re-emphasized by the Minister for Foreign Affairs in his address to the Assembly atits thirty-ninth session. 4. To that end, Egypt is stil1 pursuing consultations in various United Nationsforums with the goal of achieving a general and comprehensive exanination and studyof the international security system. within the conrext of those consultations,Egypt has raised the possibility of amalgamating all of the subsidiary committeesof the General Assembly dealing h'ith matters related to the maintenance ofinternational peace and security, in order to consolidate United Nations efforts onthe subject. This would undoubtedly cont,ribute to the achievement of definiteresults which would have an active influence.A/40/450 Eng lish Page 6 5. In this connection also, Egypt considers tbat good-neighbourliness, as a means of contributing effectively to the maintenance of international peace and security, is one of those matters whose discussion over a number of years in the Sixth Committee would contribute to the crystallization of ideas on determining the proper form for such relations and the elements on which they should be based; nanely, the recognized principles and norms of international law, particularly the principles of sovereignty and national independence, the right ot peoples to self-determination, the non-use of force in international relations' non-interference in the internal affairs of States and the peaceful settlement of international disputes, as well as commitnent to the provisions and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operat,ion among States in accordance with the Ctrarter of the United Nations, and the Manila Declaration on the Peaceful settlement of International Disputes. 6. Accordingly, the viewpoint of the Egyptian Government, at the present stage, is that it is important for discussions on the item within the Slxth Commi'ttee to continue in order to permit Member States to exPress t,heir ideas, thereby facilitating agreement on conmon elements suitable for a more thoroughgoing study
**Analysis**
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