developing countries and in which the Asseobly urged those developed countries torefrain fron adopting further such neaaures and from threatening to apply traderestrictions, blockades, embargoes and other economic sanctions rhlch affect the economlc and social developRent of developing countries.l. 20A/40/596 EnqL i sh Page 48 2. The Llbyan Arab Jamahiriya wishes to enpbaslze tbat certain developed countries and, primarily, the United StaEes of America have neither respected nor undertaken to conply rdith the lrilL of the international communlty as expressed in the above-nentioned resolution. 3. This can be seen from the extensive scope and wide variety of the means and methods used by the developed countriea and, in particular, the United states of America to apply econooic and political meaaures in an atteftpt to subdue the ttill and aspirations of peopLes with regard to llberaEion froo foreign economic dependence and domination, in an attempt eo interfere in their internal affairs or in an attenpt to disrupt their internal stabillty sith a vie{ to impeding their economic and social proqress. Those developed countries are exploiting the fact that the developing countries need material and technicat resources and expertise for the implementation of their development projects and proqramnes in order to impose conditions and restrictions on the[. Those developed countries are also exploiting the current critical international economlc situation and its adverse, destructive repercussions on the economi.es of the developing countries.particularly the African countries which are faced with an acuee crisis in the sphere of food and agriculture and urgently reguire imoediate aid and assistance to offset the serious effects and c'onsequences of that crisis on their economic and social structures, in order to lnpose further conditions and restrictions and influence the decision-naking process in tbe developing countries, 4. The tibyan Arab Jamahiriya strongly condemns tbose colonialist practices and wishes to emphasize the detrimental conseguences and effects of such practices on the endeavours that are being made by the international community in the field of
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a statement from the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya criticizing the economic practices of developed countries towards developing countries. It highlights the imposition of conditions and restrictions on developing countries' development projects, the exploitation of their need for resources and expertise, and the interference in their internal affairs. The text also mentions the current international economic situation and its impact on developing countries, particularly African countries facing a food and agriculture crisis.

**Category**
International trade, Economic development