UNITED NATIONS General Assembly EXEMPlAlRES' D'ARCHiVES FILEcopy _p In"tnnr.Inmstrlnuuon C.111Iraum~tuU"InvtUI•", F"rtiethsession GENERAL ASSEMBLYA PROVISIONAL A/40/PV.28 9October 1985 ENGLISH President:PROVISIONAL VERBATIM RECORD OFTHETWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING HeldatHeadquarters, NewYork, onWednesday, 9October 1985,at10a.m. /Mr.DEP1NIES (Spain) -Scaleofassessmen tsfortheapportionmen toftheexpenses oftheUnited Nations [122)(continued) -General debate [9)(continued) Statements weremadeby: Mr.Giheno (Papua NewGuinea) Mr.Kutesa (Uga.nda) Address byFatherWaIterLini,PrimeMinister oftheRepublic ofVanuatu Astatementwasmadeby: Mr.Bako(Niger) Thisrecordcontains theoriginal textofspeeches delivered inEnglish and interpretations ofspeeches intheotherlanguages. Thefinaltextwillbeprinted intheOfficial Records oftheGeneral Assembly. Corrections shouldbesubmitted tooriginal speeches only. Theyshouldbe sentunderthesignature ofamemberofthedelegation concerned, within oneweek, totheChief,Official Records Editing Section, Department ofConference Services, roomDC2-750, 2unitedNations Plaza, andincorporated inacopyoftherecord. 85-64165/A 3913V(E)tomebytheSecretary-General informing methat,sincetheissuance ofhisAGENDA ITEM122(continued) ThePRESIDENT (interpretation fromSpanish): IshouldliketodrawtheA/40/PV.28 2 Themeeting w~scalledtoorderat10.25 a~m. Assembly's attention todocument A/40/645/AQd.5, whichcontains aletter addressed communica tiondated17September 1985,theCentralAfrican Republic hasmadetheBar/ljb SCALEOFASSESS~1ENTS FORTHEAPPORTIONMENT OFTHEEXPENSES OFTHEUNITED NATIONS . .,... ~......J.~.:.. ."...''. ' necessary payment toreduceitsarrears belowtheamountspecified inArticle 19of theCharter• MayItakeitthattheGeneral Assembly dulytakesnoteofthatinformation? Itwassodecided. AGENDA ITEM9(continued) GENERAL DEBATE Mr.GIHENO (Papua NewGuinea): Mydelegation andIwouldliketo congratulate youmostsincerely, Sir,onyourelection tothepresidency ofthis important fortieth anniversary oftheUnitedNations General Assembly. Inwishing yousuccess inallyour deliber:,,~tions, Iassure youofmydelegation's support and confidence inyouthroughout yourtermofoffice. Iwishtoextendourcongratulations alsotoyourpredecessor, Mr.PaulLusaka, onthematterinwhichhedischarged hisresponsibilities and guidedthedeliberations ofthethirty-ninth session. Tenyearsago,whenmycountry wasadmitted asaMemberoftheUnitedNations, myPrimeMinister, Michael Somare, stated fromthisrostrum thatourfundamental commitment wastothemaintenance ofpeaceandsecurity throughout ourregion and theworld. HealsostatedthatPapuaNewGuinea wouldundertake toupholdthe principles andpurposes oftheCharter. Asourtrackrecordindicates, PapuaNew Guineahasliveduptoitscommitments. Onthisfortieth anniversary oftheBcr/ljb A/40/PV.28 3-5 (Mr.Giheno, PapuaNewGuinea) founding oftheUnitedNations, letmereaffirm PapuanewGuinea's obligation and commitment toupholding thefundamental principles andpurposes oftheUnited NationsCharter• Inhis1984annualreporttothisAssembly, thesecretary-General statedthat "Theoriginal intentoftheUnitedNations wastoprovide aframework in whichGovernments ofdifferent persuasions could,intheirwisdom, workout solutionstointernationalproblems and,ifnecessary, togethertakeactionto putthosesolutions intoeffectratherthanengaging inconflict". (A/39/1, para.2) Themainpurpose was,andcontinues tobe,touniteourcommitments andobligations tomaintain international peaceandsecurity. PapuaNewGuinea, whichlastmonthcelebrated thetenthanniversary ofits independence, isayoung,flourishing democracy whoseGovernment isstructured on theWestminster system. Wehavehadchanges ofGovernments, allthrough the democratic parliamentary process andinaccordance withourConstitution. ThePapuaNewGuineaGovernment's basicapproach intheconduct ofitsforeign relations isoneofactiveandselective engagement. Successive PapuaNewGuinea Governments havetriedtostrengthen andconsolidate relations withcountries with whichweshareimportant interests. Animportant aspectofthispolicyisPapua NewGuinea's developing relations withmemberStatesoftheSOuthPacific Forumand theAssociationofSouth-East AsianNations,withmembernationsoftheEuropean
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a record of a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, discussing various topics, including the payment of arrears and the apportionment of expenses. The main speaker, Mr. Giheno from Papua New Guinea, congratulates the new President of the General Assembly and reaffirms Papua New Guinea's commitment to the principles and purposes of the United Nations Charter. He also mentions the country's foreign policy, including its relations with other countries and organizations. The text does not specifically discuss economic development, natural resources, agriculture, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture, but it does touch on some broader themes related to international relations and cooperation.

**Category**
International relations