ThePRESIDENT: Icallontherepresentative ofSriLanka,whowillspeak onbehalfoftheAsianStates. Mr.JAYASIHGHE \~r~Lanka): unaeh~lioftheStates members of~heAsian Group,itismysaddutytoexpress oursincere andheartfelt condolences onthe sorrowful anduntimely demiseofHisExcellency Mr.Nasim Ahmed~thelatePermanent Representative ofPakistan totheUnitedNations. Ambassador NasimAhmedhada distinguished careerinthepublicservice ofPakistan andwasarenowned journalist. BorninNewDelhiinOctober 1927,Mr.Abroed,afterhisgraduation athome, continued hisstudiesattheLondonSchoolofEconomics. Hewasamemberofthe RoyalInstitute ofInternational Affairs andtheInternational Institute for Strategic Studies inLondon. In1950hefounded thePakistan Society inBritain. HewasthefirstAsiantobeelected asPresident oftheCommonwealth Association Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Libraryr EMS/4 A/44/PV.96 4-5 (Mr.Jayasinghe, SriLanka) andtheForeign PressAssociation inLondon. Healsoservedaschiefoverseas correspondent forthePakistan newspaper ~,andwasmanaging director ofa Publishing company inLondon from1978to1981.From1972to1976heheldthepost ofSecretary ofPakistan's Federal Ministry ofInformation andBroadcasting aswell asthatofChairman ofthePakistan Broadcasting Corporation andthePakistan Television Corporation. From1976to1978heservedasPakistan's Ambassador to Denmark. In1982heservedasadviser totheDirector-General ofthe Intergovernmental BureauforInformatics inRome.InJune1989Ambassador Abroed wasappointed asthePermanent Representative ofPakistan totheUnitedNations. DuringhisstayinNewYorkasPermanent Representative ofPakistan tothe UnitedNations wehadthehonour andprivilege ofworking closely with Ambassador AbroedinallforumsoftheUnitedNations. Onsuchoccasions manyofus hadthegoodfortune ofbenfiting fromthewisdom, diplom~tic skillandexperience ofAmbassador Abroed. Inworking together weveryoftenlookedtohisadviceand guidance inourcommonendeavour topromote international peaceandco-operation. Tomyrecollection, thelastoccasion onwhichwelistened toAmbassador Abroed waswhenhespokeonbehalfofthemembers oftheAsianGroupduringthevisitof NelsonMandela. Theoratory hedisplayed andthesincere manner andtoneofhis speechonthatoccasion wereasincere testimony tohiscommitment tothepromotion ofinternational justice andpeace. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryEMS/S A/44/PV.96 6 (Mr. J~asinghe, SriLanka) IntheAsianGroup,Ambassador Ahmedalwaysprovided thenecessary leadership andmadeavailable hisfriendly andvaluable advicetomembers. Thepleasinq and unassurninq mannerinwhich Amb~ssador Abroedconducted hisaffairs wontheheartsof allwhoknewhim.Althouqh Ambassador Abroediswithusnomore,thememorable association fromwhichwebenefited immensely willalwaysbetreasured byus. OnbehalfoftheStatesmembers oftheAsianGroup, Ikindlyrequest yo~,Sir, .toconveytothefamilyofHisExcellency thelateMr.NasimAbroedandthe deleqation ofPakistan ourheartfelt anddeepcondolences onthis i~reparable 1055. ThePRESIDENT: Icallontherepresentative ofHunqary, whowillspeak onbehalfoftheEastern European States. Mr.ERDQS(Hunqary): Inmycapacity asChairman oftheGroupofEastern European StatesforthemonthofSeptember andonbehalfofallthemembers ofour GroupIwishtoexpress totheGovernment ofPakistan andi.tsPermanent Mission to theUnitedNations andtothebereaved familyofourdeparted colleaque ourdeep condolences onAmbassador NasimAbroed's passinq. Ambassador Abroed,Permanent Representative ofPakistan, wasaskilful diplomat whorepresented hiscountry attheUnitedNations intimesofdifficulties and hopesinthereq:ontowhichPakistan belonqs. Weallrecallthesiqn~ficant contribution hemadetothenobleworkofourOrqanization. J.twasonlyabouta yearaqothatourPakistani colleaque presented hiscredentials tothe Secretary-General. Alltoosoonfateputanendtohiswork.ThelateAmbassador NasimAbroedwasadistinquished memberofourdiplomatic community andwewillall remember andmisshim. ThePRESIDENT: Icallontherepresentative ofBelize, whowillspeakon behalfoftheLatinAmerican andCaribbean States. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library-----~----- EMS/S A/44/PV.96 7 Mr.BOGERS (Beli:l:e): Todaywepayatribute tothelattlAmbassador of theRepublic ofPakistan totheUnitedNations, HisExcellency Mr.NasimAbroed. Mr.Abroedregrettably passed awayon21July1990,inTokyo. Theuntimely passing ofMr.Ahmed..whomIhadtheopportunity "'0meetandconferwithonseveral occasions, leaveswithusavacuum. ThelateAmbassador notonlydistinguished
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a eulogy or a condolence speech delivered by representatives of various countries to pay tribute to the late Ambassador Nasim Ahmed of Pakistan to the United Nations. The speech highlights his distinguished career, achievements, and contributions to international relations, but does not mention specific economic, environmental, or scientific issues.

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International relations, Culture