UNITED NATIONS ItA President: later: later:General Assembly EXEr~iPlAIRES D'ARCHIVES FILECOpy aralDurn2r/Ra!~rntomSlrinHHon C.111 Fortieth session GENERAL ASSFl1BLY PROVISIONALVERBATIM REOORD OFTHESEVENTH MEETING HeldatHeadquarters, NewYork, onTuesday, 24september 1985,at3.00p.m. Mr.DEPINIES Mr.IAOOVOU (Vice-Pres ident) Mr.GAUCI (Vice-Pres ident)PROVISIONAL A/40/PV.7 24September 1985 ENGLISH (Spain) (Cyprus) (Malta) General debate[9](continued) Statements weremadeby: Mr.Bodstram (Sweden) Mr.Abe(Japan) Mr.Ellemann-Jensen (Denmark) Mr.Palmer (NewZealand) Mr.Papoulias (Greece) Mr.Hallgrimsson (Iceland) Thisrecordcontains theoriginal textofspeeches delivered inEnglish and interpretations ofspeeches intheotherlanguages. Thefinaltextwillbeprinted intheOfficial Records oftheGeneral Assembly. Corrections shouldbesubmitted tooriginal speeches only.Theyshouldbe sentunderthesignature ofamemberofthedelegation concerned, withinoneweek, totheChief,Official Records Editing Section, Department ofConference Services, roomDC2-750, 2UnitedNations Plaza,andincorporated inacopyoftherecord. 85-64039/A 3286V(E) I ____ ,--JJP/jh A/40/PV.7 2 Themeeting wascalledtoorderat3.25p.m. AGENDA rTEM9(continued) GENERAL DEBATE Hr.BODSTROM (Swedel'l): Itgivesmegreatpleasure tojointhosewhohave spokenbeforeme,Sir,incongratulating YOQonyourassumption ofthehighoffice ofPresident oftheAssembly. Yoursk.il1sandability, yourexperience and leadership, arewellknown. Consequently V9couldnothavefoundapersonbetter suitedthanyoutoguideourdeliberations atthisimportant juncture. Your election isatribute toyourpersonal qualities andtoyourcour.try. Weare confident thatyourguidance willmakethissessionoftheGeneral Assembly fruitful andproductive. Ishouldalsoliketotakethisopportunity toexpress mysincere gratitude to Ambassador Lusakaofzambia, whoservedwithgreatdistinction asPresident ofthe Assembly duringitsthirty-ninth session. Likethosewhohavespokenbeforeme,I wishtoexpress myadmiration forthewayinwhichAmbassador Lusakacarried out histask.Hispresidency hasearnedbothhimandhiscountry greathonour. OnbehalfoftheSWedish Governm{'~,~~t, Iwishtoexpress totheGovernment and PeOpleofMexicoourdeepest sympathy forthegreathumansufferingandextensive material damagetherecentearthquake inMexicocostthem.ThepeopleofSWeden weredeeplydistressed tolearnaboutthatalmostincomprehensible natural disaster. Iwishtoassuretherepresentative ofMe2~icoofmyGovernment's readiness tocontribute inassisting Mexicoinitsemergency andinitsheavytask ofreconstruction. Duringthissession oftheGeneral Assembly theUnitedNations willcelebrate itsfortieth armiversary. Thisgivesmeawelcome opportunity toconfirm that SWeden's membership oftheUnitedNations andtheobligations itimplies remaina cornerstone ofSWedish foreign policy.JP/jb A/-i0/P1f.7 3-5 (Hr.Bodstrom, Sweden) oneoftheaostlIIportant changes duringthe<~st40yearsisthattheUnited Nations hasbecoaea1llo1\\tuniversal. Atatiaeofever-growing interdependence it newindependent Stateshavebeenadmitted as•.embers. Largely owingtotheUnited Nations, itwaspossible toaccelerate theprocessofdecolonization. iAMH/3 A/40/PV.7 6-7-·-_._---_----- _ (Mr.Bodstrom, Sweden) Thebasictaskoftheunited ~ations ofmaintaining international peaceand security ismoreimportant thaneverintheageofnuclear weapons. Inthisarea, theOrganization isfacinganumberofdifficulties. TheSecretary-General has stimulated anecessary international discussion onthepossibilities of strengthening theroleoftheUnitedNations inthisrespect. UndertheCharter, aspecialresponsibility hasbeenplacedupontheperm~nent members oftheSecurity Council. Itdepends mainlyonthemwhether ornotthe UnitedNations canbeusedasaneffective instrument forthemaintenance of international peaceandsecurity andforthepromotion afapeaceful development in theworld. Thearmsracecontinues unimpeded. Asemphasized intheUnitedNations study onsecurity concepts, noStatecananylongerbuilditssecurity exclusively onits ownmilitary strength. Eventhenuclear-weapon Statesareultimately dependent for theirsecurity ondecisions takenincapitals farfromtheirownterritories. Issuesofwarandpeaceandinternational development cannotbeleft exclusively tothegreatPowers. Thishasbeenunderlined intheso-called
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a transcript of a speech given by a representative of Sweden at the United Nations General Assembly, discussing various international issues and congratulating the new President of the Assembly. The speech touches on topics such as natural disasters, international peace and security, and the role of the United Nations. While it doesn't specifically focus on economic development or industry, it does mention the importance of international cooperation and the impact of natural disasters on economic and human development.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International trade, Health