President GAYOOM: I have much pleasure in extending to you, Sir, my warm congratulations and those of the members of the Maldives delegation on your election as President of the forty-fifth session of the General Assembly. We are confident that under your able guidance the deliberations of this session will ba concluded in a successful manner, I should also like to convey our sincere appreciation to your predecessor, Major-General Joseph Garba, for having done an excellent job in presiding over the Assembly during the past year. I note here with particular pleasure the significance of his visit to the Maldives earlier this year in spite of his very busy schedule, I wish to express my country's deep appreciation also to the Secretary-General, Mr. Javier Perez de Cuellar, for his dedicated efforts to uphold the noble objectives of the United Nations. We wish him well in all his endeavours* On behalf of the Maldives, it gives me great pleasure to welcome the admission of Namibia to the United Nations, which it truly deserves after its long and hard-fought battle for independence. We are confident that independent Namibia will make a most positive contribution to the work of the Organization, I should also like to welcome our newest Member, the Principality of Liechtenstein, and. RC/3 A/45/PV.10 3-5 (President Gavoom) congratulate it on having gained the sovereign independent status it enjoys today. This year the Maldives is celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the attainment of full political independence. I do not, therefore, consider it irrelevant ot reflect a little on the achievements we have been able to make during the past 25 years. From the day we became an independent nation, we embarked on a determined path to overcome the triple menace of poverty, illiteracy and disease. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech by President GAYOOM of the Maldives, congratulating the new President of the General Assembly and expressing gratitude to the Secretary-General. The speech also mentions the Maldives' 25th anniversary of independence and reflects on the country's achievements in overcoming poverty, illiteracy, and disease. The focus is on the country's development and progress, rather than specific sectors like industry or transportation.

**Category**
Health, Education