It goes without sayinq that the revival of qrowth and development require a continuation of the recovery efforts that have already been made. aut those efforts will be in vain without strengthened international co-operation resolutely qeared to a resumption of Qrowth in the developinQ countries and in particular without the resources required to support the necessary reorqan ization process. In that reqard, the debt crisis is one of the ma ior obstacles to the economic revitalization of developinq countries. Therefore, the search for a just and lastinQ solution to that problem should deal with the qenuine causes of ti:P-crisis, which include the purchase at absurdly low prices of our aQricultural products and mininq and mineral raw materials. cOte d'Ivoire properly appreciates the unilateral measures taken to alleviate t.he debt as well as the initiatives in the framework of the Club of Paris, the Club of London, the Toronto Summit and the Bradv plan. However, those measures have all proved insufficient to restore the capacity of the debtor countries to meet their ob liqations. As we wait for viable solutions we have to live with the debt and must ensure t:hat it does not absorb more than a certain percentaqe of our exoort earninqs, alreadv sharply reduced, so that we mav carry out new development proqrammes. The debt Problem would not have arisen, at least not to the present extent, if more attention had been Paid to measures to encouraqe developinq countries to develop on the basis of their own resources, freed bv a fairer system of trade relations. Cote d'Ivoire oontinues to believe that a qenuine solution to the problem of comnodi ties requires a complete revision of the false idea of suppl v and demand applicable only to raw materials produced by the developinq countries. We are more JP6/jl A/S-18/PV.lO 14-15 
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the debt crisis and its impact on developing countries, particularly Côte d'Ivoire. The author highlights the need for strengthened international cooperation and a fairer trade system to address the crisis. The text also touches on the importance of agricultural and mineral resources in the context of development.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade