InAyacucho, 74percentofthepopulation isilliterate. Insomeplacesonlytrapezoid, whosepopulation hasbeensubjected fromcolonial timestoexploitative electricity•btrOsism andtoarigidcentralist system. Millions ofPeruvians wereleftmiredin production, thesePeruvians wereneglected andinjured byastatethatnever oneoutofeveryhundred houseshaswaterandonlyfiveoutofeveryhundred hasJSWed Andeantrapezoid. InAyacucbo, outofeverythousand births, over270diebeforeasubworld ofoppression. unitedbythesamelanguage, mainlyQuecbua, unitedby thesameculture -theAndean-andunitedbythesamesystemofagriculturaldepressed zonesofthecountry. ItaroseinwhatwehavecalledtheAndeanRM/8 A/40/PV.5 21 (President Garcla P~rez) ThatisAyacucho, thehistoric centreofthepeoplesofAmerica, wherethe greatfinalbattleforindependence waswaged. Anditisprecisely bytaking advantage ofsuchflagrant injustices thatterrorism foundafertile groundfor profiting fromthedespair ofthepeoplebypitting them,precariously armed, against theforcesoftheState. Thatiswhywecannotpaytheforeign debtata rateinexcessof10percentofourexports; thatiswhywecallforregional agreement inordertostopspending millions ofdollars Onweapons, millions that couldsavetheneglected frompoverty. Fortheincidence ofterrorism andviolence alsofeedsuPOnpolitical circumstances, andinordertofightitwemust understand itasnotonlytheactionofaMessianic andtotalitarian group. We musttakepolitical actionandmakeanefforttoincorporate thesemillions of humanbeingsintocivilization byestablishing democratic institutions andaState presence andbyreclaiming agriculture andconsidering farmers asthevery sustenance ofournationality. Therefore, acloserelationship existsbetween oureconomic history, our foreign debtandthepoverty thatpromtes violence intheAndes. Thatiswhy1 havedweltatlengthonthissubject, forinthecaseofmyowncountry wemaysee theimmediate futureofotherLatinAmerican countries ifpoverty continues to increase andifadvantage istQkenofitbytotalitarian andextremist forces. Thus,weareconvinced thatonlyanewinternational economic ordercanopen thewayforalasting anddemocratic solution toviolence. Allofthis,ofcourse, mustbeaccompanied byvigorous actionthatwillfirmlyopposesubversives, but withintheframework oflaw. OUrbonafidesofdemocratic introduction totheworldisourrespect forlife andfortherightsofindividuals. Nothing justifies torture, disappearances or summary executions; barbarism mustnotbefoughtwithbarbarism. True,theactionofpublicordaragainst anonymous andcollective subversion produces reactions ofirrational aggressivity, butinnocasecanthatjustifyA/40/PV.5 22 (President Garc{aPlrez) thesuppression offactsorpermitting suchactstoremainunpunished. Thatiswhy thePeruvian Government hastakendrastic decisions inrecentdays. Wewill energetially defenddemocracy withthe15wandwithsocialjustice, inthe conViction thatweareactinginthenameoflife. Because weactinthenameoflife,webelieve thatpoliticsmustbean ethical reflection ofrespect andofmorality. Thusfar,theexpansion ofeconomic interests hasgoverned theworld,sacrificing peoples andindividual humanbeings. Corporations, banksandsuper-Powers haveoriented theworldtowards serving the needsofproduction andconsumption because bycontrolling consumption and pUblicity humanbeingscanbeudetoservethelogicofthateconomy. Ishouldlikeheretomovetothethirdsubjectofmystatement: narcotics traffic asanactivity thatcorrupts institutions anddegrades man.Webelieve thatdrugconsumption isbuttheexacerbation ofconsumption asalogicof cap!tal.Toconsume; toconsume tothepointofself-destruction, isthe caricature oftheeconomic system. Thesamegreedforprofitthatdehumanizes capitalisreflected indrugaddiction, thatis,theconsumption of dissatisfaction. Drugsarethusrevealed to'beadifferent stateofconsumer cap!talism.. Theonlyrawmaterial tohaveincreased invalueiscocaine. Theonly successful multinational business originating inourcountries hasbeendrug trafficking. Themostadvanced effortsatAndeanintegration havebeenmadeby drugtraffickers. Buttowhatisthisdue?According toliberal economic theory, production isregulated bydemand, anditsohappens thatthemainmarketisinthe UnitedStatesofAmerica. ForPeru,drugconsumption isnotanational problem, butIcansaythat,inspiteofthat,withinthefirst50daysofour Administration wehavedealtthemostsuccessful blows.to theinternational drug traffic. Twenty-two airports, threehelicopter landingstrips, fivelong-range lightaircraft, hundreds ofkilograms ofdrugsandeightlargefactories havebeenRH/a A/40/PV.5 23 (President Garc!aP'rez) diecovered andseized. Allofthatmeansthattheconsumption ofdrugsinthe UnitedStatesofAmericawillsufferayearlyreduction ofapproximately 80tons,
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement by the President of Peru, addressing issues related to poverty, violence, and economic development in the country. The speech highlights the struggles of the Andean region, the exploitation of natural resources, and the impact of foreign debt on the country's economy. The President also touches on the topics of corruption, drug trafficking, and the need for a new international economic order. The text does not focus on any specific sector, such as agriculture or industry, but rather on the broader issues affecting the country's development and its people.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade