UN General Assembly
1977

﻿110. Mr. President, allow me to convey to you warmest congratulations on behalf of my delegation and on my own behalf on the occasion of your unanimous election to the presidency of the thirty-second session of the General Assembly. 111. Your well-deserved election is a recognition by the world community of the active part unceasingly played by your country in the international arena. Your personal qualities are an added guarantee of the success of the current session. 112. May I also extend my congratulations to all your fellow officers, whose collaboration will be of great value to the presidency. 113. I should like, too, to take this opportunity to thank and congratulate your predecessor, Mr. Amerasinghe of Sri Lanka, for highly skilful and successful conduct of the deliberations of the last session.