institutions recovered theirstatusandtheir au~~urity. Ourspecific experience, verymuchourown,leadsustoaverthatifuruguay wasabletofinditswaypeacefully backtodemocracy, itwasbecause therewere peoplewhothought thatpeacewouldnotcomealone,thatpeacewasnotsimplythe resultofabstaining fromviolence, thatpeacewasavaluable political endeavour whichrequired action, struggle andstrategy.MLG/qmr A/40/PV.6 28 (President Sanguinetti) InLatinAmerica wehavereturned todemocratic life.Duri.ngthisyearboth Uruguay andBrazilhavedoneso,following thecoursetakenearlier byArgentina. wehaveseentheconsolidation ofthePeruvian andBolivian processes, despite thethreats thatthew~athful unleashed against bothsistercountries. wehavehailedanexemplary peaceagreement regarding theborders between Argentina andChile. Thisisproofofaprospect forhope,whichinturnmaKes co-operation intheregionourduty:andwewishtostatehereandnowthatweare doingourduty,thatwearealready doingitinthepolitical, cultural and commercial spheres andthatwewishtocontinue todoit,withneither aggressive norresentful feelings towards anyone. Weknowthatalasting peacewillnotbeon afirmfootinguntildemocracy prevails inallourcountries, becauseitisthe onlywaytoavoidtheinterference ofaliendogmatisms andinterests. AsUruguayans wecastourlotwithpeace,aswellaswithchange, the conferring ofdignity onworkandlife,andthenewapproaches thattheendofthe century isalready requiring ofus.But,aboveall,wecastourlotwithpeace, whichisnothinglessthana means ofachieving freedom anddevelopment. -Revolutions,- Bertold Brechtadvised ~ocorrectly, "occuratdeadends.- That willnothappeninoruguay whereallthechannels ofunderstanding and comprehension areopen,openwithinthecountry and('pento'tiards therestofthe world. YoumaybesurethatUruguaywillsowonlyseedsofharmony. Inclosing, IwishtoconveytothisAssembly adeepfeelingofsharedpain andbrotherly hope.Sharedpainregarding thetragedy whichhascastthepeopleof Mexico, ournoblebrothers, intomourning. ItstragedyisthetragedyofAmerica asawhole. !wishtoreiterate thatmycountry, withinthecontext ofitsmodest strength, wishestobeonthefrontline ofsolidarity andsupport forMexico,MLG/gar A/4~/PV.6 29-30 (President 8anguinetti) whichissogreatly adJIired andtowhichourpeopleoweadebtofimperishable gratitude forthenobleandgenerous wayinwhichitremained atoursideduring thepastyearswhensomanyuruguayans foundinMexicoabrotherly haven. ButIalsowishtoexpress afeelingofhope.Mexicoalwaysreapsgrowthfroll itsadversities. Thathasbeenitshistory andthatwillbeitspresent. Itis forthisreasonthat,facedwiththispain,wemustpaytribute -andthisismy finalwordhere-tothecryofhopethathasendured throughout thehistoryof thisnation: Longlive Me~ico: ThePRESIDENT (interpretation fromSpanish): OnbehalfoftheGeneral Assembly, Iwishtothankthe?resident oftheBastern Republic ofUruguay forthe important statement hehasjustmade. Mr.JulioMariaSanguinetti, President oftheBastern Republic ofUruguay, was ~rted fromtheGeneral Assembly Ball.SKIll GENERAL DEBATEA/40/pv.6 31' AGENDA ITEM9(continued) Mr.VAYRYNEN (Finland): Itismostappropriate, Sir,thatatits fortieth session theGeneral Assembly shouldbepresided overbyadiplomat whois asexperienced ininternati@nal affairs andasskilful inthebusiness ofthe UnitedNations asyou.Iwishtocongratulate youwarmlyandtoassureyouofthe ..)-operation ofthedelegation ofFinland inyourchallenging task.MayIalso takethisopportunity topaytributetoouroutgoing President, Ambassador Paul Lusaka, foghisdistinguished service. Iwishtotakethisopportunity toexpress, onbehalfofthepeopleand Gove~nment ofFinland, ourdeepest condolences tothepeopleandGovernment of Mexicoforthedevastating natural catastrophe thatrecently occurred intheir cOl~ntty ~ In5<."!)mmemorating thefortieth anniversary oftheUnitedNations and,atthe sametime,thethirtieth anniversary ofFinland's membership, myGovernment wishes toreaffirmitsfullsupport forthepurposes andprinciples oftheCharter andfor thestrengthening oftheUnitedNations asanorganization. Wearegrateful for theannualreportoftheSecretary-General, inwhichheWiselyemphasizes that international co-operation isnotachoiceforthenationsoftheworld,buta necessity. Weentirely conC"'··,:,;,. For40years,theunitedNations hasstoodatthecentreofmankind's aspirations foramoresecureandjustworldorder. For40years,theUnited Nations hasfulfilled itsmaintask-thatofmaintaining international peaceand security. Whiletherehavebeenmanylocalandregional conflicts, theworldhas beensparedaconflict onthescaleoftheSecondWorldWar. Inthecourseof.thepastfourdecades, economic andsocialproblems havecome tooccupyanincreasingly prominent pla~amongglobalconcerns. Oneafteranother,SIC/ll A/40/PV.6 32 (Mr.Vayrynen, Finland) peoples thatwerenotfreein1945haveassumed theirrighttoself-determination.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech by the President of Uruguay, Julio Maria Sanguinetti, delivered during the 40th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. The speech focuses on the theme of peace, democracy, and international cooperation, highlighting the country's experience in transitioning back to democratic rule and its commitment to peace and development. The text also mentions the importance of solidarity and support for Mexico in the wake of a natural disaster.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations