text: UNITED NATIONS GeneralAssembly EXtifiPi.AiRES D'~R I:u,...__.ACHIVES riLtGOPY -­IrellJUrnfJP/111?(llnn lA.._ _ I"v/,UlIftU1llSlribUtion C.111 Fortieth session GENERAL ASSEMBLYA PROVISIONAL A/40/PV.23 7October 1985 ENGLISH President: later: later: later:PROVISIONAL VERBATIM RECORD OFTHETWENTY-THIRD MEETING HeldatHeadquarters, NewYork, onFriday, 4october 1985,at3p.m. , Mr.!)EPINIES Mr.BERROCAL SOTO(Vllce-president) Mr.DEPINIES Mr.BERROCAL SOTO(Vice-president)(Spain) (CostaRica) (Spain) (CostaRica) -General debate [9](continued) Statements weremadeby: Mr.To~re(Guinea) Mr.VoDongGiang(VietNam) Mr.Barre(Somalia) Mr.Subba(Nepal) Prince Mohamed Bolkiah (Brunei Darussalam) Thisrecordcontains theoriginal textofspeeches delivered inEnglish and interpretations ofspeeches intheotherlanguages. Thefinaltextwillbeprinted intheOfficial Records oftheGeneral Assembly. Corrections shouldbesubmitted tooriginal speeches only.Theyshouldbe sentunderthesignature ofamemberofthedelegation concerned, withinoneweek, totheChief,Official Records Editing Section, Department ofConference Services, roomDC2-750, 2unitedNations Plaza, andincorporated inacopyoftherecord. 85-64l35/A 3777V(E)GENERAL DEBATE theUnitedNations Charter.Mr.TOURE(Guinea) (interpretation fromFrench): ThePresident oftheA/40/PV.23 2 behalfofPresident Lansana Conte,hisGovernment andthepeopleofGuineatoFirstofall,likeallthosewhohavepreceded us,mydelegation wishes, on Lastly, wecommend ourSecretary-General, Mr.JavierPerezdeCuellar, fortheJSM/at international situation isofparticular concern, bothpolitically andeconomically. Wewishalsototakethisopportunity toexpress ourdeepappreciation oftheIshouldliketocongratulate yO'.~mostwarmly,Sir,onbehalfoftheRepublic ofGuinea, Brigadier General Lansana Conte, P~esident oftheMilitaryAGENDA ITEM9(continued)Themeeting wascalledtoorderat3.30p.m. 20September. IaskallMexicans toacceptourmostsincere condolences.timeofdeepaffliction f~llowing thedevastating anddeadlyearthquakes of19andOrganization.attendthissession because oflast-minute changes inhisworkprogramme, didme thehonourtoappoint metorepresent himhere.Iampleased tobegiventhe verypositive workaccomplished byMr.PaulLusakathroughout histermofofficeasassuretheGovernment andpeopleofMexicooftheirsympathy andsolidarity atthis Assembly. Youroutstanding qualities asastatesman are,inourview,aguaranteedelegation ofGuineaonyourwell-deserved election tothepresidency ofthis andeconomic development andtoensurerespect forthefundamental principles ofCommittee forNational Recovery, whileconveying hisregrets thatheisunableto ofthesuccess ofthissessionfwhichisbeingheldatatimewhentheopportunity toparticipate inthissession oftheGeneral Assembly, which commemorates thefortieth anniversary oftheestablishment ofourworld President ofthethirty-ninth session oftheGeneral Assembly. constant andeffective efforts thathehasmadeintheservice ofpeaceandsocialJSM/at A/40/PV.23 3 (Mr.Toure,Guinea) ThepeopleofGuinea, undertheguidance oftheMilitary Committee for National Recovery, hasembarked onthebuilding ofademocratic andprosperous societythatrespects fundamental humanrightsandfreedoms. Inkeeping withthelegitimate aspirations ofourpeople, theMilitary Committee forNational Recovery andtheGovernment oftheSecondRepublic have drawnupaprogramme ofactionwhichiscontained inaninterimnational development planfor1985to1987.This interi~ planfocuses basically on agriculture, energy, education, transport andcommunication -inotherwordsthe restructuring oftheeconomy andtheadministration. Sincethedevelopment ofagriculture andenergyareamongthepriorities in oureconomic strategy, ourefforts havefocused onthesearchforwaysandmeansof developing ourvastnatural resources. Thatiswhywehaveembarked onan open-door policywhichmakesitpossible forustoco-operate withallthe countries oftheworldunconditionally andonthebasisofequality andmutual interests, inthedeepconviction thatonlysuchapol;~yofco-operation canprove viableandfruitful forGuineaandallitspartners. Inthisrespect wewelcome theimportance attached bytheunitedNations to theintegrated development planfortheFoutaDjallon massifwithaviewto creating aprotective greenbeltagainst theprogressive desertification ofour regionandthusmakingitsimmense hydrc~lectric potential available toallthe Statesoftheregion.
analysis: The text discusses the development of Guinea's economy, focusing on agriculture, energy, education, and transportation. It also mentions the country's natural resources and the need to protect the environment. The speech highlights the importance of international cooperation and the United Nations' role in promoting development.