UN General Assembly
1982

The members of my delegation and I deem it an honour and a privilege to have the opportunity of participating in the thirty seventh session of the General Assembly. We bring representatives the warm greetings of the Government and the people of Bangladesh. On behalf of the Bangladesh delegation and on my own behalf, I congratulate Mr. Hollai on his unanimous election as President of the thirty seventh session of the General Assembly. We are confident that his qualities of leadership and wealth of experience will be of immense value to the Assembly in accomplishing its task. We offer him our co operation and support in fulfilling his heavy responsibility during the days ahead. My delegation would like to take this opportunity to congratulate his predecessor, Mr. Kittani of Iraq, on his determined and energetic leadership not only during the thirty sixth session of the General Assembly but also during the second special session devoted to disarmament and the emergency special session on the question of Palestine. His patience and wisdom have been greatly