UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Eighteenth special session GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROVISIONAL VERBATIM RECORD OF THE SECDND MEETING Held at Headquarters, New York, on Monday, 23 April 1990, at 3 p.m. PROVISIONAL A/S-18/PV. 2 2 May 1990 ENGLISH A President: Mr. GARBA (Niqer ia) -General debate [8 and 9) (continued) -Orqanization of work This record contain-; the original text of speeches delivered in Enqlish and interpretations of speeches in the other lanquaqes. The final text will be printed in the Official Records of the General Assembly. Corrections should be submitted to oriqinal speeches only. They should be sent under the siqnature of a member of the deleqation concerned, within one week, to the Chief, Official Records Edi tinq Section, Department of Conference Ser vices, room DC2-750, 2 United Nations Plaza, and incorporated in a roPV of the record. 90-60009 7251-52V (E) JB/2 A/S-18/PV. 2 2 The meeting was called to order at 3.10 p.m. AGENDA ITEMS 8 AND 9 (continued) GENERAL DEBATE The·PRESIDENT: I should like to remind representatives that, in accordance with the decision taken by the General Assembly at its first plenary meeting this norninq, the list of speakers will be closed today at 6 p.m. I therefore request those representatives wishing to participate in the debate to inscribe their names as soon as possible. Mr. COLLINS (Ireland): On behalf of the European Community and its member States, I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the important post of President of this special session of the General Assembly. We are confident that under your expert guidance we will successfully complete our work this week. I should also like to thank Ambassador Zepos of Greece for his able work in chairinq the Preparatory Committee for the special session. 
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