text: Movement andhisprovencapabilities andexperience signalsuccessintheworkwe havetakenon.Iwishtocongratulate himmostwarmlyonbehalfofthepeopleand Government ofCuba,endalsoonmyownbehalf. Thisiscertainly asuitable opportunity formetoexpress ourgrateful appreciation fortheworkcarried outbyMajor-General JosephGarbaasPresident duringthelastsessionoftheGeneral Assembly. TothenewMemberStetes, Namibia andLiechtenstein, Iextendourbestwishes ontheirjoiningthisgreatfamilyofnations and,bysodoing,makingthatfamily moreuniversal. Theworldhaschanged. Todaytheinternational situation isqualitatively different fromwhatitwasayearago,whenwemetinthissameHall.Theriskof anuclear confrontation hasdiminished, alongwiththeholocaust sucha Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library8r/23 A/45/PV.ll 97 (Mr.Malmierca Peoli,Cuba)• confrontation mightentail. Thatissomething tobewelcomed. Progress isbeing madeinthenegotiations towards nuclear disarmament, negotiations whichoughtto beconducted withallStatespmrticipatinq withintheUnitedNatioDs framework. Thetensions stemming fromtheso-called East-West confrontation have practically disappeared, butthepeacewhichnowprevails isnotthepeacefor whichwehavealwaysfought-realpeaceforallStates, weakandstrong, largeand small..inwhatever continent. Wesay"yes"topl!lece,butwewantittobeaworthy peaceandapeaceforall.Wesay"yes"todetente andco-operation, b1!tvewant itforeverybody, notoaly bet~een EastandWestbutbetween NorthandSouthas well. Wesay"yes"tomUltilatGralism andtheUnitedNations, butwedf;lmanditfor everybody, largeandsmall,nuclear andnon-nuclear Powers, developed end underdeveloped, richandpoor. Wemustnotcontinue advocating detente; peaceanddevelopment bypoleorby latitude: theseareproblems ofallhumankind andhencetheycannotbeprojected ontoamapandthensplitupoFortheretobepeace,meredisarmament isnot enough. Without development, therecanbencpeaceeither. Theworldhaschanged, andinstead ofEast-West andNorth-South contradictions wenowhaveaworldwithincreasing problems intheSouth,aworldwherethereare nosignsthattheeconomically developed Statesarewil11nq todotheirdutyand contribute toward@ thetenacious development effortofthosepeoplesthathave suffered centuries ofcolonial andneocolonial exploitation. IntheMiddleEast,wherethereiscontinuing delayintheconvening ofan international pGaceconference inwhichallparties, including thePalestine Liberation Organization (PLO)asthelegitimate representative ofthePalestinian peopl,wouldtakepartonanequalfooting, wenowseethataftertheendofthe Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryEF/23 A/45/PV.ll 98-100 (Mr.Malmierca Peoli,Cuba) Iran-Iraq warandthebeginning ofasolution totheconsequences ofthatconflict, anewsituation hasarisens theoccupation andannexation oftheStateofKuwait byIraq. Cuba,inkeepingwithitsprincipled policy, expressed itselfintheSecurity Councilinfavouroftheadoption ofresolution 660(1990)against theinvaaion, andsimilarly camoout,insomanywords,against theannexation ofKuwait. For Cuba,strictobservanc& ofthenormsofintornational lawisthegreatest assurance thatcanbegiventoallnations thatinternational peaceandsecurity willreally bemaintained intheclimate proclaimed bythepremises endprinciples ofthe Charter. W&have'therefore constantly actedtopromote anego~iated solution andavoid theoutbreak ofavarofincalculable scalewhoseimmediate effects wouldbefelt byallpeoples intheregion, andwhichwouldalsohaveserious economic effects foralldevelopin9 countries ingeneral, qi\'ODtheimportance ofoilintheworld economy. President FidelCastrohascontacted theHeadsofStateoftheArab countries, thePresident oftheMovement ofNon-Aligned Countries ~dotherHeads ofGovernment, andhasgiveninstructions fervarious stepstobetakenwithinthe Security Councilitself. Itisnotpossible, however, todisregard thefactthattheUnitedStatesis makinguseofthiscrisistoachieve, initssupposed roleasplanetary policeman, itsoldambition toestablish itselfmilitarily intheGulfareaandtobeableto dowhateveritlikeswiththeoilwealthoftheregion, whichisofstrategic economic importance forthewholeworld. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJB/24 A/45/PV.l1 101 (~almierca Peol!.Cuba)• mTheconeentration ofUnitedSt&tesnavalforcesandthoseofWestern countries inthatregionisenormous. Theyseektofulfilamilitary rolethatnoonehas assigned themwithregardtoaneffective blockede ofIraq. At;aresult, therois themoredisturbing possibility thathostilities mightbreakcutbyaccident orby premeditated provocation, givenDotonlytheexistence ofnuclear-powered vessels, butalsothereported presence ofnuclear payloads insomeofthosevessels, afact thatcertainly servestoexacerbate thecrisis. Theannouncement byhighlyplacedofficials oftheUnitedStates administration thatsuchamilitary presence couldbekeptonforsometimeand thatthesoleeffective meanstogettheIraqitroopstoleaveKuwaitistouse
analysis: The text is primarily focused on international politics, diplomacy, and the global situation, with references to nuclear disarmament, international relations, and conflicts. While it does touch on economic and strategic issues, such as the occupation of Kuwait and the role of the United States, it is not primarily focused on economic development, natural resources, or industry. The text also references humanitarian concerns and the impact of conflicts on human well-being, but it is not primarily a humanitarian or aid-focused document.