theSovietUnion, ~ichareat.st1mony toPr.aid.nt Gorbach.v's realism ODdOD important contribution tothen.wworldclimat•• Portugal hasal.rt.ditspartn.r. totheimportance ofprop.r ODdsympathetic handling ofNorth-South r.lation., .incethecontra.ts atthelevelofeconomic growth 811.dwelfare ODdpolitical .tability arenotoriously d••p-seated andtendto incr.as. inanala~ing way,gen.rating regional conflicts orseriouspolitical ODd 80ciald.stabilisation. Theinitiative thatIpropos.d withintheframework oftheCouncil ofEurope forthecr.ation, inLi~bon,ofacentreforglobalinterd.pendence andsolidarity hasbeguntotakeshape. Iconsiderittobein4idpen.able forustoarriveata g.nuin. contract \ifsolidarity bet....nthecountri••oftheBorthandtheSouthto attainaharmonious an4comprehenDive dev.lopment ofallther.gioDsoftheworld, without whichth.recanbeDOtruestability and••curity. Todayth.r.are180million peoplethat8peakPortugu.... Theyliveinseven countri••onthreecontin.nts, andinDWIlerous comraunities allov.rtheworld. The universali.. andtol.rance thatcharact.ri.e ourhistory andourculture areatthe ba.isofPortugu••eforeignpolicyandexplain ourvocation forestabli.hing ties withotherpeoples. Ishouldlik.toconclUde withawordofpraisefortheUnitedNations andits 8UCC.8Sful pursuitofthemoatDobl.aspirations ofmankind. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryPMB/14· Al45/PV.8 58 (Mr.CayacoSilya.Portugal)• I Today,thepaceanddynamics ofhistory donotallowsolutions thatmight jeopardise peace,eecurity anddevelopment. Itherefore beliavethattheUnited Nationsinitiatives shouldbereinforced, sinceitisonlywithintheframework of thisOrganisation ~atwecanfindtheuniversal formulas thatareneededtocreate amoresecure, stableandprosperous world-theworldthatweallshare. ThePRESIDENT: OnbehalfoftheGeneral Assembly, Iwishtothankthe PrimeMinister ofthePortuquese R6public forthostatement hehasjustmade. Mr.CayagoSilya,PrimeMipister ofthePortuguese Republic, wasescorted from Jiberostrum. ADDRESS BYMa.VIACHESLAV F.REBIeH, CHAIRMAN OFTHE;COUNCIL OFMINISTERS OFTHEBYELORUSSIAH SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC DePRESIDlNt: TheAssembly willnowhearastatement bytheChairman of theCOUDcil ofMinisters oftheByelorussian SovietSocialist Republic, MroViacheslav F.Kebich. Mr.Viacbeslay P,Keb!ch, Chairman oftheCouncil ofMinisters ofthe ayelorussiap SovietSocialist Republic, was63cprted totherostrum. Tb'PRESIDENT: Ihavegreatpleasure inwelcoming theChairman ofthe Council ofMinisters oftheByclorussian SovietSocialist Republic, Mr.Viachealav F.Kebich eandinvitehimtoaddress theGeneral Assembly. Hr,KlBICB(Byelorussian Soviet Sociali~t Republic) (interpretation from Russian): MroPresident, Ishouldliketooffermysincere congratulations toyou, arepresentative ofneutral andnon-aligned Malta,whichismakingactiveuseof it.standing intheworldtopromote peaceandinternational co-operation, onyour election tothaimportant postofPresidsnt oftheGeneral Assembly atitscurrent session, whichwillmarkthsforty-fifth anniversary oftheUnitedNations. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryFMB/l4 (Mr.Keblgb, Byelorussion SSR) Ifeareverygla4toseeintheUnitedNations famUyHmibia and Liechtenstein, whichhavejoinedtheUnitedNations duringthismemorable yearfor theOrganisation. Firstofall,Ishouldliketoexpress mydeeprespect fortheUnitedNations, whichhasdonesomuchtostrengthen confidence andunderstanding amongpeoples. Byitsmanyactivities andinitiatives, theUnitedNations hasconvincingly proved howindispensable itIstotheworldcommunity ofStates. Ifoelobligedtoemphasise that,UDdertheinfluence ofobjective processes, ourcomplicated anddiverse worldIsbecoming evermoreinterrelated and interderendent, anditimInevergreater needofaIIKtchan1rJ1I capableof constructively lootingintoitacommonproble.s andsearching formutually acceptable solutions. Theroleofthis..chani8JI _asassignecl totheUnited Nations frOntitsveryinception, butonlynow,whentherehavebeentrulygreat changesinworldevents, whenthe1deaofthesupremacy oftheinterests ofall mankind overalloth~rinterests isbeingMOreandIIOrewidelyaccepted, canthe UnitedNations carryoutfUllyandwiththenecessary effectiveness itsmiBsiOD as thegreater un!fieroftheworld's peopl.s. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryBBS/gt Al45/PV.8 61 (Mr.lebich, ByelorulsioQ SSR) Itcanbesaidwithout exaggeration thatinrecent,years arebirthoftho UnitedNations hasbegun,and!tiagratifying thctthisprocessiscontinuing to gainmomentum. Iamfirmlyconvinced thatthilsuniqueOrganillation canseeopening beforeitabundant nevpossibilities forasuccessful har.moni~ation ofthe
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