49-50 (Mr.YaqubKhan,Pakistan) international co-operation andmtualassistance ininternational cond!1ct; in short,abetterorganized worldorderwhichhasspurred humaningenuity and intelligence tofreshheightsofachievement. Thep~radox ofthefailures and achievements ofourgeneration is,infact,thehumanpredicament whichcanbe remedied onlybystrengthening anall-encompassing international organization like theunitedNations. Aswemeetherethisyear,letusrededicate ourselves tothecauseofglobal peaceandhumanprogress. Letusagainpledge, notw!thstandil19 lapsesinthepast, torenounce aggression andrecourse towar.Letusalldevoteourselves tothe principles andpurposes oftheUnitedNations Charter whichoffertheonlybeacon lightinan8119uished andbewildered world.A/4.0"'~~~~ ... 51,'. Mr.CHNOUPEK (Czechoslovakia) (~nterpretationfrom Russian): 1 congratulate Mr.aePinies, aprominp.nt diplomatic representative ofacountry with whichwearedeveloping mutually beneficial co-operation, onhiselection tothe officeofPresident ofthefortieth anniversary session oftheGeneral Assembly of theUnitedNations. 1wishhimandalsotheSecretary-General, Mr.JavierPerezdeCuellar, everysuccess intheirresponsible tasks• .1wishalsotopayatribute tohispredecessor, Mr.PaulLusaka, the Permanent Representative oftheRepublic ofZambia, acountry towhichwearetied bybondsoffriendship, forhisstrenuous efforts inthepastyear. 1shouldliketoofferourprofound condolences tothepeopleandGovernment ofMexicoinconnection withtherecentnatural disaster thathascausedthat friendly country suchpainful losses. Aswesolemnly commemorate the40yearsofexistence ofourOrganization, I appearbeforeitssupreme body,theGeneral Assembly, withaspecial feeling of responsibility toemphasize asstrongly asIcanthattodayinternational relations aresimplyinconceivable withouttheUnitedNations. Borninthefireofthe struggle ofnations tosavecivilization fromfascism, astruggle inwhichStates withdifferent socialsystems wereunited, theUnitedNationshasengraved onits shildthenoblewordsoftheCharter whichhavebecomeasymbolofitsera:"to savesucceeding generations fromthescourge ofwar". Itwasthisfundamental ideathataCzechoslovak representative tookupwhen hestatedatthetimeoftheOrganization's birth: "whoever speaksoftheinevitability ofthenextwarisoutoforderand goingbeyondtheboundsoftherealistic andidealistic realmsofour adventure, thegreatest everundertaken bymeremortals. ItiscalledUnited Nations" •A/4q-tPV ..l8 52 (Mr.Chnoupek, Czechoslovakia) WeareproudthatCzechoslovakia, atrueallyofthegreatalliance andofthe SovietUnionwhichplayedadecisive par~inthedefeatofnazism, contributed its ~laretothegreatvictory. Ourpeople, oneofthefirstvictims ofHitlerism, roseinarmsagainstit bothathomeandabroad. OurtroopsfoughtonthesideoftheAlliesatKharkov, KievandintheCarpathian mountains, defended ParisandLondon, African Tobruk and Benghazi andtookpartintheinvasionofNormandy. ThenameoftheCzechvillage ofLidiceisstillmentionedinthesamebreathwithCoventryandOradour• Itwas Prague, thecapital ofourcountry, wherethefighting ontheEuropean continent cametoanendonthelastdayofthathorrible war.Aswewerehastening to participate enthusiastically inthehistoric momentofthefounding ofour Organization, theSovietArmywasstillwagingonourterritory afiercestruggle against theoccupying forces. Duringthesixdarkyearsfromtheblackdaysof Munichto9May1945,hundreds ofthousands ofhumanbeings fromourcountry were sacrificed onthealtarofthecommonvictory. Eversincethattime,guidedbyitsunwavering desiretoco-operate unswervingly withintheranksoftheUnitedNations andtruetotheobjectives of itsCharter,wehavealwaysaccorded toppriority tothesupreme taskofaverting war,safeguarding peace,strengthening international security, achieving disarmament anddeveloping co-operation inallfields. Wehavealwaysbeen sincerely pleased byallitssuccesses andhaveneverbeenindifferent toits failures. Andso,forthefirsttimeinthehistory ofmankind, wehaveauniversal worldOrganiza tion.Asthesecretary-General statesinthisyear'sreportonthe workoftheorganization, RitisthebestplacetoavoidtheworstandtostriveforimprovementR• (A/40/1, p.3)•JVM/13 A/40/Pv.18 53-55 (Mr.Chnougek, Czechoslovakia) TothatendtheOrganization hasdonegoodwork,perhaps farbetterthanwe realize. Ittherefore deserves ourrecognition. Nowitshoulduseallitsgreat experience tobecomeevenmoreeffective, toenhanceitsactivities inthe political andsecurity-building spheres, todeepenandbroaden co-operation inthe economic, social, legal~cultural andhumanitarian fieldsandtobecomemore ~flexible, usingalltheexisting potential anddoingawaywithelements of formalism, soastoachieve ageneral strengthening ofitsposition androlein international relations. Thedeclaration adoptedatthesolemnmeeting ofthe
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