Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJVMIg WtS/PV.8 31 (Mr.Gtplch,r, Fad'ral '.»bUg ofG.muy) ~laMUll~au.tfir.t..oberlytak.atoctoftb.situatioD, takiDgiDtO accouttb.cOD.equ.nc.. forthe'DviroDlleDt ofaberrations rlUlgiDg frolll'Dergy ~sting tothepr'.'Dtclt.aticolly 4aaaglDg .zploitation oftropical rainfor.sts, ton.-Glllytwooftheau1'global.cological probllll'. ButitimpU••,above all, adai~t.1D9 ourc.d••ioDa,ourcar.l.a.D ••a,ourthoughtl,s'D"S ADdour 4tl1btrat. bUD4Il... toapproaching 41aa.t.rl. Letu.be••riou.aboutthe priDcipl. ofr,.poDsibility. wesllr.all.. that.weor.cODfroDted byglobalchall'Dgla thataff.ct .".rye_e••urvival. Tb!••fl9U8rd1ag ofpeac.,.colllOlllc d.v.loplleDt, aoclal 'uat.ic., 41.a~Dt aDdtheprotectloa oflif.'sDatural r.sourc••or.tho•• globaldaall'Dg'.. not.a.tofcopiDgwithth..l'lCJUir••allourtilutrgi••,ld.al aac1.fforts. Ybe41vi.1QD of~country ADdof.urope ADdthela.t-we.t confroDtatioD have betaabeaV7bur4t1l ODu.all.Ideological cODfroDtotioD, powerpoUtlcl ADdth' .trivia; for.uPl~iority oVlrother.forc.d 118allIntoADa~.rac..Th.y41vide4 IlOWatagrll.aled. weCMuaeittOCJlther iD...tiDg0111'globalrGllpoDs1billty for•peac.-ke.piD9 taskODaIcal.unpr.cl4eDts4 IDthehistory ofmankiDd, that la,fortheOD'wor14. ODthe.VIofitaunification GerllAllydeclar'l totb.f81111yofnatiorllll W • •hall...t.ourr.apoD.ibility inEurope ADdiDthewor141weeballme.tour r.spon.ibility forEuropeaD4fortheworld. Wh,DODtheBightof2-3October 1990,weGenius UDlt.,our11004wUl.b.OD' ofgratitude AIl4joy,ofr.flectioD adr,spoDsibility. It,,111u1teua"iththe Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJVW9 Al45/PV.e 32 (Mr.G.nlgh.r, bOll'Sl IIltubUC ofG1II1IIlIW)• ho~.,.iahea aDdobjective. ofthenationl ofBuropa aDdofthe~:r14oneUIlit4ld GeraanyviIIreaderit.contribution topeaceaPdtofr.edominBuropeend throughout thewholeworld. Mr.IIJJID(United KiDgdO!l) IMal'IstartbycODgratulatiDg youIIOlt ..~y,Sir,onyourelectioB tothepr.aldeDcy oftheOeneral Alaeabll' and~ pal'ill9tribute toyourpredece.sor, Mr.Jo.ephGarba.wearealrea4y accustOlled to theca~aDdauthoritative wayinwhichyouco~duct ourdiscuaaloDs. Iahouldlik. abotopayaverytramtribute totheSecretary-General. NehavebeD.fited greatly frOllhisv1ldOll aDdeDervduriDgthialaatyear,od,ashebon,wew111 relyODth..perhapa eveD~r.eDthusiastically inthett.eahead. WhataCODtrast there11Ht.en theGeneral Asaembly todayandthatofayear DCJO.III1~lIOatha •haveseeathepaaslag ofaDoldaDdUDIIOurllld order. Theend oflaltyear,1ge9,waaatlMofgreate.cite_nt. If.wereluckytovitneaa that rarehappening: apeacefUl revolution. Usually, Iluppoae, inworldaffaira lurpria••areua~lcOll8. Butlastyear'asurprise. werea~stallgo04D'''. Leaathu.ayearago,Pr.sident Gorbachev toldtheGoverlllll8nt oftheGemaa ,DellOcratic .epublic th&ttlMwouldDotforgive tholewhoC81118toolate. OnelIOath latertheBerlin"allvaatorncJOWD• •ow,on3October, theGenuuapeepl.villreWllite it}peaceaDd4eIIocracy. "e haveiuatheardaDeloquent analyais aDd~o..ltmeDtfroatheForeign MiDiater of therederal .epublic ofGel'llaDl" ME.BaDIDletdch Glnacher, onthatsubiect. I wouldahlplyaddODbehalfoftheUnited KIDg40J1 thatOilthatday,3October, we ahallaharewholeheartedly theha.pplness oftheGermanpeople.. It"illbeabig day,ofcoura., forGel'llaDYI abigdayandawelcome dayforBurop._4forthe reatoftheworld. AIoaeofthefourwartimeallies, weareproudofourpartin m Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAl45/PV.O 33 (Mr.Byrd,UnitodKingdQm) h.lping forwa~dthatproc.... !h.r.wasant.Nens. amounttodowhenthe2plus4 prOCQ••~sfir.tdr•••tofinOttawaiDF.bruary, butwework.dswiftly, thoroughly andaspartn.r. aDdthe2plus4Agr....nt.ignedthismonthinMOscow ...afir.t""01'achi.vement oftheDeWworldord.r. LastautunmtheForeign MiniDt.r ofPoland, Mr.Skuhia ••wski qwhoish.re today,becamethefir.trepre••ntativ.ofademocratic Govarnment inBast.rn Burope toaddr... theGeneralu...l!'.Thatwa.aneztraQrdinary chanqs. Nobotlythen pr.dicted thatalmostalltheeth.rcountries inBastern Europewouldov.rsoshort atiMebeginbyqu••tioning and.ndbyr.'.~tiD9 cQmmunism beforethis,thenest ••••ionoftheGeneral Assembly. Th.changeofcourmeha.notbeenconfin.d toBurope. InSouthAfricathe StatePr.sld.nt, awhit.politician .l.cted 801elybyawhiteminority, theleader ofapartydedicated traditionally toapartheid. firstreleased Mr.NelsonMendela froapri80nandthen.atdowninfriendly anddetermined DegotiatioDs withhim.We .Ulllt.z.rtours.lv••tohelpfonard tho••twoMnand,moreimportant, thepeace proce••thattheyarenowundertaking. Butweshouldnotbe..S..d8.dbythe..happychanges. Kemustnowknuckle dOVAtothe1lUD4ueta.kofuJdllgthesechuges apartofeveryday Uf.,ofour habit.ofthought andourin.tinctive ••DS.ofreality. Kecannotyetbesureof thepermanonc~ erthefullconlil8CJUeDCes ofthe"v.lvet" revolutions aroune!the world.weD••4tor.....rthatthe91'eatChin•••atat••manChQUBn-lei, wh.n a.k.dwhathethought ofthGFr.DchRevolution, replied, "ItistooSOQDtotell". IeanotIJu9gesting thatwen••d200yearsferr.flection, butI&11sur.wewould be.i.etoproc.ed withcaution andwithcaution, renewed d.termination.
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This text appears to be a speech or statement by a high-ranking official, likely a United Nations Secretary-General, discussing global challenges, international relations, and the state of the world. The speech touches on themes such as peace, unity, and cooperation, as well as the importance of addressing global challenges and promoting sustainable development. The text also references specific events and individuals, suggesting that it may be a historical or archival document.

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