Statement delivered at the Expert Meeting on Crisis and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

It goes without saying that it is a source of great pleasure and emotion to be back here in what I continue to regard as my home, beside my dear friend Norberto González, in whose capable hands the institution now rests, and Dr. Raúl Prebisch, to whom I owe so much and whose opinion I value so highly. I am also very pleased and moved to be at this meeting for which we all worked so hard, which we were preparing so hopefully throughout the past year, and which is now a reality through the generous presence of all those attending.