UN General Assembly
1993

First of all, I take great pleasure in expressing to the President of the General Assembly the sincerest congratulations of the people and the Government of Honduras on his well-deserved election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session. In entrusting this very delicate role to him, the international community is recognizing his personal merits and those of our sister nation of Guyana. We are convinced that with his experience and proven capacity he will conduct the work of this Assembly with great success. My delegation also extends a warm welcome to the new Members of our Organization: the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Eritrea, Andorra and the Principality of Monaco. We do so fully convinced that within the framework of the United Nations we will establish and strengthen strong bonds of friendship and cooperation with them, and that their participation will contribute effectively to the full realization of the principles and purposes enshrined in the United Nations Charter. Pursuant to those same principles, the Republic of