the United Nations Charter or throuqh other relevant documents of our Orqanization, we have continually reaffirmed our political de termination to struqqle for development and, therefore, to fiqht underdevelopment. The verv persistence of this threat reveals the half-hearted and insufficient means that have been mobilized so far to combat it, while it has just continued to intensifV. Have we really vet appreciated all of its implications? We should 1 ike to express the hoPe that the special session of the General Assembly will take bold decisions that can enable us effectively to deal with the phenomenon of underdevelopment and that those decisions will lead to action. Our common fate can give rise to other feel inqs than the fear of danqer. We have the ability to build a new world of solidari tv in which the rich countries would ensure that the least-endowed but far more numerous countries are able to enjoy a share in the patrimony of all mankind. Mv deleqation believes that the eiqhteenth special session of the General Assembly provides a qood o'PPOrtunitv to ensure that the international communi tv embarks u'POI'l this safer road that will lead to qreater development and better lives for our peoples. Mr;·GONZALEZ PANTALEON (Dominican RePUblic} (interpretation from Spanish): Allow me first to join other deleqations in oonqratulatinq the President on his election to qui de the eiqhteenth special session of the General Assemblv, devoted to international oo-operat.ion, in parti.cular the revitalization of economic RM/27 A/S-18/PV. 8 128-130 (Mr• Gonzalez Pantaleon, Dominican Republic) qrowth and development of the develoPinq countries. His proven exPerience at both the forty-fourth session of the General Assembly and at its seventeenth sPecial session, as well as durinq the debate that has taken place this week, quarantee that the eighteenth sPeCial session of the General AssemblY will reach a satisfactorv conclusion. 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the topic of underdevelopment and the need for international cooperation to combat it. It mentions development, growth, and revitalization of economic activities, as well as the importance of ensuring that all countries can enjoy a share in the patrimony of mankind. These themes suggest that the text is primarily concerned with economic development and international cooperation.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade