Allow me at the outset to say that it is an honour for me to address this General Assembly under the effective and experienced guidance of its President. I would also like to thank the President of the International Court of Justice, Mr. Stephen Schwebel, for his eloquent introduction of the report …
Allow me first of all to express my great satisfaction and pride, Sir, in addressing the Assembly under your presidency. As Judge Schwebel expressed it, you, Sir, are one of the group of great jurists, such as Armand Ugon and Jiménez de Aréchaga, that Uruguay has given to the world and to the inter-…