UNITED NATIONS General"Assembly FORTY~FIFTH SESSION OfficialRecordsFIRSTCOMMITTEE 1stmeeting heldon Tuesday, 18September 1990 at5p.m. HeyYork VERBATIM RECORD OFTHE1stMEETING Temporary Chairman: Mr.deMARCO(Malta) CONTENTS ELECTION OFTHECHAIRMAN OFTHEFIRSTCOMMITTEE Thisrecordissubjoc;110 correction. . Correctioos sllouldbesenlunderthesignalllreofamemberofthedel~llon ",?nccmcd within 0tI~lW~kofth~daJeofpublictUilNllO theChiefoftheOfficialRecords Edlll"8Secllon, RoomOO·7so. 2UnilcdNatiollSPlaza,andincorporatM inacopyoftherecord. th. .a.~nara(ecorrigclldum foreachCommiltCe. Correclions willbeiMuedaOertheelldofesessIon, In_,.... 90-63009 1246V(E)Distr. GENERAL A/C.1/45/PV.l 24September 1990 ENGLISH Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJSM/sm AlC.l/45/PV.l 2-5----- ... Themeeting wascalledtoorderat5p.m. ELECTION OFTHECHAIRMAN TheTEMPORARY CHAIRMAN: Rule103oftherulesofprocedure provides that eachMainCommittee shallelectaChairman, twoVice-Chairmen andaRapporteur. Thoseofficers shallbeelected onthebasisofequitable geographical idistrihution, experience andpersonal competence. Theelections shallbeheldbysecretballotunlesstheCommittee decides otherwise inanelection whereonlyonecandidate isstanding. Thenomination of eachcandidate shallbelimited toonespeaker, afterwhichtheCommittee shall immediately proceed totheelection. Furthermore, rule110oftherulesofprocedure provides thatcongratulations totheofficers ofaMainCommittee shallnotbeexpressed except bytheChairman oftheprevious session -or,inhisabsence, byamemberofhisdelegation -after alltheofficers oftheCommittee havebeenelected. Thismeeting hasbeenconvened fortheelection oftheChairman oftheFirst Committee. Arethereanynominations? Mr.bGUILAR (Venezuela) (interpretation fromSpanish): Attheonset, Sir,Ishouldlikeonbehalfofmycountry, Venezuela, tocongratulate youand express ourbestwishes onyourunanimous election tothepresidency ofthe forty-fifth session oftheGeneral Assembly, whichisawell-deserved tribute to theveryconstructive contribution yourcountry, Malta,hasalwaysmadetothework oftheUnited Nations. Itisalsorecognition ofyourownpersonal qualities. I offeryoumydelegation's complete co-operation. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryFMB/2 A/C.1/45/PV.1 6 (Mr.Agui1ar, venezuela) FortheVenezuelan delegation andforme,personally, itisanhonour anda pleasure tonominate Ambassador JaiPratap RanaofNepaltopreside overthework oftheFirstCommittee attheforty-fifth session oftheGeneral Assembly. Itis anhonour andapleasure because mycountry andImyselfhavespecial bondsof friendship withAmbassador Rana,whoisalsoaccredited ashiscountry's Ambassador toVenezuela. Ambassador Ranareallyneedsnointroduction because heisaverywell-known anddistinguished figurehereattheUnitedNations. Itisfitting, nonetheless, torecall afewoutstanding aspects ofhisbrilliant reco~dofworkhere. Asthe Permanent Representative ofNepaltotheUnitedNations since1985,hehasproved himself tobeanextraordinarily gifteddiplomat oncountless occasions, in particular whenherepresented NepalintheSecurity Council, from1988to1989. Duringthatperiod, inaddition tobeingPresident oftheCouncil inFebruary 1989, Ambassador RanawasChairman oftheCommittee ontheapplication ofthearms embargo against SouthAfrica. Weshouldalsorecall Ambassador Rana's workintheSpecial Committee against Apartheid, ofwhichhehasbeenVice-Chairman since1985,andhisworkasChairman oftheworking grouponthenuclear capacity ofSouthAfricaduringthe1990 session oftheDisarmament Committee. Forthesakeofbrevity IshallonlyaddthatAmbassador Ranahasheld important government postswithinhiscountry andhasparticipated inregular and special sessions oftheGeneral Assembly, summitmeetings oftheNon-Aligned Movement, andmanyotherinternational gatherings. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryIIUi FMB/2£ m211 A/C.l/45/PV.l 7 (Mr.Aguilar, Venezuela) Ambassador Ranaisrightly considered oneofthemostdistinguished ofUnited Nations diplomats. Hisnoteworthy accomplishments arequiteunderstandable given hissolidacademic background andhisexperience bothwithinhiscountry andinits diplomatic service.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a record of a meeting at the United Nations General Assembly, specifically the First Committee, where the election of the Chairman is taking place. The nomination is made by the Venezuelan delegation, and the candidate is Ambassador Jai Pratap Rana of Nepal. The text highlights Ambassador Rana's experience and achievements in various international organizations, including the United Nations, and emphasizes his diplomatic skills. Given the context and content of the text, it seems likely that the category is related to international organizations, diplomacy, or international relations.

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International relations