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Vakil

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52

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1960-09-24

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1965-09-24

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1. “I should like also to take this opportunity to pay a tribute to our outgoing President, Mr. Victor Belaúnde of Peru, who so ably directed the work of the Assembly during the fourteenth session. 4. We have reached the fifteenth milestone in the history of our Organization. At each annual meeting we have been faced with a set of new problems and issues, but never before has the world been confronted with the dangers inherent in a situation that is changing so swiftly yet is at the same time so rich in possibilities. We live in a time of great upheavals. Recent technological achievements have profoundly modified man's ideas concerning himself and the world he lives in. Man's penetration of outer space had added a new dimension to life. Under the impact of new ideas and new developments the old pattern is undergoing unprecedented changes.”

   1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)

2. “In the absence of the chairman of my delegation owing to a sudden indisposition, the honour has fallen to me of speaking in his place and of making my country's contribution to this general debate. 2. First of all, may I address to you, Mr. President, my congratulations on your election to the high office of President of the General Assembly at its fifteenth session. Your dedication and zeal in upholding the principles of our Organization have won you the respect and admiration of all. The contribution which you have made to the work of the United Nations as representative of your country and as chairman of various bodies gives us the assurance that in you the Assembly has elected an eminently well-qualified presiding officer. I am sure that as President you will be able to add fresh lustre to our debates. 3.”

   1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)