HatioD~ tasksmaintaining worldpeaceandsecurity. ____.-:I--L-------------- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryIC/1? Al4S/PV.ll 66 (Hr.samara1a Gr.ece) £arll.rthilweek,theFor.ign M1nllter ofItaly.inhiscapacity asPresid.nt oftb.Council oftheEuropean Communities. delivered astatement ODbehalfofits t¥llveaeaberStates. MyGovernment fullysubscribes totheviewsexpressed byMr. DeMich.lis. However. Iwouldliketostresscertain specific pointsofparticular interest toGre.ee. ForEurope, theperiodunderreviewhasbeenoneofthemostsignificant since theem~oftheSecondWOrldHar.Duringtheyearthatelapsed. thefoundations for abetterfutureinEuropeverelaid.whiletheunification ofGermany. aneventof greathistoric importance. istoberealizad inthecomingdays.Europeisbeing ushe~0d wellintothetwenty-first century. Humanrights. theruleoflawand democracy havebeenestablished inmostofEastern Europe. Humandignity and freedomofexpression havebeenplacedattheepicentre ofpolitics asneverbefore inthehistoryofourcontinent. Innormalcircumstances. suchpolitical changes - whichvirtually amounttowhatcouldperhaps becalledarevolution ofthe individual -wouldhavetakenseveral decades tocomeabout. Itisatimeforrejoicing. butalsoforreckoning because. first~th.se changes mustbeconsolidated; secondly. thesechanges towards respect forhuman rightsanddemocracy shouldembrace thewholecontinent. WithregardtotheConference onSecurity andCo-operation inEurope(CSCE). inparticular. manyideashaveemerged. Several ofthemareevenpace-setting. but allneedverycareful consideration astotheirapplicability withinthe2uropean framework. ThemQreStatesrespect humanrightsontheirveryowninitiative. the lessnewbureaucratic mechanisms areneeded. IntheCSeE.oneimportant achievement inhumanrights. whichreflects Europe"s "newthinking", isthe Copenhagen Document oftheConference nntheHumanDimension oftheCSCE,which indeedsetsforthnewstandards ofexcellence inthefieldofhumanrights. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryRC/I? AltS/PV.ll 67 (Mr.Somatas, Greece) Asregards thesecondbasketof~.Relsin~i rinalAct,mention shouldbemade oftheBODDConference onEconomic Co-operation inEurope. Delegations agreedon theneedtoestablish market-oriented economies throughout Europe, andrecognized thelinkbetween private enterprise andpluralistic democracy. Greececonsiders thisConference asanimportant steptowards creating aclimate ofmutualtrust, peaceandsecurity inourcontinent. Furthermore, wearestrongly infavourofconvening aconference onsecurity andco-operation intheMediterranean, following theexample oftheCSCE. Gre6ce, aEuropean country withintheMediterranean, hasastronginterest in theconvening ofsuchaconference. Itattaches particular importance tothe strengthening oftiesbetween thecountries oftheregion, theeasingofteusions andtheeventual settlement ofproblems inthatsensitive area.Tbiscanbe achieved onlybytheparticipation intheconference anditspreparatory meetings ofallMediterranean countries, aswellasthoseStatesthathaveaprevailing interest intheregion. Suchaglobalapproach isofparamount importance fora successful conference onsecurity andco-operation intheMediterranean. A case-by-case approach wouldonlyobfuscate theproblems oftheMediterranean region. Asimilar proc9ss, inregional terms,wasinitiated amongthecountries ofthe Balkanpeninsula. Inthisconnection, mayIrocallthat,sincethemid-1970s, Greecehasundertaken aseriesofimportant initiatives aimedattheconsolidation ofpeace a~~co-operation intheBalkans, onthebasisoftheprinciples ofthe Helsinki FinalAct. Following themeeting ofthesizBalkanforeign ministers inBelgrade two yearsago,several specialized meetings wereorganized, whichresulted inenlarging theareasofcommoninterest. During1990,twosuccessful high-level meetings took placeinAthensandinBucharest, whilethes~condmeeting ofministers forforeign Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryIC/l? A/4S/PV.ll 68 (Mr.Somaras. Graace) affairs 11scheduled totmkeplaceinTirananextmonth. Mehopethstthismeeting willconstitute ~importaDt atepinstrengthening multilateral andbilateral co-operation intheBalkaDponinsu1a. Mithregardtoneighbouring Turkey, Greeceisdetermined toconduct aserious andsincer. dialogue, founded onrespect fortheTreatyofLausanne and international law.Thisdialogue shouldaimatovercoming thedifferences
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a statement made by the Foreign Minister of Greece at a conference, discussing various international issues and initiatives. The focus is on peace, security, and cooperation in Europe and the Mediterranean region, with references to human rights, democracy, and economic cooperation. The text does not mention specific economic development projects or natural resources, but rather emphasizes the importance of establishing a peaceful and secure environment for economic growth and cooperation.

**Category**
International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief