We live at a time of extraordinary flux, a time of groat promise as ~011 as grave challenge, a time of opportunity amidst pervasive uncertainty - in short, a time of profound contraata and contradictions. On tho bright aide of the spectrum, rapid and fundamental chenge continuoa to transform tho global political aad economic landscape, uahoring in a refreshingly new phase in intoraational rolationa. The trand toward8 conciliation aad concordance axong nations, especially among the wnjor Powera, gathered further momentum durirog a past year. He aro heartonod by tbo uew spirit of co-operation among the permanent members of PltB/ljb A/45/m. 5 57 (Mr.) the Security Council in concerting their endeavour0 towar& the Peaceful reoolution of conflict l ituationa.e On the continent of Europe the political, the economic and even the physical barriero are comirag down and the East-We& divitle ia progreaaively loaing ita i%eological connotation. The iminent unification of the two German State8 l ignifie8 both the symbolic anfl the actual end of am era in European history. In Africa VU have welcomed with 0eop satisfaction Ramibia'a l ceeoaion to inQepen&ence and have aoted the aalutary effect this landmark event ham had on developmenta in South Africa, where the Pretoria r/g&w appeara to he movia~~ with greater l eriouaneaa to mmet the legitimate aapirationa cbf the majority of it0 people. Encouraging progreaa ia alaa being w.Ie in resolving the quertion of Western Sahara. In Central America, the prooeaaea of national and regional reconciliation have movafl forward opening the way towards greater hamany and comum progreaa in that l trife-torn region. In Aria the part year ala0 witneared yet mother inatauce of erstwhile divided States drs;sing together when the twa Yameno decided to merge into the new Republic of Yemen. My CLalegation congrstulatea the Government nud the 
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