thisend,theLaoPeople's Democratic RepUblic, thePeople's Republic ofKampuchea andtheSocialist Republic ofVietNamhaveworkedceaselessly torestore friendlyIMLG/rd A/40/PV.20 '17 (Mr.Sipaseuth, LaoPeople's Democratic Republic) relations withneighbouring countries, inparticular withthePeople's Republic of China,andtorestore good-neighbourly relations withtheKingdom ofThailand, and tomaketheborderofLaosandKampuchea withThailand oneofpeaceandfriendship. DuringtheEleventh Conference oftheirMinisters forForeign Affairs; the threecountries ofIndo-China onceagainreiterated theirproposal tosignatreaty ofpeaceful coexistence withthePeople's Republic ofChinaandtheKingdom of Thailand. Moreover, thePeople's Republic ofKampuchea hasdeclared itswillingness to negotiate withgroupsorwithindividuals belonging totheopposition, onthe subjectofnational reconciliation, onthebasisoftheelimination ofthePol Pot cliqueandtheorganization ofgeneral elections afterthetotalwithdrawal ofthe Vietnamese volunteer forcesfromKampuchea. Wehopethatthesestepsforward canleadtowa=ds theobjectives pursued by allcountries ofthe 1~~9ior~-n~ely, peace,stability, friendship andco-operat.ion. However, itisregrettable thatLao-Thai relations havenot~etbeen normalized andthatanumberofimPOrtant problems remainunresolved. On2OCtober 1984,theThaiGovernment announce~ beforetheGeneral Assembly thewithdrawal ofitstroopsfromthethreeLaovillages. Butuptonow,although thesetroopshavebeenwithdrawn, theystilloccupyseveral neighbouring pointsin theinterior ofLaoterritory andarecontinuing theircriminal activities against thelocalcivilian population. Inspiteofthis,theLaoPeople's Democratic Republic, everfaithful toits foreignpolicyofpeace,friendship andco-operation, hasnotceasedtomake effortstosafeguard anddevelop thefriendly andgood-neighbourly relations existing between thetwopeoples. Inthisspirit, theGovernment oftheLao People's Democratic Republic recently repeated totheRoyalGovernment ofThailandMLG/rd A/40/PV.20 18 (Mr.Sipaseuth eLaoPeople's Democratic Republic) itsproposals tonegotiate atgovernmental level,eitherinBangkok orin Vientiane, inordertoensurethestrictapplication ofthejointLao-Thai communiques of197gewhichestablished then·ecessary basesforharmonious relations between thetwocountries. Butunfortunately theThaiGovernment hasnottothis dayresponded positively tooursincere proposals. Intheinterests ofthetwo peoples, aswellasintheinterests of,peace andstability intheregion, the Government oftheLaoPeople's Democratic Repurlic hopesthattheRoyalThai Government willrespond reasonably tothoseproposals. Thearmsracehasresulted inasignificant increase inmilitary expenditures duringthisdecade. Ifonepartoftheseincredible sumswereusedintheeconomic andsecia1sphere, wecouldhaveeliminated muchmiseryfromtheworld. Aswe know,military expenditures haveplunged thedeveloped capitalist countries intoa bope1ess economic crisis. Toescapefromthatcrisis, theyhavetaken protectionist measures, andarepractising amonetary policywhichgenerates high interest ratesandotherproblems. Thisstateofaffairs hasofnecessity hadvery negative effects ontheeconoru~~ andsocialsituation inthedeveloping countries, part.icularly amongtheleastdeveloped: adeficit intheirtradebalar-ce anda serious increase intheirforeign debtwhichisbecoming anunsolvable problem. Thissituation hasledtoadeterioration ofthelivingconditions ofthosepeoples andinparticular ofthemothers andchildren whoareamongthemostvulnerable. Toresolvethiscrisis,itisimportant thatthereshould bearestructuring ofthesystemofinternational economic relations asitexistsatpresent, ona morejustanddemocratic basis,andtheestablishment ofanewinternational economic order,freefromallneo-colonialist pressure andexploitation. Atthesametime,thecapitalist creditor countries shouldfindreasonable, appropriate solutions totheproblem ofthedebtofthedeveloping countries.--------~-----War.continuing toobstruct theestablishment ofanewinternational order.(Mr.Sipaseuth, LaoPeople's Democratic Republic)A/tl.fJ/PV.20 19-20MLG/rd However, itisregrettable thattodateglobalnegotiations oninternational Incommemorating thefortieth anniversary ofthesetwohistoric events-theFurthermore, toassuregoodhealthtofuturegenerations ingeneral, andto mothers andchildren inparticular, wefindthattheSecretary-Generalis appealfor various regions oftheworldiwhenweseethemengaging inanevermoreunbridled
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement by a government representative, likely from the Lao People's Democratic Republic, addressing issues related to international relations, economic development, and humanitarian concerns. The speaker highlights the importance of peaceful coexistence, friendship, and cooperation among nations, while also expressing regret over unresolved issues with neighboring countries, such as Thailand. The text also touches on the topic of economic development, specifically the need for a more just and democratic international economic order and the burden of foreign debt on developing countries.

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