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29.08.88 L.T. 16.15
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OBJET : DRAFT SPEECH BY THE PRESIDENCY AT THE 43RD SESSION OF
THE UNITED NATIONS
THE PRESIDENCY HEREBY SUBMITS THE DRAFT OF THE POLITICAL PART OF THE SPEECH WHICH THE GREEK FOREIGN MINISTER WILL DELIVER ON BEHALF OF THE TWELVE TO THE U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON 27 SEPTEMBER 1988.
COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT SHOULD BE SENT VIA COREU BEFORE / SEPTEMBER 7TH A NEW VERSION WILL THEN BE ISSUED FOR DISCUSSION AT THE MEETING OF THE UN WORKING GROUP ON SEPTEMBER 15-16.
THE POLITICAL COMMITTEE WILL FINALIZE THE SPEECH AT ITS MEETING IN NEW YORK ON 26 SEPTEMBER 1988.
1 43RD UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY:
SPEECH ON BEHALF OF THE TWELVE ''
MR. PRESIDENT,
ON BEHALF OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND ITS MEMBER STATES I SHOULD LIKE FIRST OF ALL TO EXPRESS MY MOST SINCERE CONGRATU- LATIONS TO YOU ON YOUR ELECTION TO THE PRESIDENCY OF THE 43RD SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
I SHOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXPRESS THE COMMUNITY'S PROFOUND APPRECIATION TO THE OUTGOING PRESIDENT FOR THE WAY IN WHICH HE CONDUCTED THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE 42ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
THE TWELVE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY WISH TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, MR. PEREZ DE GUELLAR FOR HIS TENACIOUS AND CONSTANT EFFORTS TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS FACING THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.WE ARE DELIGHTED TO
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