GENERAL DEBATE (19-27 September 2006)

Statements and Webcast

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Tuesday, 19 September 2006

Morning Session/11:00am    [ Entire Video ]

UNITED NATIONS

Mr. Kofi A. Annan, Secretary-General

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PRESIDENT OF THE 61st GENERAL ASSEMBLY

H.E. Mrs. Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa
Opening Statement

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THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL

H.E. Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
President of the Federative Republic of Brazil

Video - [ English ]  [ Original Language ]     Text - [ English ]

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

H.E. Mr. George W. Bush
President of the United States of America

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THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

H.E. Mr. Thabo Mbeki
President of the Republic of South Africa and the Current Chairperson of the G-77 and China

Video - [ English ]      Text - [ English ]

THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND

H.E. Ms. Tarja Halonen
President of the Republic of Finland

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THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN

H.E. General Pervez Musharraf
President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Video - [ English ]      Text - [ English ]

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC

H.E. Mr. Jacques Chirac
President of the French Republic

Video - [ English ]  [ French ]     Text - [ English ] [ French ] [ Spanish ]

THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND

H.E. Mr. Lech Kaczyński,
President of the Republic of Poland

Video - [ English ] [ Original Language ]      Text - [ English ]

Afternoon Session/3:00pm [ Entire Video ]

THE REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

H.E. Mr. Denis Sassou Nguesso
President of the Republic of the Congo

Video - [ English ] [ French ]       Text - [ French ]

THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES

H.E. Mr. Vicente Fox
President of the United Mexican States

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THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA

H.E. Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
President of the Republic of Liberia

Video - [ English ]      Text - [ English ]

THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN

His Majesty King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein
King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Video - [ English ]      Text - [ English ]

THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA

H.E. Mr. John Agyekum Kufuor
President of the Republic of Ghana

Video - [ English ]      Text - [ English ]

THE SWISS CONFEDERATION

H.E. Mr. Moritz Leuenberger
President of the Swiss Confederation

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THE REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS

H.E. Mr. José Manuel Zelaya Rosales
President of the Republic of Honduras

Video - [ English ] [ Spanish ]     Text - [ Spanish ]

THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS

H.E. Mr. Tassos Papadopoulos
President of the Republic of Cyprus

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THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA

H.E. Mr. Óscar Arias Sánchez,
President of the Republic of Costa Rica

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THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA

H.E. Mrs. Vaira Vike-Freiberga
President of the Republic of Latvia

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THE REPUBLIC OF EL SALVADOR

H.E. Mr. Elías Antonio Saca González
President of the Republic of El Salvador

Video - [ English ] [ Spanish ]      Text - [ Spanish ]

THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME

H.E. Mr. Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan
President of the Republic of Suriname

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THE CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC OF BOLIVIA

H.E. Mr. Evo Morales Aima
President of the Constitutional Republic of Bolivia

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THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN

H.E. Mr. Mahmoud AHMADI-NEJAD
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Video - [ English ]  [ Original Language ]     Text - [ English ]

THE REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY

H.E. Mr. Nicanor Duarte Frutos
President of the Republic of Paraguay

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THE REPUBLIC OF THE SUDAN

H.E. Mr. Omer Hassan AL-BASHIR
President of the Republic of the Sudan

Video - [ English ]  [ Arabic]    Text - [ Arabic ]

THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY

H.E. Mr. Jens STOLTENBERG
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway

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THE REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI

H.E. Ms. Teima Onorio
Vice-President of the Republic of Kiribati

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