UN General Assembly
1979

﻿It is a great honour and a particular privilege for me to address the General Assembly of the United Nations, meeting in its thirty-fourth session at a time when my country, the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, has just undergone profound political, social and economic changes. First and foremost, we should like to express our deep and sincere congratulations to an eminent and worthy son of the United Republic of Tanzania, Mr. Salim Ahmed Salim, the pride of the African continent, who is directing with honour and responsibility the work of this thirty-fourth session of our world Organization. The United Republic of Tanzania and the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, two African countries with a common colonial past and strongly limited in the goal of the emancipation of their peoples, maintain excellent relations of fraternal cooperation, friendship and solidarity. Hence it is a source of pride and particular satisfaction to us that you, Sir, are presiding over the debates of this session of the Assembly. Your outstanding qualities as a great diplomat, your talent and the vast experience you have gained in international affairs, as well as the importance of the country that you represent, guarantee that this session of the Assembly will be marked by successes unprecedented in United Nations history.