text: fundamellltal rightto.overeignty. This '~'ictory isalsoavictory forthe Organisation andi.thusourownvictory, andIshouldliketocongratulate most particularly theSecretary-General, Mr.JavierPere.deCuellar, ontheefforts h~ con.tantly exerted duringthatcountry's indepeDde~ce proc.... TodayfreeNamibia isinvolved inanewstruggle whichisjustascrucial -thestruggle against underdevelopment aDdpoverty. Nehopethattheinternational community vi11lend it.support toNamibiainfacingthischallenge. How,then, CaDwefaUtowelcome againherethefreeing ,of.01sonMandela and theliftingofthebaninSouthAfrica ODtheliberation MOvements -measures that aretheforerunner. ofthedismantling wealldesire ~fthehateful andinhuman apartheid system. SincePresident DeKlerkseemetobesincereintheeff~rts he isesertin~ t~findapeaceful solution toaproblem whichformorethan40ye~rs hasarousedcriticis. andcondemnatio~ ofhiscountry, wemustgiveh~ encouragement untilapartheid istotally abolished andamultiracial South Af~lcan society emerges. StillonthesubjectofAfrica, howcanonefalltohopeforanendtothe fratricidal st[uq~les whichhaveledtosomuchbloodshed andh~vespoiled somany live.? I~thinking hereparticularly ofLiberia. C&mbodia, onwhich Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryPlB/fc A/45/PV.ll 88-90 (Mr.Maocha, eomQroa) negotiations haveDOWreached adecisive stage, ~hich~arehappytowelcome, certainly provides anexampleofthesettlemsnt ofsuchconflJ.cte. TheConoros Government isalsofollowing withinterest thedevelopments onthe Koreanquestion. Wehopethatthehigh-level contacts whichhavetakenplace recen~ly between representatives ofNorthKoreaandofSouthKoreawillbe reflected inbettermutualunderstanding andwillcreatethenecessary conditions forapeaceful settlement ofthatproblem. Inaccordance withtheprinciple of universality, whichisoneofthefundamental features oftheUnitedNations, we support theaspiration oftheKoreanpeopletobecomeaMemberoftheUnited Nations ~dthereby contribute tothestrengthening ofinternational peace, security andco-operation, Ales8violent butnolesscrucial problem hasfacedusComorians formore than15yearsnow:thequestion ofMayotte. Wecannotfailtorefertothe problem oithisComorian island, whichindeedwillbediscussed verysooninthe Assembly. For15yearsnowwehavebeenrepeatedly andveryobjectively setting forthtotheAssembly thefactsonthisterritorial dispute whichpitsComoroa against France. Today,Iwishtoexpress againthedetermination ofourPresident, SaidMObamed Djohar, andhiscoalition Government tosparenoefforttobringabout thereintegration oftheislandofMayotte intoitsComorian family. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAE/gt Al45/PV.ll 91 (Mr.Maes:hD, Comoros)• Firmlyconvinced ofth0justice oftheclaimtothi~partofourterritory. the Government andthepeopleoftheCamoros arenonethelessopentoallavenuesthat mightleadtoapeaceful settlement through thesimpleapplication ofinternational law. Isitnotunfortunate thatthepolitical detente between WestandEasthasnot yetgivenrisetoeconomic detente between NorthandSouth? Indeed. international economic relations arestillveryunfairandimposeontheweakest ~umerous burdens thatareincreasingly unbearable. Thehopethatthebenefits expected fromthe growthofwo!}~economic outputwould,through thetrickle-down effect, benefit the poorercountries also.hasnotbeenrealized. Giventoday's trends. onecannot ruleoutthepossibility thatthesituation willcontinue todeteriorate. Insuch circumstances itisallthemoreurgent ~oestablish increased international economic co-operation. basedonthereality ofthegrowing interdep~ndence between national economies. Itisveryimportant thatthedeveloped countries andthepoorercountries mobilize theirefforts soastobeable.inaspiritofrealsolidarity. tofind newsolutions. notonlytotheproblem ofindebtedness. whichravages theeconomies ofthethird-world countries. butalsotoallotherproblems thathinderprogress towards development. Itistimetoputanendtopioushopesandkindwordsand getdowntoaction. Asregards theresurgence ofoureconomies. weshouldliketobecertainthat thespecific measures adoptedatthelastspecial session oftheGeneral Assembly devoted tointernational co-operation. andthoseadoptedatthesecondParis Conference ontheLeastDeveloped Countries. reallywillbeimplemented sothatwe maybehelpedtobreakoutofthevicious circ1einwhichwenowfindourselves because ofth~fluctuations incommodity prices. theconstant deterioration of Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAB/gt Al45/PV.ll
analysis: The text primarily focuses on international relations, development, and cooperation, with a strong emphasis on economic issues, poverty, and underdevelopment. It also touches on specific country situations, such as Namibia, South Africa, and Comoros, and international conflicts like the Korean question. The tone is diplomatic and optimistic, with a call for action to address pressing global issues.