UN General Assembly
1969

179. Madam President, it gives me great pleasure to extend to you, on behalf of my Government and myself, our sincerest congratulations on your election to the high office of President of the General Assembly. We welcome you as an eminent representative of the African Member States of this Organization. We do so in full awareness of the outstanding qualifications and the long experience in United Nations affairs which you bring to the important task you are called upon to fulfil. The fact that for the second time in the history of the United Nations the highest office of our Organization is entrusted to a lady adds a special note to the sentiments with which we greet your election. 180. We also wish to express our great appreciation of the important contribution of our Secretary-General to international co-operation. 181. In drawing up a balance-sheet of the development of international relations in the past twelve months, we cannot fail to take note with grave concern of the new dimension of international tension which has emerged in the Far East.