UN General Assembly
1993

On behalf of the delegation of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, I should like to extend to Ambassador Insanally warm congratulations on his election to the presidency of this forty-eighth session of the General Assembly. We regard highly the vast efforts made and positive achievements attained by His Excellency the Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, in his position of lofty responsibility, towards the cause of peace, international security, development and cooperation among nations. In April of this year it was with warmth and high esteem, and moved by a desire to enhance Viet Nam’s cooperation with the United Nations, that our Government and people welcomed the Secretary-General in our country. We wish to congratulate the new Members of our United Nations family. In the year since the previous session of our General Assembly, the world has offered us a chiaroscuro picture of opportunities intermingled with challenges, of hopes mixed with anxieties. The threat of a global war of annihilation continues to recede, and we are witnessing an increasing trend towards dialogue and cooperation, in new forms and