UN General Assembly
1976

41. The delegation of Democratic Kampuchea is pleased to be able to convey to Mr. Amerasinghe its warm congratulations on his unanimous election to the presidency of this thirty-first session of the General Assembly. The responsibility placed in him is a warm tribute to his country, Sri Lanka, for its unswerving policy of independence, peace and non-alignment and, through Sri Lanka, which at present has the chairmanship of the group of non-aligned countries, it also constitutes a warm tribute to the whole movement and the principles of non-alignment. We are convinced that under Mr, Amerasinghe's presidency our work will be highly successful. 42. We also wish to extend our warm congratulations to Mr. Gaston Thorn, President of the thirtieth session of our General Assembly, upon his success in his important office. 43. We are happy to be able to extend to the Republic of Seychelles our sincere congratulations and a warm welcome to our Organization.