28. Mr. MSELLE (Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions) said that the Advisory Committee had transmitted the estimates under section 24 to the Fifth Committee for consideration and decision (A/38/7, para. 24.6). 29. The CHAIRMAN said that the discussion of section 24 in CPC was reflected in paragraphs 349 to 356 of Part II of its report (A/38/38). 30. Mr. HERIJANTO (Indonesia) said that, appreciating as he did the work of the United Nations in providing technical assistance for training and infrastructure programmes for the benefit of developing countries, he deeply regretted that the estimate for section 24 showed virtually no increase over that for the previous biennium. Though he would support the proposed appropriation, he deplored the low priority given to the activities of the Department of Technical Co-operation for Development, that low priority must not in his view be interpreted as meaning that the United Nations system attached less importance to enhancing its capacity to deliver technical assistance to developing countries. 31. He asked the Secretariat to comment on the views expressed at the nineteenth session of the Preparatory Committee of the Industrial Development Board, where he understood that the industrial development component of section 24 had been discussed. ; ... A/C.5/38/SR.29 Enqlish Page 7 32. Mr. VISLYKH (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) said that the policy of the Soviet Union was to eliminate inequity and exploitation and to foster increased trust in relations between States, on an equitable economic basis. The Soviet Union was doing more than any capitalist country to assist developing countries, with which it had forged a new kind of international economic relationship. It had extended assistance for economic and technical co-operation on the basis of intergovernmental agreements to 70 countries in 1982, while more than 1,700 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the United Nations' estimates for section 24, which provides technical assistance for training and infrastructure programmes in developing countries. The speakers mention the importance of this assistance in enhancing the capacity of the UN system to deliver technical assistance to developing countries. The Soviet Union's policy of eliminating inequity and exploitation and fostering increased trust in international relations is also mentioned.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade