wish first to take this opportunity to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Harri Holkeri upon his assumption of the high office of President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session. I thank him for the commitment he made in his statement to serve mankind effectively during his tenure of office through contacts and dialogue. My delegation has no doubt, and Africa has no doubt, that the Mi…
The President
I now call on the representative of Japan, who will speak on behalf of the Group of Asian States.
Mr. Satoh
It is a great pleasure, honour and privilege for me to address the General Assembly, on behalf of all the Member States of the Asian Group, at the opening of its fifty-fifth session. I would like to offer to you, Mr. President, the warmest congratulations of the Asian Group on your election as President of this body. I am confident that, with the benefit of your able leadership and wide-ranging e…
The President
I now call on the representative of the Russian Federation, who will speak on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States.
Mr. Gatilov
It is my privilege and honour to address the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States.
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session. Our gratitude goes to the outgoing President, His Excellency Mr. Theo- Ben Gurirab.
On behalf of the Eastern European Sta…
The President
I now call on the representative of Sweden, who will speak on behalf of Group of Western European and other States.
Mr. Schori
First of all, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election as President of the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly, and to pledge to you the full support of the Group of Western European and other States.
I would also like to express our heartfelt thanks for the impressive leadership demonstrated by Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, the Foreign Minister of Namibia, during the previo…
The President
I now give the floor to the representative of the United States of America, who will speak on behalf of the host country.
Ms. King
In my capacity as representative of the host country, I would like to extend warm congratulations to Tuvalu as it becomes a Member of the United Nations on this historic day. The adoption by the General Assembly of a resolution admitting this newest Member State to the United Nations recognizes its sovereignty, its independence and its readiness to take its place in the community of nations.
As …
The President
I now give the floor to the representative of the Federated States of Micronesia, who will speak on behalf of the members of the South Pacific Forum.
Mr. Nakayama
I have the honour to address the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly and to make this statement on behalf of the following South Pacific countries that are Members of this body: Australia, my own country, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Fiji Islands, Kiribati, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Samoa,…
The President
The Assembly will now hear a statement by the Prime Minister of Tuvalu.
The President
I have great pleasure in welcoming the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, The Honourable Mr. Ionatana Ionatana, and inviting him to address the Assembly.
Mr. Ionatana
On behalf of the people of Tuvalu, allow me first to extend a warm greeting of friendship to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session. I congratulate Mr. Harri Holkeri of Finland on his election as President of the General Assembly.
I offer my sincere gratitude for the kind words expressed on behalf of the Groups of African States, Asian States, Eastern European States, Latin American and…
The President
On behalf of the General Assembly, I wish to thank the Prime Minister of Tuvalu for the statement he has just made.
The President
I now give the floor to the representative of Barbados, Her Excellency Miss June Yvonne Clarke, who will speak on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States.
Miss Clarke (Barbados): I count it an honour and a privilege to be able to address the General Assembly on the occasion of the opening of the fifty-fifth session. Even as I take this opportunity to extend my warmest congratu…
The President
I would like to announce that the flag of Tuvalu will be raised at a ceremony which will take place in front of the delegates’ entrance immediately following the adjournment of the 2nd plenary meeting this afternoon.
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