Since 1955,
Brazil and the
United States are the first and second countries to speak. For this session, however,
President of the United States Donald Trump arrived late, causing President
Lenín Moreno of Ecuador to speak second. Other countries follow according to a speaking schedule issued by the
Secretariat. The list of speakers is provided by both the daily UN Journal, while changes in order are also reflected by the UNGA General Debate website.
25 September ;Morning session • – Secretary-General
António Guterres • – 73rd Session of the
United Nations General Assembly María Fernanda Espinosa • – President
Michel Temer • – Constitutional President
Lenin Moreno Garcés • – President
Donald J. Trump • – Constitutional President Lenin Moreno Garcés (
Scheduled) • – President
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan • – President
Paul Kagame • – President
Enrique Peña Nieto • – President
Emmanuel Macron • – President
Danny Faure • – President
Martín Vizcarra • – King
Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein • – Amir
Tamim bin Hamad Al -Thani • – President
Hassan Rouhani • – President
Sauli Niinistö • – President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (
Scheduled) • – President
Faure Gnassingbé (
Scheduled) • – President
Muhammadu Buhari • – President
Cyril Ramaphosa ;Evening session • – President Jimmy Morales • – President
Arthur Peter Mutharika • – President
Jimmy Morales (
Scheduled) • – President
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi • – President
Mario Abdo Benítez • – President
Mauricio Macri • – President
Alain Berset • – President
Maithripala Sirisena • – President
Borut Pahor • – President
Edgar Chagwa Lungu • – President
Joseph Kabila Kabange • – President
Sooronbay Jeenbekov • – President
Adama Barrow • – President
Hilda Heine • – Chairman of the Presidency
Bakir Izetbegović • – President
Filipe Jacinto Nyusi (
Scheduled) • – President Hilda Heine (
Scheduled) • – President
Danilo Medna Sánchez • – Prime Minister
Shinzō Abe • – Prime Minister
Nikol Pashinyan • – Prime Minister
Saad-Eddine El Othmani 26 September ;Morning session • – Prime Minister
Lars Løkke Rasmussen (
Scheduled) • – Prime Minister
Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas • – Prime Minister
Allen Michael Chastanet • – Prime Minister
Mahathir Mohamad • – Head of Government
Antoni Martí Petit • – Prime Minister
Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama • – Prime Minister
Alexis Tsipras • – Prime Minister Duško Marković (
Scheduled) • – Prime Minister
Pravind Kumar Jugnauth • – Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (
Scheduled) • – Prime Minister
Duško Marković • – Prime Minister
Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen • – Foreign Minister
Sergey Lavrov • – Foreign Minister
Heiko Maas • – Foreign Minister
Khemais Jhinaoui • – Foreign Minister
Ibrahim Abdulkarim Al-Jafari • – Minister for Development Cooperation
Ulla Tørnæs ;Evening session • – Prime Minister
Timothy Harris • – Prime Minister
Hubert Alexander Minnis • – Prime Minister
Thomas Motsoahae Thabane • – Prime Minister
Gaston Alphonso Browne • – Prime Minister
Pavel Filip • – Prime Minister
Mia Amor Mottley • – Prime Minister
Ricky Nelson Houenipwela • – Prime Minister
Khurelsukh Ukhnaa • – Deputy Prime Minister
Simon Coveney • – Foreign Minister
Adel Ahmed Al-Jubeir • – Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
Péter Szijjártó • – Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Gilles Tonelli • – Foreign Minister
Marise Payne • – Foreign Minister
Kairat Abdrakhmanov • – Union Minister for the Office of the State Counsellor
Kyaw Tint Swe • – Foreign Minister
Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson • – Foreign Minister
Elmar Maharram oglu Mammadyarov • – Minister for Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Regional Integration
Mahamat Zene Cherif • – Foreign Minister
Mamadi Touré • – Foreign Minister
Mohamed Siala Right to Reply Qatar responded to the comments by Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom in Arabic. Indonesia responded in regards to
West Papua comments made by Vanuatu. The delegate said that "these countries have it in their heads that the group of people are different...Mayhem creates fatalities to one's own families. Indonesia categorically rejects any efforts to disturb West Papua...[to] accuse Indonesia of gross violations of human rights is serious and unacceptable. No country in the world is free from human rights [aggressions] or other challenges. One has so many problems of its own [that this] is like the pot calling the kettle black. Vanuatu is not part a party to [many human rights] instruments; Indonesia is a party to eight out of nine. Vanuatu is not a party to the
convention to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination. Indonesia is diverse and
hundreds of ethnic groups, thousands of tribes and hundreds of languages. [We are] not defined by racial identity but are diverse. Just to remind Vanuatu, customary international law of the
convention of 1933 on the rights and duties of states clearly stipulated four elements [in regards to]: 1. population; 2. territory; 3. government; 4. capacity [for] relations with other states. [It] never [mentions matters] on race for rights to be in conflict. Let me remind Vanuatu of history. Almost 50 years on this very same forum, in this very same group, in this very same august chamber, all of us in the UN have decided the final status of West Papua as an integral and legitimate part...[the] resolution of 1969...was adopted with no country's voting against [it]. The people of Papua affirm their unity with Indonesia. In other words, what Vanuatu is propagating is an outrageous challenge to Indonesia. [The] decision [made] by the then 128 members, almost half a century ago...[is a prerequisite] Indonesia and every responsible member of the UN [is in line with the] Charter. For that reason Vanuatu['s claims]...against Indonesia violates the principle of the Charter and that should be enough. Since last year, Vanuatu incorporates [such] people into its delegation. Such hostility has no place in the UN system. No country that supports [the] dismember[ment] of any country should now sit at the UN. We could not care less what motiv[ations there] are. Indonesia strongly and firmly defends its sovereignty, territorial integrity and dignity." Saudi Arabia responded to Qatar to (in Arabic) in saying that the comments made by Qatar came from a country that "supports extremists and incites violence for a long time. [It is the] headquarters of
political Islam and [hosts] many extremist organisations, such as the
Nusra Front...and allows factions on its television screens. One
Al-Qaeda member entered Qatar...and Saudi Arabia arrested some members when they entered in[to] our country, Qatar and the U.S.A. knows [this]. Qatar supports separatists in Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. to destabilise the region...is not terrorism of Saudi Arabia, in fact Qatar supports and finances terrorism...[that] my governments prevents
Qatari pilgrims is not true; we welcome them after completing administrative procedures. The data is registered on our website; all digital transactions are complete. Qatari pilgrims have rights and have chosen different packages, like pilgrims from elsewhere in the world. They arrive at the airports and on
Qatar Airways. Qatar then responded to Saudi Arabia on its second intervention (in Arabic) in saying "when in June 2017 Saudi Arabia tried to make an act of aggression through its
embargo against the sovereignty and is rejected by international law. Qatar suffered from a mendacious approach. [One] can see [this] through
Saudi media on this accusation. It is bizarre that this mendacious accusation is at UNGA where one should discuss how to strengthen international relations between countries. We reject [the comments by] by The Saudi delegation and insist Qatar will do [its] best to prosper...while protecting human rights. [It is] best to build stability and fight terrorism in our region. President, I will not be able to speak again since this is the second right to reply in General Assembly procedures. [We] reserve the right to respond to accusations in writing and have [it] in the minutes of [the] meetings."
29 September ;Morning session--> and running a person over by a Jeep. He continued in saying India is a country "where unabashed Hindu
Yogi Adityanath serves as chief minister of
Uttar Pradesh…[where] in Assam migrants are called 'termites'...[where] liberal India today has no room for dissent...[India] continues to face over 70 domestic insurgencies. As for Jammu and Kashmir, I would urge the representative to look beyond obfuscation and denial to answer simple questions...
Kashmir is [an] international dispute by the numbers of [UN] resolutions, can India deny [not] using a plebiscite for [the] wishes of [the] Kashmir[I people]? Can India deny killings in Kashmir [which are] well document by international [media and organisations]?...Can India deny using indiscriminate?...The true face of India in Kashmir shown again...speaks of a litany of human rights [violations]…[It is better for the] truth by facing up to it. The truth is Jammu and Kashmir is not a part of India. [It] never was and never will be. [This reality has] no expire date...mister president, India can hide behind semantics, [it] can regurgitate [comments] against Pakistan but [it] cannot hide... [it] can hide voices but [it can]not suppress [what the] international community [has] articulated by human rights commissions. The dead of Jammu and Kashmir tell of a different face. [It is] time for India to abandon double speak...Phony bravado can win an election but not credibility." Qatar used its second reply (in Arabic) in saying that what has been "heard from the U.A.E. and Bahrain are baseless [and sought] to distort the image of Qatar and aim to undermine
Qatar's international relations...[Our] response since [the blockade has been one of a] period [of] dialogue...[We have been] empowering youth and women and other initiatives...[So as not to] impede efforts by the international community, therefore [we have] exercise[d] self restraint...The U.A.E. and Bahrain continue to destabilise and violate human rights. [Their] delegations fail[ed] to produce evidence despite calls [to do so]. This proves the allegations are baseless and the measures taken are [an] embodiment of their failures to adapt to opinion. [It also] proves [the] approach is one of force. Mister chairman, [it has] become eviden[t] that attempts by the regimes in
Abu Dhabi and Bahrain against my country are evidence of policies seek[ing] to justify unilateral measures that included digital piracy that have targeted credible entities and represent flagrant violations of international law and to combat cyber crime. Mister chairman, since I cannot ask for the floor again to respond to further statements, my state reserves the right to respond in writing and [have it] placed on record." The U.A.E. used its second reply in saying (in Arabic): "Mister president, [I am] obliged to respond to allegations of the representative of Qatar...We said multiple times allegations linked to piracy and false announcements by Qatar are complete[ly] erroneous allegations. All four countries refused to participate [in the] plot of digital piracy. [We] all on the regime of Qatar to stray attention from the issue we are focusing [on] and to stop supporting terrorism in the world. Qatar spreads false allegations that piracy led to the diplomatic crisis as if no other actions [were] contributing to this crisis. The region is in a phase of unprecedented turbulence and Qatar is trying to make [the] most of [the] instability by promoting terrorism. We have already clarified what we did with the Kingdom of Bahrain and Egypt. We have discussed [the] reality of the crisis with Qatar. [We] wish to reaffirm that the U.A.E. is playing a role which we are all aware of even if Qatar pays no attention to it. We are the forefront of the clashes the region faces, including by the attitude of Qatar."
1 October ;Morning session ==See also==