The delegation of the Dominican Reooblic would also like to take this opportunity to express its warmest conqratulations to Namibia, the newest Member of the United Nations family. The persistence and tireless efforts of the United Nations have not been in vain. The heroic struqgle of the Namibian people and the blood its sons have shed will forever be remembered. In an increasingly interdependent world it is impassible to deny the internationalization of development problems1 and the social injustices perPetrated in war and peace. It would be historically blind to attempt to solve such problems in a bilateral rather a multilateral manner. Any country or qrouP of countries that hoPes to solve such problems throuqh force, within a narrow bilateral framework or: within a small group, will only aqqravate them. For that reason we consider the special session now takinq place to be especially impartan t. It can be a historic milestone in international relations. Such problems as nuclear war -the threat of such war appears to be fadinq, but the deadly tools needed to wage it still exist -and international debt, environmental Pollution, the sharinq of scientific and technoloqical proqress, trade barriers between countries, the traffickinq in illegal drugs, adjustments in the exchanqe rates of various currencies and the abhorrent system of apartheid affect people everywhere in the world and can solved only if we respect their dimensions and adopt properly co-ordinated multilateral solutions. BCT/d1 A/S-18/PV. 8 131 (Mr. Gonzalez Pantaleon, Dominican RePUblic) As a result of the austeri tv efforts exerted bv the Government of our President, Mr. Joaquin Balaquer, our country's exPOrts have increased in the past three years, and we have become one of the third world countries with an economic qrOifth rate hiqher than the POPUlation qrOifth rate in the same period. Also, we 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the importance of multilateral solutions to global problems, such as international debt, environmental pollution, and trade barriers, which affects people worldwide. The Dominican Republic also shares its own economic achievements, highlighting its export growth and economic growth rate exceeding its population growth rate. This suggests that the text is more focused on economic development and international relations rather than specific sectors like agriculture, industry, or health.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade