UN General Assembly
1963

First of all, Mr. President, I wish to congratulate you most warmly, on behalf of the Cyprus delegation, on your election to the Presidency of this session of the General Assembly. You highly deserve this great distinction. Your integrity of character, your dedication to principle, and your independence of judgement are well known and deeply appreciated. These great qualities are coupled with your juridical wisdom and your long diplomatic experience and therefore eminently qualify you for presiding over this august assembly of nations. We are convinced that, under your enlightened guidance, the deliberations of this significant session will be carried to a most successful conclusion,