UN General Assembly
1984

﻿Allow me, Sir, to add my congratulations to all those already extended to you on the occasion of your election as President of the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session. By unanimously entrusting that responsibility to you, the Assembly is paying a tribute to your great qualities and honouring your country, with which Tunisia maintains friendly, trusting and harmonious relations. 77. We are sure that your authority, your competence and your vast experience of international relations will be of invaluable assistance in guiding our debates and our decisions and will thus ensure a positive outcome for our deliberations. The Tunisian delegation pledges you its full co-operation as you perform this noble mission. 78. Allow me to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to your predecessor, Mr. Jorge Illueca, President of the Republic of Panama, for his out-standing work throughout his term of office, and particularly in its most difficult moments.