text: jeopardi.ed unlessallmembercountries..retoahowreaolut. political vi1linthe best.guar8llltoe ofane.!nt~rnational order,suchasisperhaps'ustnowemerging. approach '=hethirdm1l1en1wa withhopeand••renity, andsothat.wecoachieveofdemocracy inthedeveloping countries. Thephenomenon ofeconomic racessiondisparities, thanksto&free1y-entersd-into policythatt.ackles ourdevelopment. searchforanequitable s~lution totheproblemofindebt.4neaa. Thiswouldbethe dovelOpllSnt forallcountries duringthisdevelopment decade,forwhichDorthern andsouthern Mediterranean shouldhaveasitsob'ective thereduction ofprosperity aa4thesecurity ofthecoaata1countries.Me4iterruean reqion, whereitiapossible todevelop aplatfem ofco-operat.ion Pr.aielent BenAliappeal." 'atthelastse.donofthoGeneral AIIsemblyo .AB/1'b regional groups, eapecia11y thoa.that.arelinkedtotheUnionbyt.raditional and historic relat.ion.hipa ba.ed ODqeographic prczimity, particularly intheIntbi.respect., theUnionoftheArab Ma~hreb hasprollOt.ed thee.tabll.hment. ofconat.ructive ondopenco-operation withpeace-loving Dationa andwith-aat. .atabliah co-operation andco~ordiDation betweenitsmembers sotnatwecan Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryMr.A&AMOAJI (Ghanah necloaeandcordialrelations between Maltaand mycountry give_addedpleasure inconveying tothePre81dent oftheGeneral Assembly atitsforty-fifth se8sion thewarmandsincere congratulations ofthe Ghana del~&tioD onhisunanillOus election. Mydelegation lootsforward with confidence toarewarding andsuccessful session underhisableenddistinguished leadertlhip. lshouldlitealsotocongratulate hiBimmediate predecessor, Major-General JosephGarba,aD.illustrious 80nofAfrica, ODhisoutstanding contribution totheforty-fourth ••ss10n. Ishouldlitetotakethisopportunity towelCOMe Liechtenstein into membership oftheUnitedNatioDs. Theprospects fortheunive~sality ofthis Organisation beinqmadecomplete inthenearfutureareDOWbriqhtindeed, andthis isasitshouldbe. Theinternational political climate hastakenasudden, paradozical and alarminq twistasaresultoftheIraqiinvadon ofKuwaita Ghanahadhopedthat aftereiqhtyearsofwasteful war,attended by\Wtold humBDsuffering, theGulf reqionwouldbesparedanotherconflict. Unfortunately, thatregion's stability hasoncemorebeendisturbed, andthethreatofawiderconflict loomsbeforeus. TheGovernment ofGhanahasalready issuedastatement totally rejecting the useofforceininternational relations andunderlining Ghana's commitment tothe peaceful settlement ofdisputes, inaccordance withtheUnitedNations Charter. We againcalluponIraqtowithdraw itsforcesfromKuwaitunconditionally andto settleitsdifferences withKuwaitthrough peacefUl neqotiationll. Wealsoappeal toalltoexercise mazimumrestraint andtogivedialogue anddiplomatic efforta chance. TheGulfcrisispointstootherconcerns, whicharewiderintheir implications. Thedoublestandards, particularly onthepartoftheWest,areas Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryW4S/PV.6 08 (Mr.ASDmOU. Gb'"\U) revealing astheyareunacceptable. Thewillingness torushintoactionatthe annexation ofKuwaitcontrasts sharply withthecondoning of,endinaction over, Israel's occupation ofArablandsandwith th~benignneglectefLiberia. Again, foryears,theWestern countries havecontended thatecoDomic sanctions wouldDot workagainst South Af~ica. Suddenly, thesamscountries areeagertoapply sanctions against Iraq. ADditisdifficult nottoseetheresponse toIraqatleastpartlyinterma oftheconsistent exploitation ofthethirdworldthroughstrategies thatenDure thesupplyofcheaprawmaterials totheW.stern industrialised countries. Onthe otherhand,policies ofoil-r.ich thirdworldcountries thathavefacilitated the injection ofbillioDS ofdollarsininvestment inWestern industrialisod countries contrast sharply withthelackofadequate resources toenablemanyathirdworld country tomeetthebasicrequirements ofeconomic development. These considerations cannotbeoverlooked, andinthefaceofthemagreatdilemmais posedtomanythirdworldcountries havingtowithstand highoilprices8Saresult ofaprolonged sanctions policyagainst Iraq.Asecureworldorderispossible onlyonthebasisofaconsistent commitment toprinciple andtosocialjustice. Theanz!etythathasbeendisplayed inrespectoftheGulfcrisisshouldbe brought tobearalsoonIsraelinthesearchforasolution tothePalestinian problem, whichremains amajorcausoofinstability intheMiddleBast. We reaffirm oursupport fortheGeneral ADsembly's callforaninternational conference, underUnitedRations auspices, iDwhichallparties, includlnq the Palestine Liberat§.on Organisation, wouldparticipate onanequalfooting toadd!"8ss
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement made by a government representative, likely a head of state or foreign minister, addressing the United Nations General Assembly. The speech touches on various topics, including economic development, international relations, and global issues. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating that the speaker is seeking to promote cooperation and understanding among nations. The text also reflects the speaker's country's perspective on specific global issues, such as the Gulf crisis and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.