واعتبر اقتراحه الحالي أحد أهم الاقتراحات - إن لم يكن أهمها - التي طرحها على الدول الأعضاء أثناء عمله كأمين عام.
He considered his current proposal to be one of the most important — if not the most important — that he had put before the Member States during his time as Secretary-General.