UN General Assembly
2001

﻿This session of the General Assembly is being held at a very difficult time for all of us. I congratulate you, Sir, on your unanimous election to the position of President of the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly and I sincerely wish you all success in guiding the work of the session and would like to assure you of our full support. Under the current circumstances, enhancement of the United Nations effectiveness becomes increasingly important, and in this regard, I would like to express our special gratitude to Mr. Harri Holkeri, whose activity as President of the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly was an example of the commitment to the revitalization process of the Organization. We regard the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the United Nations and Mr. Kofi Annan as evidence of the international community’s recognition of the special role played by the Organization and of the great service of its Secretary-General. Congratulating our Secretary- General, I would like to stress that we place special hope in him and to reiterate our support for his