UNITED NATtONS ~ . ~ ~-~ ~~' 3 ~ President: General Assembly Eighteenth special session GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROVISDNAL VERBATIM REffiRD OF THE THIRD MEETING Held at Headquarters, New York, on Tuesday, 24 April 1990, at 10 a.m. Mr. GA..RBA PROVISIONAL A/S-18/PV. 3 4 May 1990 A ENGLISH (Nigeria) General debate [8 and 9] (continued) Address by Mr. Guillermo Larco Cox, Chairman of the Council of Ministers and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Peru This record contains the original text of speeches delivered in English and interpretations of speeches in the other languages. The final text will be printed in the Official Records of the General Assembly. Corrections should be submitted to original speeches only. They should be sent under the signature of a roomber of the delegation concerned, within one week, to the Chief, Official Records Editing Section, Department of Conference Services, room DC2-750, 2 United Nations Plaza, and incorporated in a oopy of the record. 90-60015 7268V (E) JP/td A/S-18/PV. 3 2 The meeting· was called to order at 10.10 a.m. AGENDA ITEMS 8 AND 9 (continued) GENERAL DEBATE Ms. HJELM-WALLEN (Sweden): Let me first, on behalf of the Swedish Government, warmly welcome Namibia as a Member of the United Nations. The independence of Namibia and its admission to the United Nations is indeed a historic victory not only for the Namibian people but also for the United Nations, whose efforts highly facilitated the peaceful and democratic transition from colonialism to freedom. Also in a global context we are now experiencing a more positive climate for broad international solutions in the aftermath of the epoch-making relaxation of tension between the super-Powers, the promising political and economic reform-process in Eastern and Central Europe and the signs of abating regional conflicts. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a record of a United Nations General Assembly meeting, where a representative from Sweden is welcoming Namibia as a new member and commenting on the positive climate for international cooperation. The speech does not mention specific economic, environmental, or scientific issues, but rather focuses on the broader context of international relations and cooperation.

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