UN General Assembly
1968

69. Mr. President, I should like, first of all, to tender to you the cordial and sincere felicitations of the delegation of Burma, and my own personal congratulations, on your election as President of the twenty-third regular session of the General Assembly. We are confident that your wide experience in the affairs of the community of nations will stand you in good stead in the discharge of the heavy responsibilities which lie before you as President of this Assembly, and that, with the benefit of your wise counsel and able guidance, we shall be able to consider and discuss constructively the very important issues which we as a corporate body are faced with this year, so that the deliberations in this Assembly will take us a step forward in the true interests of international harmony and international co-operation.