guided the work of our Council in April, I thirk it fitting at this tiara for me to congratulata your Sir, on the way in which you have grappled with a very difficult eituation and especielly with that pertaining to the holding of this important imeting in Geneva. In addition, I should like to say that, as we all know, the special circumatancee surrounding the p~mess of being able to convene and hold this Council meting have nsaant for many of us quite a lot of tension and a great deal Of diffiCUltye at lea& pereetnally, but it fa clear that aa thie ha5 been even more difficult for you, Sir, and you have been ebfe tr, CX@~ with the5e &fftcultf,es 4th the distinction and skill that have earned yau the reepeW and esteem of all mmbers of the Council. EHFB s/Pv. 292 3 133-135 (Mr. Alarcon de Quesada, Cuba) I should like to take this opportunity to welcome the representative of the Republic of Yenran and to express my delegation’s satisfaction at the historic event which took place a few days ago, the unification of the former two parts of that Arab nation. We wish that a country, a very happy, bright and encouraging future and we are sure that with this renewed force &men will continue to contribute in the outstanding fashion it has always done to the work of the Council and of our Organisation. ft is also a pleasant task for m? to welcom Ambassador Yuri Vorontsov, who has joined our Council as a new representative of the Soviet Union. Although we did not have the pleasure of knowing him personally before, we know that his broad experience and his brilliant career as a diplomat will certainly enrich the work of our Council. The Vice-Minister of External Affairs of Israel, after having expressed 
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