20' l'tost replies stressed that measures of economic coerclon could not be justifted from the perapective of internationat rar.r. ritany covernments pornted out that those measures violated the prlnciple. "i-tn. Charter of the uniteal libtions, especially the principles of non-intervention "na tt" obrigation to refrain from the threat or use of force and to settle aispul-s by peaceful means. 2L. Sone Governrnents pointed out that auch measures r.rere contrary to General Assembly resolution 2625 {xxv), containing tie oecraration on princip}es of rnternatl.nal Lsn cloncerning Friendly n"i"ti"i"1na co-operation among states in accordance with the ch'rter of the u;ited r,rations, resorutions 3201 (s-vr) anar 3202 -(s-vr) ' containing the Declaration unJ- ii.'-n.ogramme of Action on the Establishment of a New fnternational Economic Order, and 32g1 (XXIX), containing the Charter of Economic Rights anal putiee oi ,i"a"". 22' rt was underlined that the application of neasures of political and economic coercion nas incompatibre eith the artlcles of the cenerar. Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (.ATT), lncluding article 13, which pr""iJ.a that no restriction rnay beD.A/ 40/596 Eng1i sh Page 7 placed on tbe inportation of any product of the territory of any other contracling i"itv, ""0 with itre Ministerial Ereclaratl'on of 29 libvember L982 lL/5424) ' speclficalLy paragraph ? (iii), ln which lt was staled that the contractinq Parlies undertook "... to abstain-from taklng restrlctive trade measures' for reasons of a non-economiccharacterrnotconsistentwiththeGeneralAgreemente' 23. t! llEs further pointetl out that measures of econonic coercion were in contradlction with the general princiPles governing international' trade.and trade policies for develognent contained ln General Assembly resolution 1995-(xrx) of 30 Decenber 1964 and uNcriD resolution 152 (vr) of 2 ]ury L983 entitled "Rejection of coercive economic measures". 24. with one exceptlon ' the atevelope'l-ma rket econoqr countries submitted no
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the principles and agreements related to international trade, specifically the measures of economic coercion and their implications on international relations. The text references various United Nations resolutions, charters, and declarations, indicating a focus on international economic governance and cooperation.

**Category**
International trade