General Assembly Admits Oman as 131st Member State; Nicaragua, Bolivia, Jamaica, Sudan Speak In General Debate

The General Assembly voted this afternoon to admit Oman as the 131st Member State of the United Nations, after adopting a statement recommended by the Fourth Committee (Trust and Non-Self-Governing Territories) ""taking note with satisfaction that Oman has achieved the goals set forth in the Charter"" and in the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. The Assembly this afternoon also continued its General Debate, hearing statements by the representatives of Nicaragua, Bolivia, Jamaica and the Sudan. Statements under the right of reply were made by the representatives of Libyan Arab Republic, Iran and Iraq.
The delegation of Oman being escorted to their seats by Sinan Korie (right), United Nations Chief of Protocol. Said Tarik El Said (centre), Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Oman, is about to take his seat at the head of the table.