UN General Assembly
1979

﻿May I convey to the President my warmest congratulations on your election, which is proof of the esteem and appreciation with which the United Republic of Tanzania is justly regarded throughout the world for the efficiency and realism which distinguish its contribution to international affairs. 104. President Nyerere's visit to Rome last July con-firmed our view of a country and of a continent which are more and more actively involved in the solution of those problems to which so much of our future is linked. 105. While I take this opportunity to pay a tribute to his predecessor, Mr. Lie'vano Aguirre, I am sure that under Mr. Salmi's presidency, the firmness and efficiency of which we have already begun to appreciate, this General Assembly will constitute again the most important occasion of the year for assessing the results of our efforts over the last 12 months, for courageously facing our failures, and for seeking new paths of cooperation between our peoples. Indeed, all of us will again be faced with a great responsibility during the debates of this session.