text: anAfrican-Arab alliance. Webelie-,,' thisisonlyonesteptowards theunification oftheGreater ArabMaghreb. Thisunification ofourpeoples musttakeplacein freedom, without attempts atacquire hegemony ortoimposepolicies onothersin theregion. Theproblem ofChadisstilloutstanding, despitethemanyresolutions ofthe Organization ofAfrican Unityonthissubject. Theworldeconomic situation ismostsignificant. Theunjustfinancial and monetary systemestablished without theparticipation ofmostofthecountries of theworldhasledtodaytoaneconomic erisisthatthreatens ourpeoples. This situation isduetotheenormous debtofthedeveloping countrie&, whichhasnow reached morethan$900billion. Itisowedtoimperialist circles andAMB/10 A/40/PV.20 38 (Mr.Treiki, Libyan ArabJamahiriya) imperialist banks,whichhavedrained developing countries oftheirwealththrough theirmonopolies andmultinational corporations. Thetimehascometosolvethis problem inaccordance withtheinterests ofthedeveloping countries. Thegapbetween therichandthepoorQndthefactthatthericharegetting richerandthepoorpoorer,constitute athreattointernational peaceand security. Theworldwillachieve nopeaceofanykind'as longasthissituation continue 0o Wesee,together withthisinternational economic situation, anescalation of thearms ~ace,onwhichbillions ofdollars arespent. Weseestarwarsandthe militarization ofspace. Woulditnotbebettertospendsomeofthatmoneyto save ~hesta£ving millions inAfrica? Woulditnotbebettertosavethe 800m~jlion PeOpleoftheworldwhoarethreatened withhunger? Wehopethatthe forthcoming meeting between theleaders ofthesovietunionandtheUnitedStates willleadtothelessening oftension andthereduction ofthelevelofarmaments. However" assmallpeoples, wemustnotmerelybeobservers; wemustnotacceptany solution oftheseproblems atourexpense. Weassmallpeoples havearightto live. WecannotallowoneortwoStatestoshapethedestiny oftheworld. We support peace; wesupport ~hereduction ofarmaments. However, atthesametime, webelieve thattheUnitedNations mustbeapartner intheachievement ofpeace andthatwithout theUnitedNations nosuchactivities canbeuildertaken. We believe thattheNon-Aligned Movement, whichrepresents theaspirations ofmany peoples oftheworldmustplayanimportant roleinthisfield. WeintheMediterranean regionbeganaseriesofmeetings asagroupof non-aligned countries lastyearinMaltaandtheresul~s wereverypositive. Our aimistomaketheMediterranean azc~:ofpeaceandstability, without foreign fleetsorforeign basesandfreeofspheresofinfluence.theterritorial watersofStatesbordering theMediterranean Sea. peace,butpeacec"an onlybeachieved throughjustice.Theinternational economic crisisandtheinternational political situation(Mr.Treiki, Libyan ArabJamahiriya)A/40/P1t.20 3'9-40 thatwearewitnessing todayrequires thatwebeawareofthedangeroftheAMH/10 ofotherstateswhichbelongtomilitary alliances,·to maintain peaceand security.' TheJamahiriya willputforward proposals toputanendtomanoeuvres in situation. Wemustallworktogether withthenecessary political willtoachieveTowards theendofthisyearweshallmeetagaintocontinue ourdeliberations onpeaceandstability intheMediterranean region. Wehope,withtheco-operationBG/ll A/40/PV.20 41 (Mr.Treiki, Libyan ArabJamahiriya) Itisincumbent uponusnowtolookobjectively atourprevious resolutions andtoimplement them.Ifwewanttomaintain international peaceandsecurity, if wereallywanttoensurethesurvival ofthisOrganization, wemustbringjustice totheoppressed peoples. ThePalestinian peoplemustberepresented here,the aggressor mustputanendtoitsactsofaggression, thepeopleofAzaniamustbe represented hereamongusandzionist andracist regim~s intheworldmustbe overcome. Thepresence ofthoseregimes bringsshameuponus.Theyareathreat tointernational peaceandsecurity. Wemustputanendtothearrogance ofpower thatwewitness today. Wemuststandtogether assmallpeoplestoconfront colonialism. Thosepeoples threatened withAmerican aggression mustuniteitheymust confront thataggression collectively. Thepeoples whichtodayarelanguishing undertheyokeofcolonialism andwhoseeconomic andpolitical independence is beingthreatened mustunite. Thepeoples ofthethirdworldmustundertake a South-South dialogue, freefromhegemony anddomination. Wemustputanendtothe present economic order. Wemustputanendtomultinational corporations. Wemust begintonationalize thosemultinationals sothatwecanachieve international peaceandsecurity. Thepresence ofnuclear weapons·is athreattoourpeaceandsecurity. We mustcreatenuclear-weapon-free zones,intheIndianOCean,theMediterranean and otherregions. Wemustdismantle foreign military basesinallpartsofthe world. Thepresence ofsuchbasesisathreattous.Thepresence ofAmerican
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement by a high-ranking official, likely from the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, addressing the United Nations. The main themes discussed are international relations, economic development, and global issues. The speaker emphasizes the need for cooperation, justice, and equality among nations, as well as the importance of addressing economic and political imbalances.