text: already beenreached, willagaindemoastrate theunityanddetermination ofour collective orgaD,theSecurity Council, insuchsituations. So..maythinkthatIraqisbeing:judgedbya4ifferent standard, onehigher thanthatappliedtootb-arcountries evenInthequiterecentpast. Myans..r!I thilllitisgoodthatwehavereachedthispoint.ItiaIIIgo04thingthatwehave adopted auniversal humanyardstick ofgo04andevil,thatwehavestartedcalling 8ggression byitspropsrnameaDdconsideritnecessary toc~ndemD andpunishits p.rp~trator andtoh.~pthevictimsofinjustice. ne.edaysIlreatryingtime,atestfortheOrgan1=atioD. Ifitpeaso.tkis te.titvillimmeasurably eDhaneeitsprestige, gainDGWezperience enetnow capabilitie.. '.rhere11nodoubtthatit1'111mueu.eofth••toprOllOtothe re.toration ofpeaceandiusticeinotherconflict situation. andtoensurethe - Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Libraryreference was.-debyprevious speakers.~le"DtatioD ofit.re.olutions bearing onallther&gional problems towhichPD/PLJWCS/PV.6 47 (yr.ShgyordDDd.es USSR)• Anapproach b••edonmankind's commoninterest doesnotpe~itanyother cour••ofaction. Frollnowonthe.!worldco_unity intendstoactbyasil!1CJ!eset ofatandard•• International relations arebeingfreedfromthevestiges ofthe"coldwar" whichforlIaDyyearshadaneqative effectontht)world's legalorder. Weare againbecoming unitednations andarereturning toourownglobalconstitution - theCharteroftheUnitedRation. -tothoseofitsprovisions whichwereforgotten forawhilebutwhichesperiencG hasprovedtobeindispensable forthemost important andDeBtnece.sary ofourtasts,themaintenance ofinternational peace ands.curity. Thee.tablishment oftheprinciple. ofnewthinking iDworld politic. ha.enabledu.tostartimplementinq theeffective measur.s ofpersuaaion andenforcement provided forintheCharter. I~thecontextofrecentevents, Ishouldliketoremindthosewhoregard 8ggr••s10na.aDacceptable fo~ofbehaviour thattheUnitedRations hasthe authority totakeMallures forIOthesuppression ofactsofaCJ9resa1cn". Thereis already ampleevidence that that rightcanbeexercised. Ofcour.e, beforethat-andIreiterate "beforethatlO -allpolitical, peaceful, Don-military formsofpressure mustbeexerted ontheag9ressor, obviou.ly incoabination witheconomie andotherenforcement measures. Inaway,thePersian GulfcrisisisDotODlyatragedy andadangerous threat topeacQbuta1aoa.erlou8 cballenge toallofU8toreviewtheway.andmeansof maint&lning security ODourplanet, themethodsofprotecting lawandorder,the machinery forcontrolling theprocess.. whichaffectthestateofhuman civili.ation, inthebroadest .en••ofthete~,an4theroleoftheUnited Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryPD/PLJW4S/PV.& 48 (Mr.Shtur4na4,e. USSR)• •ItCDmlotbeothenrbe intoday'. world. r.alyinthiswayCaDwemuethe. periodofpeacelasting aDdirreversible andfollowuponourinitial successin bringing abouttihetilthier climateininternatioDal relations. Lifeposesnewtasks."batwillbeneededfirst aD~foremost is,inourview, DDefforttogainatheoretical andconceptual understaDding ofthepolitical, military, technological, economic, ecological, hum8JlitariaD andcultural realities ofthemoderuworldodofitshumandimeedon. Theworldlsbecoming consolidated arounduniversal humanvalues. Partnership i.replacing rivalry. Onthlsbasis, relationships arebeing buil~amongmanycountries thatoncelookeduponeachother aoadveraariss andrivals. PartnDrship isnotI18relyafashionable tem.Itbecameevident duringthe late.tcrisisaDdunderlay thecloseaDdconstructive interaction amongthe permanent members oftheSecurity Council. ButthedeclineofBast-Weat rivalry as arealorperceived factorininternational relations maybringnewfigures aDdnew phenomeDa tothearonaofworldpolitics. Onesuchphenomenon weshallprobably havetodealwithisthatofclaimstoI:egional hegemony. Amongtheissuesassuming Dcritical importance forthefutureofmankind are theDon-proliferation ofnuclear, chemical, bacteriological andmissile technologies and,moregenerally, ttadisproportionate growthofthemilitary sectorIntheeconomies andliveDofsomecountries orState.. Eveninthepast thedoctrines ofthe"balance ofterror" ee!"nuclear deterreDce" uerequestionable meansofmaintaining thel1Jecur!ty uftheworld. IntheDewconcUtlon. oftoday theyhavesimplybecomeirrelevant. Weneedtodefinethecriteria ofdefence sufficiencyo AftertheIraqi Dggreasion itwould.eemdifficult totalkaboutthis.Afterall,whatcanbe mufficieDt inthefaceoftheirrational? Ontheotherhand,thisaggres.ion has onceagainunderscored thevalidity oftheargument thatnocount~ shouldhavethe Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryI; Anyoth,rapproaCh wouldre.ultinanuDbridlea arm.rac.andall-oute~clu.iv. prerogative orabsolute freedomtod.t.~ine it.ownl.velofa~ament. totheconc.rns ofother.andtowards abalanceofarmaments atthelowe.tpo.sible(H~.Shoyardnadl., Ussa)W4S/PV.6 40-50PD/PLJ mllitarilatioD.Wemustlooktowara.differ.nt principle., towards accommodation l.vel••
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement on international relations, focusing on the role of the United Nations in promoting peace and security, addressing aggression, and promoting cooperation among nations. It discusses the need for a new approach to international relations, based on universal human values, and the importance of addressing regional conflicts, disarmament, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.