UN General Assembly
1972

Mr. President, in addressing this twenty-seventh session of the General Assembly I am very happy to offer you the heartiest congratulations of my delegation on your election to the presidency of this august Assembly. Your unanimous choice was not only a just recognition of your great personal qualities but also a tribute to the country of great diplomatic and other traditions which you represent. We are confident that under your enlightened guidance, and I would say thanks to it, the present session will fulfill the hopes which the peoples we represent have placed in us.