 First of all, I'd like to welcome all of the ambassadors and our diplomatic colleagues from member states as well as the observers and the representatives of international organizations, the members of civil society. And I'm also pleased to confirm that all credentials are in order and suggest that the council take note of this. First of all, I would like to express in the name of my country our deepest gratitude to all members of the organization for allowing us to form part of the main government body of the OIM. This cycle of four years that ends today fills us with pride because we have assumed with the conviction that migration is an essential factor in sustainable development and with the commitment of Chile for a peaceful and respectful world of human rights of all. Through our participation at the council table, we believe that we have contributed humbly and from our region to the growth and strengthening of our organization in a moment key to the history of international migrations. Personally, it has been a great honor for me to have been able to carry out the president of this council completing the period that began in November 2017, my predecessor, Ambassador Marta Mauraz, to whom I am sure many of you remember with appreciation. Our mandate was developed for a year focused on important events in the field of migrations, among which I would like to highlight the process of an inconclusive adoption of the World Pact for a safe, coordinated and regular migration, especially the Reunification meeting of Puerto Vallarta and the subsequent rounds of negotiations in New York until we reach the definitive borrower that we hope will be adopted by the vast majority of the United Nations members in the coming weeks. Although these stages of the process took place outside of Geneva, both the Council of the OIM and the administration did not make efforts to maintain the link between the pact and Geneva, aware of the central importance that this multilateral capital has in this issue. Numerous were the occasions in which we were able to exchange opinions with the facilitators of the process, as well as with the special representative of the Secretary General, Mr. Luis Árbor, and his collaborators, expressing our points of view from the perspective of those who work daily with the United Nations organization dedicated exclusively to communication, avoiding it from its multiple perspectives and complexities. I have no doubt that these exchanges contributed in a constructive way to the process and that they are also responsible for the central role that the pact has attributed to the OIM. Knowing that 2018 would be a year marked by the pact, our priority was that at all times there was adequate communication between Geneva, New York and the capital. Thus, along with the organized exchanges with whom the process was led so brilliantly, the Council's table sought to use the working groups as a space for information for delegations on the developments in New York and as a space for exchange of opinions between states as negotiations were developed. These valuable work spaces have served us well and flexibly, so I hope that they will continue to do so now that the organization is able to take on new and important responsibilities that will bring challenges to all countries. We must respond in a comprehensive and responsible manner. 2018 was a year of significant changes within the organization, as was the second mandate of the Ambassador Swing. After spending 10 years in front of the OIM, it came to its end. According to the current practice of international organizations and the transparency that characterizes our organization, we have reached the first interactive dialogue of state members with the candidates for the general direction of the OIM, which allowed us to better know the visions and priorities of each of them in a simple and direct way. I hope that this initiative serves as a precedent and can be perfected with the aim of constituting an usual practice in future elections of the General Directorate. In only weeks of the Intergovernmental Conference of Marrakech, the OIM is in good shape and well prepared to face the challenges that are approaching. In that sense, I would like to thank the Administration for the excellent work that it has done, especially recognizing the leadership that has been shown by the Ex-General Director, Ambassador William Lacy Swing and by the General-Adjunct Director, Ambassador Laura Thompson. I would like to wish you all the success in the performance of your functions, and in the coming months, in front of this organization, our General Director, Antonio Vittorino. Finally, I would like to say the greatest success to my successor in this position, I am sure that his leadership and his ability will be prominent and essential in the work that the next year will require all of our attention. Thank you very much.