Atthesametime,wemustnotforgetthegravehumanitarian problems causedby Iraq'saggression. Denmark, likemanyothernations, hasalready contributed to alleviation oftheplightofthecountleae refugees. Butmeremustbedone.And wemuststrengthen theabilities oftheUnitedNations systeminthisrespect as well. Nothing shortofthecomplete andunconditional withdrawal oftheIraqiforces fromKuwaitandthere-establishment oftheindependence, sovereignty and territorial integrity ofKuwaitwillbeacceptable. Wemustdemonstrate clearly, onceandforall,thataggression willneverpay.Iraq'sinvasion andannoxation ofKuwaitrepresent ablemish onanotherwise positive political situation inthe worldatlarge. Whenhistorians lookbackonthiscentury theywillnodoubtregardtheyear 1990asthemostimportant inthepost-war period. Andtheywillprobably focuson thetremendous changesinEurope, ontheclosing chapters ofwhatusedtobeca~~ed thecoldwar. Developments inEuropehavegivennewhopetomillions ofpeoplearoundthe globe. Pastconfrontations havebeenreplaced byco-operation. Thedivisive wall through Europehasliterally crumbled. InEastern andCentral Europefreedom and democracy srerapidly emerging. Pluralistic political systems andfreemarket economies arebeingdeveloped withvigourandenthusiasm. Themostprominent expression oftheneweraistheunification ofGermany. A unifiad Germanywill,inafewdays,takeitsproperplaceinourworld Organisation. ADdiDEurope, Germanyvillplayitsroleinthecontext ofthe Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAE/1:}b A/45/PV.7 89-90 (Mr.Ellemann-Jensan, nenmark) iLLEuropea~ Community, theNorthAtlantic TreatyOrganization (NATO)andother mUltiJ.ateral organizations. Weconqratulate theGermanpeopleontheirachievement. Newstructures areemerging inEurope. Adynamic European Community continues onitspathtowards closerpolitical andeconomic co-operation. Itdoessowith unreserved openness towards othercountries, withafirmdetermination toliveup toitsresponsibility andmakeitscontribution toastronger andmoredemocratic Europe, andwithawishtogivepractical expression toitspolitical andeconomic support forthebudding democracies inEastandCentral Europe. Thedramatic eventsinEuropeexpressed tdewilloftheordinary citizens. It wasthepeoplewhomadetherevolution. Butallthishadnotbeenpossible without thecourage andforesight demonstrated byPresident Mikhail Gorbachev, orwithout thenewpartnership between theUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnion. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library-" . .~'.,-.... ~.. AB/pt A/45/PV.7 91 (Mr.Ellemonn-Jensen, Demnerk) Oneoftheverypositive resultsofPresident Gorbachev's refo~s hasbeenthe freeelections thisspringinthethreeBalticrepublics -Estonia, Latviaand Lithuania. Onlyatragichistory hasprevented theBalticpeoples fromtaking theirplaceamongthefreenationsofEurope. Theyshouldbeheretoday,andone theywill ~e.ThethreeBalticrepublics weremembers oftheLeagueofNations as independent Statcmforsome20years. Denmark recognized theBalticrepublics in1921andneveraccepted theirforcedincorporation intotheSovietUnion in1940, Wesupporttheirefforts togiverealsubstance totheirformal independence. Wehopethatbeforelonqtheywillbeallowed toshoulder their responsibility asfull-fledged participants ininternational co-operation, We realizethatdifficult problems willhavetobesolvedinnegotiations withthe SovietUnion. Weappealtotheparties concerned toshowflexibility andgoodwill inthisendeavour. Afirmfoundation hasalready beenlaidforafutureEuropelivinginpeace, freedom anddemocracy. Majorcontributions havebeenmadewithinthecontext of theConference onSecurity andCo-operation inEurope(CSCE). Atthesecond meeting~ inCopenhagen inJ~ne,oftheConference ontheHumanDimension ofthe eSCEProcess theeSCEStatesadopted ahistoric document - afreedom charter, containing basicprinciples forthedevelopment ofpluralistic democracies basedon respect forhumanrights, including freeelections, freedom ofexpression andthe freepolitical choiceoftheindividual, TheCSCEprocess hasotherimportant dimensions, however. Ithasthe potential tobeakeyelementinanewEuropean structure, bridging theolddivide inEuropeandenhancing security andco-operation onourcontinent. Weare confident thatthesummitmeeting oftheCSCEStatesinParisthisautumnwill advance thatgoalsignificantly. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAB/pt A/45/PV.7 92 (Mr.Ellemann-Jensen. pepmark)',. Weareconvinced thatthecomingtransformation oftheCSCEwillalsoenable
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement about international relations, focusing on the situation in the Middle East, particularly the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq, and the subsequent response by the international community. It also touches on European politics, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the emergence of democratic movements in Eastern Europe. The text does not specifically discuss economic development, natural resources, or industry, but rather emphasizes the importance of international cooperation, humanitarian aid, and human rights.

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