Economic Community andtheNon-Aligned Movement, withthePeople's Republic of China,Japan, theUnitedStatesofAmerica andtheRepublic ofKorea.JSM/ve A/40/PV.28 6 (Mr.Giheno, PapuaNewGuinea) PapuaNewGuinea's relationswiththeislanddeveloping countriesoftheSOUth Pacific arebasedonculture, ethnicity andsharedinterests. Co-operation with thesecountries isgenerally conducted through tworegional organizations. aretheSouthPacific ForumandtheSouthPacific Conference. Inrecentyears,leaders oftheSouthPacific islandcountries haveThey increasingly becomeconcerned withcertain £egional issueswhichhavenotbeen giventhenecessary attention andthepublicity theydeserve. Pacific leaders realize thatoneofthebestwaysoftackling pressing issuesofcrucial importance tothepeople andcountries oftheregionisbyprolOOting regional consultation and co-operation. Ourrelations withtheindependent islandcountries oftheSouthPacific are amongthoseofprimary concern tous.Wewelcome increased, constructive participation inregional affairs bymetropolitan countries withtraditional ties totheregion, aswellasbyJapan,ChinaandSouthKorea. Wearecritical of Governments whichdenytherights andindependence ofisland Governments~ PapuaNewGuinea, togetherwith0therSouthPacificForumcountries,haslong advocated anuclear-free zoneinourregion. Forseveral yearsnowwehave protested inthestrongest termspossible attheFrenchGovernment's nuclear-weapon-testing programme onMururoa Atoll. However, despite those protests, theFrench Government continues toconduct nuclear testsonMururoa. PapuaNewGuineastrongly condemns thisarrogant attitudeandcallsuponFranceto complywiththewishesofthepeopleoftheregion. Wewelcome PrimeMinister Nakasone's pledgethatJapanwillnotdumpnuclear wastesinthePacific•JSM/ve A/40/PV.28 7 (Mr.Giheno, PapuaNewGUin~a) Recently, withothermembercoftheregion, PapuaNewGuineahassigneda treatythatwouldmaketheSouthPacific anuclea~-free zone. Ashasbeenexpressed hereonnumerous occasions byPapuaNewGuinea representatives, weconsider colonialism ananachronism ofourtime. Wetherefore finditdisturbing thataslongas25yearsaftertheadoption ofthehistoric 1960 Declaration ontheGranting ofIndependence toColonial Countries andPeoples, 19Non-Self-Governing Territories andoneTrustTerritory continue tolanguish underthissystemofthepast.PapuaNewGuineabelieves thatthepeopleof dependent andNon-Self-Governing Territories mustbegiventheopportunity to exercise theirinalienable righttogenuine self-determination. Withregardtothespecial problems ofsmalldependent Territories, theymust notbedeniedself-determination simplybecause oftheirsize,geographic location, population orlimited natural resources, anditisforthem,andthemalone,freely toexpress theformtheywishtoadoptinordertoachieve theobjectives of resolution1514(XV). Ifdependent peoples aretobeabletomakeaninformed andreasoned decision ontheirpoliticalstatus, adequatepoUticaleducationmustbeconductedbythe administering Powerconcerned toenable themfullytounderstand theoptions available tothem,aswellasthelikelyimplicationsofthoseoptions. There mustbeagreater andmoremeaningful participation bytheindigenous peoples in theaffairs oftheirrespective dependent Territories. Appropriate Administering Authorities shouldpromote investment inself-help projects appropriate tothe needsandresources of~osedependent Territories. Inthisrespect,itis essential thattheyreviewtileuseoftransnational corporations intheeconomic development ofthesedependent Territories. ,JSM/ve A/40/PV.28 8 (Mr.Giheno, PapuaNewGuinea) Whilecolon.ialism isgradually beingphasedout,certain partsandpeoples of theworldcontinue tobesaddled Wialtheburdenofconflicting territorial claims bymetropolitan Powers~ PapuaNewGuinea hopesthattheanguish anduncertainty of thesepeoples cansoon'beende4~ Weurgethoseresponsible toresolve the difficulties inamannerthatavoidsafurther impasse. Inthisregard, weremindthosestatesdisputing eachother's-territorial claimsthattheyhaveanobligation torespect thewishes andwell-being ofthe peoples ofthosedependent Territor ies. Likeotherindependent Pacific islandcountries, PapuaNewGuineais particularly concerned abouttheremaining dependent Territories ofthePacific region. Weareindeedhappytonotethatafteryearsofpainstaking negotiations between theUnitedStatesandtheMarshal! Islands andt:heFederated Statesof Micronesia, acompact offreeassociation, agreedtobetween theparties, is pending before theUnitedStatesCongress forratification. Weurgetheunited
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the diplomatic and political relationships between Papua New Guinea and other countries, particularly in the Pacific region. It highlights the country's stance on issues such as colonialism, nuclear testing, and self-determination. The text also touches on the economic and environmental aspects of these issues, but these are secondary to the political and diplomatic themes.

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Culture, International trade