preparetowelcome both,particularly astheywishtostartoffODanewfootlnqin theirmutualrelations. TheUnitedNationsisthefirstmajorattempttodemocratise theinternational system-thatistosay,toapplytorelations between sovereign Statesthe principles onwhichtheruleoflawiobased. Th086principles, whosesolemn rebirth Europehaswitnessed inthelastyear,arenowgaining groundinall societies. Otherbarriers arefalling, withpeace-bringing, innovative effects - beginning withthatmostodiousbarrierthathassofardeniedthemajority ofthd population inSouthAfricatheirrightsanddignity. TheCommunity offersits supporttoallthome,regardless oftheircolour, whoarejoining forcastobuild& newSouthAfricafreeofapartheid andofallother form~ofdiscrimination. We arefollowing thisprocess veryattentively, withaviewtoadjusting the--..------------------------ Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Librarynoefforttocontribute toitssuccessful conclusion. Rothing convincf.lls U8IIOr.t.bandot.b.lat.st.v.ntllloft.b.rolethatthe Unit.dRation.isincrsasinqly calledupontoplayinfavourofjustic. and(MrepeMlch.ll" Italy)"'45/".8 30-40 Co.aunity·••tandwithregardtoitsd.velopmenta, andweahallcontinu. tospareAl/ljb frGedo.. TheBuropean Co_unity vilJh.stoIIObUi••thegrowing cohesion betwe.n itsmembers andthewholeweightofitsmoral,political and.conomic forceto supporttheUnit.dNations withavi.wtoachi.ving theseobjectiv.s. IhavGsofarexpressed thevi.1f8oftheCommunity anditsmemberStat.so Let menowconclude nayintervention bya4d111g'af.wremarks onbehalfofmy0114country. On.furth.r les80Dofthi8crisisandtheconclusion thatwedrawfromtheend ofthepoet-cold warperiodpromptustor.fl.ct onthen.edtoadjustthe structur. andthefunctioning oftheUnitedRatiollstotheDOWrealityofthe international scen•• Inthepast,theabUBOoftheexercise oftherightofvetohastoooft'D pa~alysed thecapacity oftheUnitedRationstoputanendtothegravest ~ris.s. Today,theoutlines ofaposa1bl. nawscenario areemerging, wit.bt.beUnited RatioDS asthefocalpointInaworldatlastfreeofthenightmara ofanuclear: holocaust. Thiscompels us,aswell,toreviewthewaytheUnit.dRatioDII operates atatimenot'ustnolongerthatoftheimmediate post-war period-andIam thinking, lateralla,ofthereference tothestatusoftheformerenemyPowers- butnolonge!'eveDthatofthecoldwar. Moreover, considering t.beprogress 80farachi.ved inEurope8ll integration, t.bought shouldalsobegiven,inmyview"toInDtitur,l~:Ilal adjustments, withinthe United Natio~s, capableofgranting amorevisibl. ro~etoanentitylik.the European COlllllunit.y, whichItalywantstosee.ndowed withsupranatiollal structures . forconducting foreign po11c1'"intheinterests oftheUnitedRations andillthe interests ofPel:\ceintheworld. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryfromRusaian)a Firatofall~Mr.Preaident, Ishouldlitetocongratulate youon ininternational affaira. Imustalsoezpress ourspecialgratitUde totheyourelection tothehighpoatwhichyouoccupy. ThiaianotonlyatributetoAl45/PV.6 41-------------=- MERSBlVAlDNADZI (UnionofSovietSocialist Republics) (interpret&tionnS/pt yourverygreatpersonal qualities butalsoanacknowledgement oftheroleofMalta unflagginq effortsoftheSecretary-General oftheUnitedNations, Mr.Pere.4eCu.llar. Biainexhaustible faithinthecapabilities ofthe Organisation, hi.perseverance andhiscapacity forinDovation havedonemuchto enhancetheauthority oftheOrganisation. TheSovietdelegation agreeswiththe basici4e8scontained inthereportofthe~ecretary-Ganeral ontheworkofthe Laatly, wewishsincerely towelcomethedelegation ofthePrincipality of Liechtenstein andcongratulate itontheadMission ofthatcountrytotheUnited Nations. Weshallco-operate withitinallspheres. Fromtheezceptio~al vantagepointofthisforty-fifth sessloaoftheUnited Nations General A•••mbly,onemightlookbactinamazement athowstrikingly the terrain wehavecoveredinjustoneyeardiffers fromthefamiliar landscape ofthe preceding fourdecades andmore.Politically, thishasbeennotjustacal~ndar yeai'butalight-year inthehistoryoftheworld. The"coldwar",withits accompanying stress, psychoses andanticipation ofdisalter, isnolongerapartof ourlife.Goneisthestrainofdailyconfrontation, propaganda s~uabble. and reciprocal threats. ThishasbeenaysarduringwhichpiecesoftheBerlinwallwerepopular souvenirs. Andnowthere!anolongeraphysical division ofEurope, andafinal linohasbeendrawnundertheSecondWorldWar.Theunification ofthetwoGerman StatesisbeingcOlIP1Gted. The"Gemanquestion", that"great" and"classical" problemofworldpolitics whichonlyyesterday seemedintractable, hasbeen ---------_ .....---_...........-"'"~ Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryBHS/ptA/45/PV.6 42 (Mr.SheyardDadze, USSR) resolved ~a1mly'andtomutualsatisfaction. OnbehalfoftheSovietpeople, ofall Sovietciti_,ns, Iwishtoofferoursincere andheartfelt congratulations tothe Germanpeople, theGerman natio~, onthistremendous eventinthehistory ofthat Stateandofthatpeopleandinthehistory ofEurope. Almostimperceptibly, themilitary blocshavelosttheirenemies. Theyare beginning tobuildtheirrelations onanewbasis,movingawayfromconfrontation, which1sbeingerodedbydisarmament, byroductions indefence spending, bythe ozpansion ofconfidence-building measures andbytheemergence ofcollective and co-operative security structures.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement from the Soviet Union at the United Nations General Assembly, discussing the changing international landscape and the role of the United Nations in promoting peace and cooperation. The speech touches on themes such as the end of the Cold War, the unification of Germany, and the emergence of new security structures. While it does not explicitly address economic or social issues, it implies a focus on international relations and diplomacy.

**Category**
International relations, Politics