General Assembly Hears Address by President of Italy, General Debate Statements by Dominican Republic, Pakistan, Mauritius, Gabon, and Chile

The General Assembly this afternoon was addressed by the President of Italy, Giovanni Leone. It also heard statements by the Foreign Ministers of the Dominican Republic, Pakistan, Gabon and Chile and by the Minister of Housing and Lands of Mauritius as it continued its general debate. India spoke in exercise of the right of reply.
Delegates applauding the President of Italy, Giovanni Leone (seated on the podium) just before he addressed the Assembly. At the presidential rostrum (from left): Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim; Assembly President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (Algeria); and Bradford Morse, Under-Secretary-General for Political and General Assembly Affairs.