text: (President Gayiria) Thatiswhy,following inexorable marketforces, thedrugtrafficisshifting towards othercountries andregions, suchasEuropeandpartofAsia. Wedonot wanteventothinkabouttheconsequences inColombia andinhigh-income countries, suchasJapanortheEuropean nations, ofademandfordrugs,suchasthatofthe UnitedStates. Wehavebeforeusagre~topportunity. Ifwetakeadvantage ofthecurrent lowpricesofthecocaleaftopushforamassive alternative cropdevelopment, and iftheworldcommunity actspromptly andtakesharshmeasures tobreaktheother linksofthechain,suchasthelaundering ofdollars, thetrafficinprecursor chemical products andweapons, andincreased consumption, itispossible wemay thenbeclosetoadopting apolicycapable ofputting anendtothisphenomenon. Colombia actively promotes initiatives whichseekconcerted internatianal actionagainst thelaundering ofdollars andthetradeinthedangerous precursor chemicals usedintheprocessing ofcocaine. Wesupport thecallforworld conf£~ences toaddress theseimportant issuesinthefightagainst drugs. Thewarondrugscannot, however, bethesoleresponsibility ofonecountry or evenasmallgroupofcountries. Drugtrafficking isfedbyanetwork of activities thatcrosseveryboundary ontheplanetandinvolves, inonewayorthe other,almostallnations. Nooneissafefromthisthreat. Untilwehavedefinitively defeated this enemyallovertheworld,without exception, nobodycanrestassuredthathissons anddaughters willbefreeofthisviceandviolence engendered bydrugs. Columbia considers especially important thecreation ofaninte~Dational penal jurisdiction inthefightagainst drugtrafficking. Thatiswhyweviewwiththe greatest interest discussions onthisissueintheInternational Juridical Committee. -• Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJSMlgtAles/pv.ll 10 (Pr.114Int Gaylrla) •Drugtrafficking is,then,anactivity whichrequir.s aultilateral solutions. ItisnotenoughthattheUnitedStates, Peru,Bolivia andColQmbla _the signatories totheDeclaration ofCartagena -arer••oluteintheirwillingDess to facetheprobl... ToHeffective, allcountries mustbeinvolved. Hoinstitution isbettersuitedtoth~taskthantheUnitedNations. Forthisreason, wesupport theUnitedNations currentefforttoevaluate theworkbeingcarried outbyits bodiesintheareaofnarcotics • Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Librarync/sA/4S/PV.11 11 (President Ga~) Itisnecessary tocreateasin9~eauthority withintheUnitedNations with sufficient capacity tofacetheproblem. Weexpecttoplayaleading rleinsuch aforum,andweseektoparticipate actively, regardless oftheinstitutional mechanism finally adopted. InthelightoftherecentcrisisinthePersian Gulf,President Bush requested andobtained economic assistance tooffsetthecostsoftheUnitedStates effortandthushelpguarantee theeffectiveness oftheUnitedNations decisions. Fighting anenemyevenmoredangerous tohumanity, Colombia hasreceived repeated expressions ofsolidarity, butveryfewrealmeasures ofsupport. While nations havedemonstrated theireconomic support fortheUnitedStates, onthe othersideoftheworld,Colombia, fighting against thatotherenemyofhumanity andsuffering economic andsocialhardship has,infact,received nocompensation atalL Itistimethatrepeatedly announced initiatives beconverted intoconcrete actions. Wearewaiting fortheEuropean Economic Community totranslate into concrete actionitsofferstohelpColombia andtheotherAndeannations. Wehave beenawaiting theadoption ofthepreferential tradesystemforthecountries that signedtheDeclaration ofCartagena, alsoknownastheAndeanInitiative, andits promptapproval bytheCongress oftheUnitedStates. Wehope,too,thatthere willbeinitiatives inthisareabyJapanandth~countries oftheAssociation of South-East AsianNations. Wewouldliketosee,withintheframework oftheInitiative fortheAmericas, theadoption ofaspecial andspeedyprocedure ofnegotiations withthosecountries mostseriously affected because oftheirfirmstandagainst drugtrafficking. Our military, judgesandpolicemen knowhowtodotheirjobs.Theyhavereceived minimal specific aid.Wearegrateful forthataid,butweinsistthereisaneed forsolidarity withtheColombian people, whohavebornethebruntofthisstruggle. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryInCentral andEastern Europe, whereemerging democracies experiencedprinciples inworldevents. InthePersian Gulf,theprinciple ofnon-aggression oppression Inthepast,freedom anddemocracy haveblossomed intoare701ution of"Al45/PV.11 12 (President Gayiria) FriendsoftheUnited Natio~s, letusconsider fornmomenttheroleofRC/S
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement by the President of Colombia, discussing the issue of drug trafficking and its impact on the country and the world. The president emphasizes the need for international cooperation to combat the problem, highlighting the economic and social costs of drug trafficking. The text also touches on the need for support from other countries and international organizations.