UN General Assembly
1974

Mr. President, it is a pleasure to congratulate your excellency on your unanimous election as President of this session which, in itself, is a sign of respect for the continent you hail from, which contributed greatly to the field of learning. Please allow me to congratulate you personally on this great confidence, which you rightly deserve, since I have /or many years known your personal qualities and abilities which qualified you and our beloved sister country, Algeria, to obtain the highest level of international recognition. I am sure that under your wise leadership we will bring the work of this session to a successful conclusion. 287. I should also like to take this opportunity to thank your predecessor for the untiring efforts which were crowned with success during an eventful year. 288. I should like to sincerely thank our Secretary- General, Mr. Kurt Waldheim, for his continuous efforts for the observance of the principles of the United Nations.