UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly President: later:D~~°G~·I!Vc-~EXE~lPlJ.\~RES .Hu.aiiI:.v FiLECOpy lretournerIR~turntoDistribution C.111 Fortieth session GENERAL ASSEro1BLY PROVISIONAL VERBATIM RECORD OFTHEEIGHTH MEETING HeldatHeadquarters, NewYork, onWednesday, 25September 1985,at10.00a.m. Mr.DEPINIES Mr.MAKEKA (Vice-President)PROVISIONAL A/40/PV.8 25September 1985 ENGLISH (Spain) (Lesotho) Address byMr.Mohamed HosniMubarak, President ofb~eArabRepublic ofEgypt General debate [9](continued) Statements weremadeby: Mr.Sepu1veda Amor(Mexico) Mr.Andreotti (Italy) Mr.Dizdarevic (Yugoslavia) Mr.Al-Alawi (Oman) Thisrecordcontains theoriginal textofspeeches delivered inEnglish and interpretations ofspeeches intheotherlanguages. Thefinaltextwillbeprinted intheOfficial Records oftheGeneral Assembly. Corrections should besubmitted tooriginal speeches only.Theyshouldbe sentunderthesignature ofamemberofthedelegation concerned, within oneweek, totheChief,Official Records Editing Section, Department ofConference Services, roomDC2-750, 2UnitedNations Plaza, andincorporated inacopyoftherecord. 85-64045/A 331lV(E) .~ JJSM/ed A/40/PV.8 2 Themeeting wascalledtoorderat10.20a.m. ADDRESS BYMR.MOHAMED HOSNIMUBARAK, PRESIDENT OFTHEARABREPUBLIC OFEGYPr ThePRESIDENT (interpretation fr~mSpanish): TheAssembly willnowhear anaddress bythePresident oftheArabRepublic ofEgypt. Mr.Mohamed HosniMubarak, President oftheArabRepublic ofEgypt, was escorted intotheGeneral Assembly Hall. ThePRESIDENT (interpretation fromSpanish): OnbehalfoftheGeneral Assembly, Ihavethehonourtowelcome totheUnitedNations thePresident ofthe ArabRepublic ofEgypt,HisExcellency Mr.Mohamed HosniMubarak, andtoinvitehim toaddress theGeneral Assembly. President MUBARAK (interpretation fromArabic): Itgivesmegreat pleasure, Sir,tobeginmystatement bycongratulating youonyourelection tothe presidency ofthissession whichcoincides withthecommemoration ofthefortieth anniversary oftheUnitedNations. Wearegratified bythegreatconfidence placed inyouthrough yourelection sincewehighlyappreciate theclosetiesof friendship thatbindourcountry toyourgreatcountry, aswellasyour praiseworthy recordinthepromotion ofthepurposes forwhichtheUnitedNations wasestablished. Iwishtoexpress oursincere condolences andsympathy tothefriendly people andGovernment ofMexico onthetragiccalamity whichhasstruck Mexicointhelast fewdayswhileitwaspursuing itsefforts towards reconstruction anddevelopment. Iamconfident thatIexpress thesentiments ofalldelegations present herewhenI reaffirm oursolidarity withthefriendly p~opleofMexico andreiterate thatwe standbythemwhiletheyarefacingthisdistressing ordeal. Insuchmoments, we areguided bythespirit andprinciples oftheUnitedNations andbyourbelief thatwe211,irrespective ofournational loyalties, standinthesametrenchin thefaceofdangers andchallenges.._------------ JSM/e4 A/19/1'v..a 3(President Nubarak) Ispeakfre.thisfostra onanillportant historical occasion, nuely, the observance ofthefortieth anniversary oftheUnitedNations. ThisOrganization waGestablished asanexpression oftheaspirations ofthepeoples oftheworldto beginanewerainwhichaankind couldavoidthescourgeofdevastating warsand livehappily inacli_te ofjustandlasting peacethatwouldenableittogear itsenergies andresources towards tacklin~ econo.tc prObleas andachieving social progress &BdaconOllic 9.l:owth, freefrOlldespotism, oppression orAggression. Theestablishment ofthisOrganization didnottakeplaceinavacuum, norwa~ itanaccidental occurrence occaslOlled byteapora~ circWlStances. Rather,itwas anoutstanding landMrk intheevolution oftheinternational co_unity, whichhad undergone bitterexperiences during twoworldwarsthatflaredupwithinhalfa century, andwitnessed thedevelopMen tofsophisticatedweapons ofmassdestruction -andhavoc,whichreached adangerous peak1ntheuseoftheatomicbomb.Sucha systeJIthatwouldensureagainst theoutbreakofnewwarsthatwouldinevitably causetheannihilation ofallfOlrllSoflifeoverawideareaandwipeoutmany features ofcivilization. Porallthese r~a8ons, theoccasion wearecOmBeaerating inthesedays
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a record of a speech by the President of Egypt, Mohamed Hosni Mubarak, at the United Nations General Assembly. The speech touches on various themes, including the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the United Nations, international cooperation, and solidarity with other countries. The speech also expresses condolences for a natural disaster in Mexico. While the text does not explicitly mention specific economic, environmental, or scientific issues, it emphasizes the importance of international cooperation and solidarity in promoting peace and development.

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International trade, Humanitarian aid and relief, Culture