UN General Assembly
1993

On behalf of the delegation of Benin and on behalf of the Government and the people of Benin, I should like to extend my warm congratulations to Ambassador Insanally on his well-deserved election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this session. His unanimous election as leader of our deliberations testifies to his abilities; it is also represents an honour for his country and draws attention to the role played by Caribbean countries in the international arena. I take this opportunity to extend my sincere congratulations to his predecessor, Mr. Stoyan Ganev, who Forty-eighth session - 29 September l993 43 ably presided over the work of the General Assembly at its forty-seventh session. It is also a great pleasure and a privilege for me to pay a well-deserved tribute to Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Secretary-General of the United Nations, who effectively and successfully heads this global Organization and who is working intensively to restore peace and security to the various hotbeds of tension throughout the world. The delegation of Benin solemnly welcomes the new