inaspiritofconciliation, sothatCyprusmaysurmount itsordealandBOthatthe members ofitstwocommunities mayonceagainlivetogether, 8Sbefore, in security, peaceandconcord. InCentral Amer!ca 8theinternational community hasbeguntoreaptheharvest sownbytheefforts madetoachieve peacethere. Atthetime,theSultanate of omansupported theEsquipulas andTelaagreements, anditcanonlysupport andviewI Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryBMS/13 Al45/PV.ll 47 (Mr.Abdullgh, oman)• withsatisfaction the.fforts towards national reconciliation nowunderway,which heraldthebeginning ofanewpeaceprocess towhichthepeoplesof·theregionhave solongaspired. Thosituation ontheKoreanpeninsula continues tobeasourceoftensionin EastAsia. Mehopetheprogre.S achieved thusfarintheongoing negotiations between thetwoStatesandinthecontacts between theGovernments oftheSoviet UnionandtheRepublic ofEoreawillestablish abasisforunderstanding between thetwocountries. Weshallsupport anyinternational effortfortheadmission of thetwoEoroallasMembers oftheUnitedNations. Environmental issuessuchasclimate change, hazardous-.sste disposal, the depletion ofthe03enelayerandenvironmentally SQunddevelopment havebecomethe objectofincreasing wQrldinterest, aaisclearfromtheresultsoftheLondon conference onSavingthuOzoneLayer,theRagueDeclaration andtheBasel Conv~ntion ontheControl ofTransboundary Movements ofHazardous Wastesandtheir Disposal. Undertheguidance ofRisMajesty SultanQaboo.BinSaid,mycountry wasamong thefirsttoenactlegislation andestablish mechanisms forenvironmental protection andtheconservation ofnaturebothatthedomestic andthere9ionol levels. OmanisthulIengagedatpresentinidentifying chemical substances usedin itsvarious industries whichmightaffecttheozonelayer,withaviewtobringing theuseofsuchsubstances intolinewiththelevelsestablished bytheMontreal Protocol onSubst~Dces thatDeplete theOzoneLayer. Alongwithfellowmembers of theGulfCo-operation Council, mycountryisalsostUdying theViennaConvention fortheProtection oftheOzoneLayeranditsAdditional Protocol withaviewto acceding tothem. Environmental pollution doesnotrecognize political frontiers. Whilewe concede theworld-wide character oftheecological problem#itmustnevertheless be .. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryBMS/13 Al45/PV.ll 48 (Mr.Ab4ulll!lh' oman)".- acknovledg5d thatallState.arenote~ually respoDsible forit.Theindustrially advaDced countri••,a.themajorsourceofpollution, Mustbearaspacial responsibility for4~aliDg withthisseriousthreat. Inthatconnection, my countryiaoftheviewthattheUnitedNations ConferencG onEnvironment and Development, tobeheldInBra.ilin1992,willaffordth8bestopportunity forthe inte~natioDal co.-unity toactinconcerttodiscuss worsening environmental problems andtodavi..appropriate solutions takingaccountofcurrant development needswithout jeoo~ardi.ing thedestiny offuturegenerations. Theinternational community'. aspiration toaworldsafefromthenuclear threatwlllremainunfulfillad IfStatesthatposses8 nuclear veaponspersist in retaining theM.Thepositive davelopments inthefieldofdisarmament produced by therecentWashington summitofthetwosuper-Powers musttherefore bebutonestep toward. ridding theworldofthoseoverkill andotherweapoDs ofmassdestruction. Neappreciate the~oleplayedbythemajorPowers, partiCUlarly theUnited StatesofAmerica andtheSovietUnion,therespoDsibility theyhave.takenupon themselves andtheefforts theyhavemadetowards disarmament, buttheUnited RatioDS musta180playasignificant roleinthisregard. TheOrqanization must address aDissuethatcouldposeathreattothecontinued'existenee ofmanktnd on thisplanet,. Theimpactoftherecentpositive political developments intheinternational arenahasyettobereflected ininternational economic eo-oper~tion. Thegap between theindustrially advanced countries andthedeveloping countries continues towiden. ThecauseDofimbalances intheworldeconomy andintradehavenotbeen remedied. Averag~ annualratesofrealgrowthinthedeveloping countries fell ThePresident returned totheChair. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryBMS/13 Al45/PV.11 49-50 (Mr.Abdullab, Oman) from5.5percentinthe1970stolessthan3parcentinthe1980s. Termsof tradeformostofthosecountries havedeteriorated asaresultofafallinthe pricesofthebasiccommodities thatarethemainstays oftheirexports. Atthe sametime,manydeveloping countries areSUffering fromproblems ofindebtedness, theburdenofwhichcontinues toweighheavily ODtheireconomies. In1908alone theylostsome$50billionindebtservicing andinterest payments. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryRMl14 A/45/PV.ll 51 (Mr.Abdullah, Omen)
**Analysis**
The text discusses various topics related to international relations, with a focus on environmental issues, disarmament, economic development, and international cooperation. It also touches on the role of the United Nations in addressing global challenges.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, International relations, Economic development