intentions ofthosewholeektostayinpowerortogoinpowerbyfomenting fanaticism, beitofanationalist, religious orideological nature. Thus,wedonotconsider SaddamRussein's attack ODlCuwaittobejusta regional matterconfined, letussaY6totheMiddleEast. Weperceiveittobean attackonthefundamental rulesofcoexistence among D~t1oD8 andState.. These rulesarealsoenshrined intheCharter oftheUnitedNatioDs. Oncewehave Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryRC/12 A/45/PV.1 48 (Mr.Dienstbier cCZlchon1oyDkia)(I succ••d.dinr.aching thepointwherevearebeginning tospeakthesamelanguag., weshouldnotletthisopportunity oftheworldcommunity slipoutofourhands. Thos.whodonotunderstand thisorwhodonotwanttounderstand this,thosewho wouldatt.mpttomakeus.ofthecurrent81tuationto settlesomeproblemofth.ir own,j.opardize notonlythatopportunity andthuinternational community, but a180,ultimately, themselves. n1lBiscertainly anemotional momentfor110,persollally #butIde.mitmuch moreimportant thatmycountry hasendedthelongnightmare thatbef.llalarge partofthsworldandthatvasalsoimpeding theactivities oftheUnit.dNations. Although wehadtooxerteffortsofourowntomaketherevolutionary change happen, wewouldDothavebe.nsucc.ssfu1 without thesupport andansistanc. of.all democratic andfre.dom-loving co~'trlea andforce.oftheworldCUMmunity. Thes. included theSQvsncourag.ous Rus.ians whod.moastrat.d atRedS~uar.against the occupation ofCaechoslovakia inAugust1968,thePolishSolidarity movement, membersoftheCongress oftheUnitedState.andmembers ofbothKeaterll European B&dAmerican humanrightsmovements, writers andpoliticians, people lik~Francois Mitt.rrand gOlofPa1meandAndrciSakharov, allofwhomhavesupport.d usthrough personal contacts. IamnaMingbut8.fewofthosewhohavealwaysknownthatthe struggl. forhumanrights, freedom aDddemocracy isuniv.rsal, thatifv.allow injustice toexistelsevhere, itcanapp.aronourdooretep aBwell.Thoyhave alsoincluded those Sovl~~politicians who.likeMikhail Gorbachev orBduard Sh.vardnadze werenotafraidtoop.nawindowtotheworldandsetinmotionthe democratisation oftheirownsociety. C••choalovak foreignpolicyisDOWindependent andreadytobearitsahar.of re,ponsibllity forthefutureoftheinternational community. Firstofall.wehadt.onormalbe ourr.1ations withourIi.ighbourlle W.wish Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryIC/12---------------- Al45/PV.7 49-50 (HtbDlepstbier, C;.chQ'loyakia) z·toparticipate intheeconoaic int.gration ofBuropeandtocontribut. inanactiv. DanDertowardscreating commo~humanrightsstandards andacommonBuropean economic, legal,environmental, cultural ands.curity structure. K.wishtobecome •f\111,.lftberoftheCouncilofBurope. Kewanttomateacontribution tothe in.tltu~ionali.ation oftheproc.ssestablished bytheConfereDce onSecurity and Co-operation inBurope(CSCB). N.haveputforwardspecific proposals. w.are offering Prague.sthehostcityofapermanent CSCBsecretariat. OUrinterest inbuilding aunitedBuropealsodetermines ourstandonthe unification ofGermany. Csechoalovakia con8iders theformingofasingleGermany .aanaetinimpl.mentation oftheGermanp.ople's righttoself-determination, the outc~ofademocratic process andaprere~ui8ite fordefinitively overcoming the 4ivi810D ofBuropeandforsettling theoutstanding issuesoftheSecondWorldWar. Thisye-..rth.UnitedRatioDsrubhavegrownevenmorewithnevMembers 'oining theOrganisation. Wehavewelcomed inourmidstthelong-awaited ladependent andfreeHamibia. W,admitted Liechtenstein afewdaysago.Itgives ..gr.atple••uretoe.pres. mycongratulations tobothn.wMembers fromthis ro.tr... Theprinciple ofuniversality ofourOrqaniaation r.quires thatitgrant ~r.hip toallindependent countries: thatshowaninterest 1Djoiningit,asIs thealaswiththeRepublic ofKoreaatpresent. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryPD/PLJA/45/PV.7 51 (Mr.nilDltbior. CzechoslovakiA)- Preedfrom th~shackles ofconfrontation, theUnitedNations nQWoffersawide rangeofopportunities fortheadvancement ofinternational co-operation inall fields. Porourpartwe.halldoourutmosttothatend.Kereaffirmed this duringthevisitoftheOrganization's Secretary-General totheCzechandSlovak F.deral.epublic thisyear. Mearanowoffering aspacious palaceinBratislava, withnumerous hallsandconference rooms,nomorethan60kilometres fromVienna, foractivities oftheViennaIntofnationGl Centre. Weshallcontinue tosupport thepeaceefforts oftheUnitedNations. Beginning neatyearweshallbereadytosend,uponthere~uestoftheSecurity Council~ abattalion-strength military unittojoininUnitedNations peace-keeping operations. Keareprepared toact8Smediators inthesettlement ofconflicts if wearerequested todoao.Itisourconviction thatcriseshavetobesettled solelyonthebasisoftheUnitedNations Chartor. Negotiation andthestriving for.compromise is,inouropinion, theonlypo.sible wayoutfortheMiddleEast, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Cyprusandelsewhere. Peaceful ratherthanviolent means shouldbesoughttoeliminate theshameful systemofapartheid.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement by a high-ranking official from Czechoslovakia, likely Václav Havel, addressing the United Nations. The speech focuses on international relations, human rights, and the role of the United Nations in promoting peace and cooperation. The speaker emphasizes the importance of democratic values, the struggle for human rights, and the need for international cooperation to address global challenges.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations, Culture