(Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, BruneiDarussalam) ISuchaconference wouldprovide theaddedimpetus andnecessary political mandate foraccelerated actionincombating theinternational drugproblem. Icannotendthisstatement without mentioning thegreatest perilfacingthe wo~ldtoday,thatofthethreattothesurvival ofmankind)from nuclear war.The escalation ofthenuclear armsrace,bothinamountandintype,hasheightened the riskoftheoutbreak ofnuclear war.Ithasledtogreater insecurity and instability ininternational relations. Asasmallnationmindful ofour responsibility andconscious ofourvulnerability, wewelcome thecontinuation of bilateral negotiatons between theUnitedStatesofAmerica andtheSovietUnion. Weareconcerned overtheoutcome ofthenegotiations andwehopethatthose negotiations willproduce concrete andeffective agreements topr~vent an escalation ofthsarmsraceandthebeginning ofanarmsraceinouterspace. Iwishtoconclude byreaffirming thatBruneiDarussalam willalwayssupport thisOrganization. TheUnitedNationsistheforuminwhichallstates, bigand small,canmaketheircontribution tofostering peace,security andwell-being in theworld. ThePRESIDENT (interpretation fromSpanish): Ishallnowcallonthose representatives whohaveaskedtospeakinexercise oftherightofreply. I remindmembers that,inaccordance withGeneral Assembly decision 34/401, statements madeinexercise oftherightofreplyshouldbelimited to10minutes forthefirststatement andfiveminutes forthesecond, andshouldbemadeby delegations fromtheirplaces. Mr.LAUTENSCHLAGER (Federal Republic ofGermany): Thismorning the Foreign Minister oftheUkrainian SovietSocialist Republic, tooursurprise, referred inapolemical context to,ashesaid,"revanchist forces" inmycountry.AW/mh A/40/PV.23 58 (Mr.Lautenscblager, Federal Republic ofGermany) Inrefuting hisunfounded allegations Ishouldliketoreiterate whatourForeign Minister, Bans-Dietrich Genscher, saidfromtherostrum ofthisGeneral Assembly onlylast;week: WTheFederal Republic ofGermanywilldoeverything initspowertohelp improve relations between WestandEast.Thetreaties concluded duringthe 1970sbytheFederal Republic ofGermany withitsneighbours continue tobea solidbasisforsuchimprovement. Thestarting pointwasthe1970Treatyof Moscow, whichputrelations between theFederal Republic ofGermany andthe sovietuniononanewfooting. Through theTreatyofMoscowandthetreaties withthePeople's Republic ofPolandandtheCzechoslovak socialist Republic, aswellastheTreatyontheBasisofRelations withtheGermanDemocratic Republic, weopenedup,outofnational andhistorical responsibility for peace, newlong-term prospects forrelations between WestandEast. Westand bythesetreaties. Ourcontractual policyisnotinconsistent withthe political aimoftheFederal Republic ofGermany toworkforastateofpeace inEuropeinWhichtheGermannationwillregainitsunitythrough free self-determination. Thatisthewording ofthe'Letter onGermanunity' handedoverbytheFederal Government totheSovietsideontheoccasion of thesigning oftheTreatyofMoscow.w(A/40/PV.10, pp.22,23) Onthesamequestion, Foreign Minister Genscher, inlastyear'sstatement beforetheGeneral Assembly, pointed out: WTheFederal Republic ofGermany respects theterritorial integrity ofall Stateswithintheirpresent boundaries. Itproceeds fromtheex~sting situation inEurope.Itmakesnoterritorial claimsonanyoneandwillnotdo sointhefutureeither. TheFederal Republic ofGermany considers the borders ofallStatestobeinviolable andwillcontinue todoso." (A/39/PV.8, p.19-20)AW/mh A/40/PV.23 59-60 (Mr.Lautenschlager, Federal Republic ofGermany) MayIaddthatFederal Chancellor HelmutKohlhasonvarious occasions taken exa~tly thesameposition; whichisth~official position oftheGovernment ofthe Federal Republic ofGermany. Thisis,asdistinct fromthelanguage oftheForeign Minister ofthe Ukrainian SovietSocialist Republic, theposition andlanguage ofdialogue, co-operation andthebuilding ofconfidence andpeace. Mr.DINKA(Ethiopia): Inhisstatement duringthisafternoon's meeting theForeign Minister ofSomalia saidmanythingsthatwerenotexactly complimentary toEthiopia anditspeople. Whathesaidtodayhasbeensaidbythe samegentleman, fromthissamerostrum, yearinandyearout,forperhaps thelast decade. ASaresult, wewerefarfromsurprised bywhathehadtosay. Naturally, wehadhopedthattheregimeinSomalia wouldonceandforallgive
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement made by a representative of Brunei Darussalam at the United Nations General Assembly. The main topics discussed are international relations, disarmament, and regional tensions. The speaker expresses concerns about the threat of nuclear war and the need for dialogue and cooperation between nations.

**Category**
International relations, Security and Defense