UN General Assembly
1967

1. On behalf of the Chief of State, the Government and the people of Madagascar, allow me first of all, Sir, to congratulate you on your election as President of the twenty-second session of the General Assembly. Like all the speakers who have preceded me, I see your election as an eloquent testimony not only to your outstanding abilities as a statesman, but also to your country, which we all of us admire. 2. Already in the last three weeks your impartiality, your wisdom, your indefatigable perseverance, and the orderly conduct of our debates, have made it clear that you are in the line of the great Presidents who have preceded you. Of these I shall mention only the distinguished President of the twenty-first session, Mr. Pazhwak, who so ably presided over the work of an exceptionally difficult session filled with dramatic incidents.