UN General Assembly
1980

86. It is with joy and pride that I welcome, on behalf of the Ethiopian delegation, the newly independent States of Zimbabwe and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines into the family of nations. Nothing could be more gratifying than to see among us here the delegation of the African State of Zimbabwe, symbolizing the triumph of a heroic people which went through a gruelling experience in their bitter and determined struggle for freedom and independence. We hail their resounding victory as our own, just as we hailed their arduous struggle as a common African struggle for freedom, equality, justice and social progress.