text: international economic co-operation, we agreed to undertake concrete measures to promote the economic growth and development of developing countries. This commitment must now be translated into constructive action. The recently concluded conference pertaining to less developed countries is a welcome step towards alleviating the plight of these particular countries. The problems of the developing countries have to be placed in proper perspective. It is with this in mind that 15 of the developing countries got together in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in early June this year. These countries do not claim to be the self-appointed arbiters and regulators of world economic affairs. Neither did they sit down to conspire against anyone - in the North or in the South. Their aims were not ambitious. They came together to take a realistic approach to problems and to explore the potential for wider and more intensive South-South co-operation. Malaysia hopes that a forum such as the meeting of that group of 15, with the support of other developing countries, can help to facilitate dialogue, not only among countries in the South but also between the South and the North. We believe that an organised South would contribute to the promotion of just and viable solutions to the South's varied economic problems, The developing countries recognize that there have to be ways and means to find solutions to the problems faced by them. There are various forums for this purpose. The United Nations is certainly one of them, This Organization should be encouraged to address international economic issues with a view to contributing towards finding the right solutions. The Group of 77 remains an important forum PKB/PLJ A/45/PV.10 67 (Mr. Abu Hassan, Malawia) for dialogue among the developing countries and a conduit for dialogue between them 
analysis: The text primarily focuses on the economic growth and development of developing countries, discussing concrete measures to promote their economic development, the role of international cooperation, and the importance of dialogue between developing countries and the North. It also touches on the need for the United Nations to address international economic issues and the role of the Group of 77 as a forum for dialogue among developing countries.