scrategic objectives through trade restrictions, embargoes, econornic blockades and other neasures are dooned to failure. Such measures result in disorganization of international trade and erosion of the confidence between trading partners and affect lhe incerests of aLl Darcicipants in international Erade and econonic co-operation. 7- Bulgar j.a bas never lhreatened to appty or applied in her ecoomic relations nith other countries, includlnq the developing countries' economic measures as a neans of €conomic and political coercion. 8. At lhe Econornic Surnrnit Coneerence of the council for Mucual Econornic Assistance (CMEA) in June 1984, Bulgaria, togeEher lrith other CMEA menber States, adopted the declaration "safeguardinq peace and internatlonal economic co-operacion" in r.'hich the socialist councries aqainst rejected "every form ofA/40/596 EngI i sh Paqe 22 exploitation and any attempt to intervene in the internal affairs of othercountries and the use of economlc links as a meaDa of political pressure{. Theyalso declared tha! all methods of economic aggression, auch as lhe use of threat of embargo, boycott or trade, credit and technological blockage should be excludedfrom the practice of international relations, 9. Bulgaria considers that the United Nations Conference on Trade and Devetopnenthas an important role to play in sorving this abnormal phenomenon. rts conpetenceon this problem was reaffirned in General Assembly resolution 39/2L0. The positivecontribution of UNCTAD Co the efforts to exclude from the international relations economic measures as a means of econooic and politlcal coercion against developlngcountries was reflected in Conference resol.ution 152 (VI). The covernment ofBulgaria considers that the role and contrlbutlon of UNCTAD to thls partlcularfield of its activities could be further enhanced if in the future examination ofthis issue the interests of all countriee subjec! !o such illegal oeasures aretaken into accouht.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international economic relations, trade restrictions, and the role of international organizations such as the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in promoting economic cooperation and preventing economic coercion. The text also mentions the economic interests of countries, economic measures, and economic development, suggesting that the topic is closely related to international trade and economic development.

**Category**
International trade, Economic development