UN General Assembly
1992

Mr. President, at the outset I should like to express our deep thanks to all delegations of Member States for the uananimous decision to confer the presidency of the forty-seventh session of the General Assembly upon us. That can be conceived as an application of the rules of procedure, which provide that the presidency of the forty-seventh session will be given to a representative of Eastern Europe. However, I should also like to see it as support knowingly given for all that our people have done to ensure that Bulgaria would remain an example in the difficult transition from dictatorship towards normalcy. I should also like to express my delegation's gratitude to Ambassador Samir Shihabi for his valuable contributions to achievements of the forty-sixth session. On behalf of my country I am pleased to welcome the new States Members of the United Nations. We hope that other peace-loving States prepared to implement the principles of the Organization will make their contributions. The Organization's work has now been going on without interruption,