requirements of democracv, under which man is both the principal vector of development and its qoal. This requirement has qiven rise to the sloqan of food self-sufficiencv and health fer all bv the year 2000, in order to extend the area of action of the peoPle, as well as many non-qovernmental orqanizations and international institutions. The Conqo's policy of openness -and this can be seen from our network of economic and diplomatic relations and the provisions of our investment code -is the foundation underlyinq the international economic co-operation seqment of our proqramme of action. The ideals of justice on which rorality in PDlitics is based are not at all outnoded. On the contrarv, they are closely interwoven with the search for freedom JVM/13 A/S-18/PV.7 60 (M.r. Gayama, Conqo) and proqress which,: from northern Europe to southern Africa, no~ forqettinq Asia and Latin America, have been shaking up all the stultifvinq certitudes of the past. If this special session of the General Assembly can properlv assess the impl. ications of our interdePendence and open up prospects for collective action, then we will have grasped the message of freedom addressed to us by the peoples of the earth, driven bv a common' destiny. RH/14 A/S-18/PV. 7 61 Mr. SHI~BI (Saudi Arabia) (interpretation from Arabic): I am pleased to congratulate Mr. Garba on his assumption of th! presidency of the special ses~:fion and to wish him the same success he has enjoyed in presiding over the· fOrty-fourth regular session. I express my thanks and appreciatioo. to the Secretary-General,. Mr. Perez de Cuellar, for his efforts to make our work successful. I am also pleased to congratulate the Republic of Namibia oo its admissioo to the United Nations as a free and independent State - a State that Proved by its 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement by a government official or diplomat, discussing the requirements of democracy, international cooperation, and development. The speaker mentions specific goals, such as food self-sufficiency and health for all, and references international institutions and organizations. The text also touches on the theme of freedom and progress, mentioning the search for freedom and progress across different regions of the world.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade, Health