UN General Assembly
1960

May I be Allowed, Mr. President, to present to you my congratulations and to all Members of the General Assembly my sincere wishes for fruitful debates. 26. The participation of so many Heads of Government and leading statesmen of countries and nations in the deliberations of the General Assembly at its fifteenth session is undoubtedly an unusual event in the history of the United Nations. How can it be explained? It reflects above all the seriousness of the international situation; which, so far as the problem of the maintenance of peace is concerned, has deteriorated since the last session of the General Assembly. 27. This event is also a manifestation of the fact that many countries including Poland, do attach great importance to the United Nations, to the purposes and functions it ought to perform in. solving the paramount issue of our times, that of securing lasting peace.