expre.sTunis!a'. po.itiOD ODindebtedDe ••toMr.BettiDOCrai,Special Repre.entative oftheSecretary-General oftheUDitedRatioD' onthedebtquestioD, towhoawe.houldliketoextendour.iDcere thank.forthereport DOWbeforethe .ee4wed..llODthepr.carlou. .ituation oftheindebted developing countri••,andinparticular ODthe.1tuatioD ofTuni.ia, which1.amGDgthe _dium-income countri.s? w.beU.v.thatMr.Crui's reportreflect. themain CODc.rll••zpr••••dbyourCOUllltri••inthatre.poct. Iti.ourfearthatthe foreigndebtprobl••aayleadtheinterDatioDal community ane!multilateral ag.nci•• iDtoDD~.al'atatimewhen..I.aonthehori,oD thepr.ml••sofarealpelce. Thataayoccurbocauaeaftheaba.nceofar.alwilltochangeint.rDatioDal fiDlDcial mechani..eaDdfindaDappropriate aolut1oD totheproblem.* IDthatr.spect, YUDJsla.upport. theproposal. contalDed inMr.erasi', reportcODcerDiDg arecoDver.ion ofbilateral debtthroughparticipation inthe ••tabll.baltDt ofaa.veloPIMnt butiDtheMediterranean, thecanc.llation of 4.bt-••~iclDgforthel.altdev.loped countrie.6 andthe••tabllehmeDt ofD'. *Mr•••erthUII(Mauritiua), V!ce-Prea14.Dt, toottheChllir. • Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Librarycouatrie.. Heed.werecallthatasolution tothecrisi.constitutes oneofthe Wealsoviewwithsatisfaction thecontribution ofthatlesllontothepartners 0(Mr.Boularel, Tunisia)Al45/PV.G 83 Toward.thatend,thespecialsessionoftheGeneral Assembly focusedthe profound imbalances currentintheworld econo~, takingiDtOgreater account the roleandintereats ofthedeveloping countries. ThatsIssionalsohadthemeritof p@l1tical will. %beDeclaration onIllternationml Economic Co-operation rightlystresses that anopenandcredible multilateral tradeaylte.isesmential fortheproaotloD ofin.titutions inordertoenablethemtoincre&se theirroleaadynamictradiuqcollective andconcerted willforactionontheprogrlssive alleviation ofthec~i~nt8 und.ertbkell bytheinternational community attheeighte.nth specialJa/18 strengthening ofmultilateraliam ininternational economic relations. Wetakethis cOllclu.ionl thatwillbereached throughthemobili8ation oftheneceslary ay.tearemaiDs po••ibl.~bearinginmindthegrowiDg interdependonc. betwe.nandDevelopment andthecOllclu.ion ofnegotiations intheGoneral Agreement onachi.ved atthespeciallession. Webelievethattobeallthemoreimportant now all,theeffective participation ofallcountries, andtheircompliance withtheopportunity toreaffirm theimportance weattachtorespectfortheconseDSUSpa~Dt tiDetabl••from30to40year..!beimplementation oftho.epropo.als, we f••l,would.contribute tore.olving theforeigndebtcridaofthed.eveloping ontheeveoftwomajorgatherings -theeighthUnitedNations Conference onTra~I Tariff. andTrade,thelueCle.ofw~ichwilldependonrelpectfortheinterests of growthcaddev.lo~nt. Wecontinue tobelievethattheestabli.hment ofsucha••••ionoftheGeneral Assembly devoteatotheresumption ofgrowthanddevelopmGnt? .peeding uptheintegration oftheEastern European countries intothe !~ternationcl econo~ andoffacilitating theiraccession tointernational Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Libraryl.vel. created theANa,onemoresteptowardsintegration andco-operation amongtheirproductive tradepmrtners.(Mr.BQular,s, Tunisia)Al45/PV.6 84-85 HowthatthegrovlD'l interdependence ofnations .illbroadly acknowledged, we Thisyear,important progress hasbeenachieved inco-operation amongtheInourview,iti8important totakemeasures todispelthosefears. N.hope thattheimplementation ofsucharrangements villcontribute tocreating tradeand aD4security attheregional andinternational levels•nottodistorting it.ItisinthatspiritthatthefivecOlUltrlea oftheMaghreb areconvinced thatconcerted Maghreb actionwillcontinue intheinteresta ofthepeoples andtheAfrican peoplesingeneral. thatwillbeafactorofstability, understanding, andthestrongthenil1CJ ofpeacecontinue toaroua9bothhopeandconcern, giventhechallenges facedbyless peoplesoftheregioninordertoAchieve economic andsocialdevelopment, andthGtrec.ntdevelopments tovardeconomic integration agreements andfree-trade zone'mustidentify thewaysandmaansofmanaging thatinterd.pendenc. inordertotake intogr.ater account theaspirations andlegitimate concerns ofall.Thus,the countries oftheMaghreb. Tunisia hadthehonourtoparticipate inthe strength.ning ofthatco-operation when.itheldthechairmuship ofthe»SUaNer...Clytheassymetry instructur.s ofproduction andconsumption attheglobaldlff.r.nt sactor. andnational economies, andthatitisinde.durg.ntinordertoJB/18 • Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Librarythat.wehaveDotedinmanycountries constitutes arealdangertoregional andandunderatanding boaedontheprinciple ofshar@ddevelopment. fortheaakeof international peace.(Mt.80u1ar81, tuDilla)W4S/PV.fi 86 Iahou14like,atthecon~lu.ioD of~statement, tounderscore theclose ~international communit.y musttherefore gobeyondanyselfishness andmustTheco-operation thatweseettoestablish bet..~nthecountries ofthe i~terd.pendence between development imperatives ftD4thecontinuation oftheprocessproblems -firstandforemost, indebtedne ••,immigration andtheenvironment. Inthisrespect, hopesfordetente andinternational understanding wouldbe
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the debt crisis of developing countries, particularly Tunisia, and the need for international cooperation to address the issue. It also touches on the importance of trade, economic integration, and development. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating that the text is likely an official document or statement from a government or international organization.

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Economic development, International trade