UN General Assembly
1978

141. It is on this note of optimism that I shall end my statement. But first of all I should like to recall to members the significance of our presence here. It proves "that we retain our confidence in mankind, which can only flourish in peace and harmony among all men of all races." That was what the President of the Gabonese Republic, His Excellency El Hadj Omar Bongo, stated in his message to the special session of the General Assembly devoted to Namibia.