text: East-West stalemate, cannowbereleased fornewandcreative efforts. Therewill stillbenumerous problems tosolve. ButEuropecannotandwillnotbecomemore occupied withitsownaffairs andlesswithitsglobalresponsibilities. Onthe contrary, thenewEuropewhichisnowemerging willhaveanevengreater responsibility formeeting theglobalchallenges thanadivided continent could everassume. Thecreation ofdemocratic andpluralistic societies hasalwaysbeenan important objective inthedevelopment policyofmycountry. Theworld-wide discussion whichhasemerged oniS3uesofdemoc~acy, freedomofopinion, participation indecision-making, political pluralism andfreeelections is ~emarkabale. Itreflects thegrowing recognition ofonebasicfact:thatinthe longrun,nogovernment willretainitslegitimacy unlessitisagovernment bythe peopleandforthepeople. Inseveral developing countries one-party systems arebeingquestioned. I urgethosecountries totakethestepfromreflection toactionbyimplementing rapidpolitical andlegalreforms. Initiatives inthisdirection willbegiven moral,political andeconomic support. Democracy, humanrightsandsustainable development areinseparable. Thishas becomeinereasingly evident. Economic efficiency andequitable distribution cannot beachiev~d iftherightsandthepotential oftheindividual areneglected. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJSM/pt A/4S/PV.11 61 (Mr.Syse,NorwAY) Norwaywillattachincreasing importance tothedialogue withourdevelopment partners onissuesofdemocratic development, respect forhumanrightsandpopular participation inthedevelopment process. Decisive stepstowards democracy and respect forhumanrightsarethebestguarantee forcontinued andbroadpopular suppo~t intheindustrialized countries fordevelopment eo-operation. Lackof progress could,ontheotherhand,negatively affectthewillingness ofdonorsto provide resources andsupport. Weallgainfromamorecomprehensive dialogue onthesecrucial issues. Let usalwayskeepinmindthatthebuilding ofdemocracy isanever-ending p~ocess. Thefinalstoneisneverputinplace. ThechangesinEast-West relations havealsobeenaccompanied byanarrowing ofideological differences intheeconomic field. Market-oriented poli.cies have conquered theworld. Butthemarketisnoendinitself. Itismerelyameans- thebestmeansfoundsofar-toachieve themostefficient allocation of productive resources. HelmutSchmidt oncesaid: "Markets arelikeparachutes - theyonlyfunction whenopen." Butmarkets mustalsobemonitored toensurethat theyfunction effectively. Theymustbeadjusted toachieve socialjustice. The Germanexpression ~oziale Marktwirtscha[t - asocialmarketeconomy -embraces all thesedimensions. Nointernational economic environment, however positive, willalonebe sufficient toobtainsatisfactory results. Soundandefficient policies and determined efforts bytheGovernment andbythepeopleofeachcountry tocarryout reformsisaprerequisite forgrowth. Thisisabouttoberecognized. Itwas clearlyvisibleattheeighteenth special sessionoftheGeneral Assembly, in April. Theworkonthenewinternational development strategy forthefourth UnitedNations development decadeoffersanopportunity togofarther inthis Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJSM/pt A/45/PV.ll 62 (Mr.Syse,NorwAY) direction. ThenewEtrategy mustemphasize theimportance ofthehumanfactorin development. Nolonger-term economic development ispossible without ahealthy, well-educated population; without apopulation thatenjoysfullcivilandpolitical rights, andwithout anenvironment whichcanmobilize eachindividual's potential andcreativity. Earlierthismonthagreement wasreached onacomprehensive Programme of Actionfortheleastdeveloped countries. Itbuildsonthefundamental principles ofsharedresponsibility andonastrengthened partnership forthedevelopment of thesecountries. Theinternational community cannotallowafurther marginaliz8tion oftheleastdeveloped countries. Itisoffundamental importance tothesuccess ofthis progr~e thatitsmanyconcrete measures befully implemented. Wewouldhavewishedtoseemorefar-reaching coremitments onthepart oftheinternational community -notleastwithregardtotargets forconcessional aidflows. Nevertheless, thenewprogramme willqivefreshimpetus tothesocial andeconomic development intheleastdeveloped countries.
analysis: The text discusses various aspects of international development, including economic development, human rights, democracy, and sustainability. It emphasizes the importance of democratic development, respect for human rights, and popular participation in the development process. The text also touches on economic issues, such as market-oriented policies, social justice, and the need for sound and efficient policies to achieve growth.