text: UNITED NATIONS A Oene,.'A•••mbl" PROVISIONAL A/40/PV.14 30September 1985 ENGLISH Fortieth session GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROVISIONAL VERBATIM RECORD OFTHEFOURTEENTH MEETING HeldatHeadquarters, NewYork, on~onday, lOSeptember 1985,at10a.m. President: later: later: later:, Mr.DEPINIES Mr.SHAH NA~Z(Vice-President) Mr.DEPINIES(President) Mr.KIILU(Vice-President)(Spain) (Pakistan) (Spain) (Kenya) -Address byMr.JaimeLusinchi, President oftheRepublic ofVenezuela -General debate [9J(continued) Statements weremadeby: Mr.Ayoub(Sudan) Mr.Mladenov (Bulgaria) Mr.WuXueqian (China) Mr.Imayah(Democratic Yemen) Thisrecordcontains theoriginal textofspeeches delivered inEnglish and interpretations ofspeeches intheotherlanguages. Thefinaltextwillbeprinted intheOfficia1 Records oftheGeneral Assembly. Corrections shouldbesubmitted tooriginal speeches only.Theyshouldbe sentunderthesignature ofamemberofthedelegation concerned, withinoneweek, totheChief,Offici&l Records Editing Section, Department ofConference Services, roomDC2-750, 2UnitedNations Plaza,andincorporated inacopyoftherecord. 85-6408l/A 3521V(E)BG/3 A/40/PV.14 2 Themeeting wascalledtoorderat10.20a.m. ADDRESS BYMR.JAIMEWSINCHI, PRESIDENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFVENEZUEIA ThePRESIDm~T (interpretation fromSpanish): TheAssembly wE!.nowhear anaddress bythePresident oftheRepublic of.Venezuela • .Mr.JaimeLusinchi, President oftheRepublic ofVenezuela, wasescorted into theGeneral Assembly Hall. ThePRESIDENT (interpretation fromSpanish): OnbehalfoftheGeneral Assembly, !havethehonourtowelcome totheUnitedNations thePresident ofthe Republic ofVenezuela, HisExcellency Mr.oJaimeLusinchi, andtoinvitehimto address theAssembly. ?resident WSINCHI (interp:etation fromSpanish): Ishouldlike,first ofall,toconveytoyou,Sir,mysincere congratulations onyourelection as President ofthefortieth sessionoftheGeneral Assembly. Yourbroadandrelevant experience intheUnitedNations, youroutstanding capabilities andacknowledged spiritofconciliation dohonourtoyourcountry andtothissignificant anniversary. Ishouldalsolikeonceagain,toconveytotheSecretary-General oftheUnited Nations, Mr.JavierPerezdeCuellar, oursincere congratulations forhis accomplishments astheheadofourOrganization. Fortyyearsago,inresponse tothestrifeandtragedyofthesecondWorld War,theUnitedNations wascreated forthepurpose ofsecuring peace,development andcoexistence, withmutualrespect, amongStates. Today,whenthepossibility of confrontation seemsnotonlytobegetting thebetterofworldleadership butalso tobeguiding someofitssteps,ithasbecomenecessary toreaffirm that commitment.Decisive acUonistherefore required togivenewlifetothis irreplaceable forumwherewemeettocombine ourefforts.'80/3 A/40/PV.14 3 (President Lusinchi) WearenowcelebraUog thefortieth anniversary oftheUnitedNations with mixedfeelings thatfluc:tuate bebleen'joyanduncertainty, deeplyconcerned because theprine!~les andpurIJOSes thatledtotheestablishment oftheUnitedNations seemtofade b~foremci:eimmediate andsubordinate interests, including adesire fordomination whiehisasdangerou2 asitisoutdated. Venezuela comestothissessionoftheGeneral Assembly withastrengthened determination toachieve peace,justice andunderstanding amongthepeoples ofthe world;withtheS2lmedetermination withwhich,together with50othercountries, it signedthesanFrancisco Charter, incircumstances unprecedented inthehistoryof theworld. Wewishedtobearwitness through ourpresence beretotheunswerving faithoftheVenezuelan peopleinthepotential oftheUnitedNations, established withthesupport ofLatinAmerica, 22ofwhosecountries arefounding Members. Bydrawing upabalance-sheet ofwhathasoccurred ontheinternational scene since1945,weareinlargemeasure analysing therolefulfilled bytheUnited Nations, theleading arenaforfar-reaching decisions andareflection of international lifeitself, markedasitisbycountless risksandconflicts. To examine thepresentsituation oftheinternational community anditsfutureoutlook inevitably involves judging theprospects, therelevance andtheinfluence ofthe UnitedNations asafactorofrapprochement amongStates. Wars,confrontations and reCkless actions duringthesetimesofupheaval paradoxically strengthen its relevanc:e andtheneedtopreserveitasamechanism directed totheruleofreason
analysis: The text appears to be a record of a speech delivered by the President of Venezuela at the United Nations General Assembly, discussing the importance of the United Nations and the need for international cooperation. The speech does not specifically focus on economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues, but rather on the role of the United Nations in maintaining peace and security. The text does not mention specific industries, transportation, or communication, nor does it discuss humanitarian aid or relief. The speech is more focused on the international relations and diplomacy, which leads me to believe that the category would be more related to International relations.