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SEE THAT HIS EFFORTS IN A NUMBER OF CASES HAVE LED TO POSITIVE RESULTS.
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THE 43RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS OPENS
IN A CLIMATE MARKED BY POSITIVE AND ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENTS. EAST-WEST RELATIONS HAVE UNDERGONE A FAVOURABLE EVOLUTION, ITS CULMINATION BEING THE SUMMIT MEETINGS BETWEEN THE LEADERS OF THE
UNITED STATES AND THE SOVIET UNION. IMPORTANT AND SIGNI-
FICANT AGREEMENTS ON ARMS LIMITATION AND CONTROL HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED WHICH INVOLVE, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY, THE DESTRUCTION OF A CATEGORY OF WEAPONS. NEGOTIATED SOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN INITIATED FOR CERTAIN REGIONAL CRISES. THE TWELVE, WHO HAVE ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTED TO BRINGING ABOUT THIS CLIMATE, CANNOT BUT REJOICE.
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HOWEVER, THERE ARE STILL SERIOUS PROBLEMS TO WHICH NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND AND NEW CHALLENGES ARE LOOMING IN THE HORIZON WHICH WILL REQUIRE PERSISTENT EFFORTS ON THE PART OF ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IT IS THEREFORE ESSENTIAL THAT WE PURSUE OUR EFFORTS, CONVINCED THAT IT IS IN A GROWING SPIRIT OF REALISM, CO-OPERATION AND DIALOGUE THAT THE PROBLEMS WHICH PREOCCUPY US MAY FIND SUITABLE SOLUTIONS. THE
UN ARE AND MUST REMAIN THE ADVOCATE OF THIS SPIRIT.
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IT IS WITH GREAT SATISFACTION THAT THE TWELVE HAVE WELCOMED THE ORGANIZATION'S GROWING ROLE, AS WELL AS ITS ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN RECENT MONTHS. IT IS AN ENCOURAGING SIGN OF A RETURN TO RESPECT FOR THE PRINCIPLES ENSHRINED IN THE CHARTER, WHICH CONSTITUTE THE BEST BASIS FOR ENSURING WORLD PEACE, AS WELL AS FOR PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS AND ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL PROGRESS. WE ARE THEREFORE DETERMINED TO SUP- PORT EVERY EFFORT IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE AUTHORITY OF THE UN
AND RENDER ITS ACTIVITIES MORE EFFECTIVE.
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MR. PRESIDENT, THE RECENT POLITICAL EVENTS ENHANCED THE ROLE OF THE U.N IN THE PROCESS OF SETTLING INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS. IT IS HOWEVER, IRONIC, THAT OUR ORGANISATION FACES A MOST SERIOUS FINANCIAL CRISIS AT SUCH A JUNCTURE WHEN CONFIDENCE IN ITS USEFULNESS IS STRENGTHENED. FURTHERMORE THE CONTINUING FINANCIAL UNCERTAINTY CAN ONLY HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE ORDERLY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REFORMS WHICH TOO AIM AT RESTORING THE CONFIDENCE IN THE U.N.
THEREFORE WE STRONGLY URGE ALL MEMBER STATES TO SHOW
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