tbe Ukrainian SSR of the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States and in its reply to lhe Secr etary-cenera 1 request concerning resolution 3A/I97, rEconomlc measures as a fleans of politlcal and econonic coercion against developinq countriesi. 9. lAre Ukralnian SSR nill continue helping to develop mutually advantageoua eguitable co-operation eithoue discrimination of any kind, a process in ehich United Nations is called upon to play an imporlant role.and theA/40/5e6 Eng1j. sh Page 64 I'NION OF SOVIET SOCIAI,IST REPUBLICS lor igl nal t Rtssianl [21 !4ay 198 51 I. Resolution 3g/2LO, adopted by the General Assembly on 18 Lleceober 1984, concerns a complex probleo to rrttich the Soviet Unlon attaches the uttnost importance. 2. The Soviet Unton considers that neasures as a mean6 of polltlcEl and countries, and sction to prevent the important areas of curr€nt actlvltythe revien of lbe Practice of enploying econooic coercion agalnst developtng spread of thls practice, is one of the most by the united tlations antl its bodie6. 3. In its policy and practlce the soviet Unlon aloes not etnptoy and does not intend to employ political and,/or econoolc coercl.ve measurea against any inilividual state or group of countries, particularly develoPlnq countriea. 4. As the General secretary of the CPSU Central Coooittee, MikhaII Gorbachev' stated ln hls report to the plenud of the CPSU Central CooGlttee on 23 ApriL l.985, trthe soviet state steadfastly uphotds the r19ht of all peoples to determlne for themgelves, accordlng to their own choice, their soclal and econonlc aystenr and to build their future wtthout any klnd of external interference. To seek to deny peoples this sovereign right is a hopeleas, doooed enterprl€e". 5. The problens of the use of econonic oeasures as a meang of achieving political and economic Aoals remain extreoely acute and affect tbe lnteresb€ of many Statest
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the use of economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries, and the Soviet Union's stance on this issue. It mentions the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, the United Nations, and the Soviet Union's policy of not employing economic coercion against any individual state or group of countries. The text also quotes Mikhail Gorbachev, stating that the Soviet state upholds the right of all peoples to determine their own social and economic system without external interference.

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