UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly PROVISIONAL A/S-18/PV. 9 16 May 1990 ENGLISH Eighteenth special session GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROVISIONAL VERBATIM RECORD OF THE NINTH MEETING Held at Headquarters, New York, on Saturday, 28 April 1990, at 10.00 a.m. President : Mr. SALLAH (Vice-President)(Gambia) later: Mr. NIETO (Costa Rica) (Vice-President) Mr. SALLAH (Gambia) (Vice-President) - General debate [8] and [9] (continued ) - Organization of work - General debate [8] and [9] (continued ) - Credentials of representatives to the eighteenth special session of the General Assembly [3] Report of the Credentials Committee This record contains the original text of speeches delivered in English and interpretations of speeches in the other languages. The final text will be printed in the Official Records of the General Assembly . Corrections should be submitted to original speeches only. They should be sent under the signature of a member of the delegation concerned, within one week , to the Chief, Official Records Editing Section, Department of Conference Services, room DC2-750, 2 United Nations Plaza, and incorporated in a copy of the record. 90-60051 7437V (E) BM/2 A/S-18/PV. 9 2 In the absence of the President, Mr. Sallah (Gambia), Vice-President, took the Chair . The meeting was called to order at 10.20 a.m. AGENDA ITEMS 8 AND 9 (continued ) GENERAL DEBATE Mr. SANOUSSI (Guinea) (interpretation from French): At the outset, I should like to express the warm congratulations of the Guinean delegation to Mr. Garba on his election to the presidency of the eighteenth special session. We are certain that, given his skills as an experienced diplomat and his great human qualities, our work will meet with the success we have a right to expect. I should also like to pay a tribute to the Secretary-General for the 
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