UN General Assembly
1988

That is, in our humble opinion, the sense of the message that the Norwegian Parliament addressed to our Assembly by awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to the United Nations peace-keeping forces. In the name of President Abdou Diouf and the Senegalese Government and people, I welcome this well-deserved tribute to the persevering efforts of our Organisation to eliminate hotbeds of tension, encourage the solution of conflicts by peaceful means and promote international peace and security. For Senegal, this award is of special significance. My country has always supported the peace-keeping operations decided upon by the Organisation and has endeavoured to make a practical contribution to their success by sending contingents on many occasions. We sincerely hope that this great distinction will encourage all the member of the international community to give their effective support to the United Nations peace-keeping forces, which have new, urgent and important tasks ahead of them.