After more than 40 years of cold war, we have at last begun to understand that the security of some countries cannot be achieved on the basis of the insecurity of their adversaries. How many more years must elapse before we realize that the same principle is valid in the economic sphere? The economic security of some countries cannot be based on the insecurity of the others. In our judgement that is the political core of our discussions. When the oountries nembers of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries or of the Group of 77 demand significant changes in the current conditions of payment of the foreign debt, when they require measures to stabilize the price of their basic products or when i:.hey denounce the various forms of protectionism in the developed world, they do not do so for ideological or rhetorical reasons. On the oontrary, practical experience has shown the profound social tension the mechanisms of the international economy pass on tx:> peripheral economies. The behaviour of the world economy must also contribute to strengthening peace -and in our view it is not now doinq so. The fact that some oountries succeed in achieving a better adaptation to the rules of the prevatiling game, albeit with great suffering for their people, does RM/12 A/S-18/PV.S 49 (Mr. Somavia, Chile) not alter the fact that the structural situation places developing countries in a very insecure position. The functioninq of the world economy must respond to an ever greater degree to a more human vision in which the old aspiration to greater international social justice progressively becomes a reality. If we want greater justice in international relations we must be prepared to give precedence to those same values within and among our own developing countries. What we do for 
**Analysis**
This text is primarily focused on the economic aspects of international relations and the impact of global economic mechanisms on developing countries. It discusses the need for a more just and equitable international economic system, highlighting the structural situation of developing countries and the importance of prioritizing human values such as social justice and international cooperation.

**Category**
International trade, Economic development