UNITED NATIONSA GeneralAssembly President: later: later:EX~~1PLAIRES D'ARCHJVES FILECOpy ArefOllrnnr/Re;urn.foDistribution C.1fl • Fortieth SOSSiOfi GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROVISIONAL VERBATIM REOORD OFTHETENTHMEETING HeldatHeadquarters, NewYork, onThursday, 26september 1985,at10a.m. Mr.DEPINmS Mr.OYOUE (Vice-President) Mr.DEPINI&<; (President)PROVISIONAL A/40/PV.lO 26September 1985 (Spain) (Gabon) (spain) -Address byMr.Nicolas ArditoBarletta, President oftheRepublic ofPanama I... Thisrecordcontains theoriginal textofspeeches delivered inEnglish and interpretations ofspeeches intheotherlanguages. Thefinaltextwillbeprinted intheOfficial RecordsoftheGeneral Assembly. Corrections shouldbesubmitted tooriginal speeches only.Theyshouldbe sentunderthesignature ofamemberofthedelegation concerned, withinoneweek, betheChief,Official Records Editing Section, Department ofConference Services, roomDC2-750, 2UnitedNations Plaza,andincorporated inacopyoftherecord. S5-64057/A 3371V(E)la-z General debate[9](continued) .-Statements weremadeby: Hr.Genscher (Federal Republic ofGermany) Hr.Khan(India) Hr.Dt..!!!as (!?~ance) Address byMr.FelipeGonzalez, HeadofGovernment oftheKingdom oftSpainAP/gmr A/40/PV.IO 2 Themeeti~g wascalledtoorderat10.15a.m. ADDRESS BYMR.NIOOLAS ARDITO BARLETTA, PRESIDENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFPANAMA ThePRESIDENT (interpretation fromSpanish): TheAssembly willnowhear anaddress bythePr(siClentoftheRepublic ofPanama. Mr.Nicolas ArditoBarletta, President oftheRepublic ofPanama, wasescorted intotheGeneral Assembly Hall. ThePRESIDENT (interpretation fromSpanish): OnbehalfoftheGeneral Assembly, Ihavethehonourtowelcome totheUnitedNationsthePresidentofthe Republic ofPanama, HisExcellency Mr.Nicolas ArditoBareletta, andtoinvitehim toaddress theGeneral Assembly. President ARDITO BARLETTA (interpretation fromSpanish): Itisinthe mostsincerespiritofthesolidarity thatshouldreignamongallMemberStatesof ourOrganization thatIwishtoreiterate theheartfelt condolences ofPanama, in whichIamcertain weallshare,onthetragedy whichhasrecently stricken the noblebrother peopleofMexicoandtoreaffirm ourreaQiness tohelpalleviate its sorrowandassistinitsreconstruction atthistimeofsuchserious economic difficu~ties forMexicocausedbyitsforeign debt.Iwishtoexpress our satisfaction attheadoption bytheGeneral Assembly thedaybeforeyesterday ofa resolution insupport ofMexico. Pleaseacceptourcongratulations, Mr.President, onthewisechoicewhichthe General Assembly hasmadeinselecting youtoleaditontheoccasion ofthis historic anniversary. Panama's commitment totheCharter oftheUnitedNations andournational interest inabidingstrictly byitareanexpression oftheheartfelt desireofthe Panamanian peopletomakeofthisplanetaplacewhereharmonious coexistence, justice ~ndpeaceprevail.AP/gmr A/tO/rN.lO 3-5 (President ArditoBarletta) Thecelebration ofthefortieth anniversary oftheUnitedNationsis unquestionable evidence ofitsvitality,oftheneedfo::itandofitsrole.Its pteventive andmoderating actionhasprevented orcontained actions detrimental to theveryexistence ofthehumanracewhichmightotherwise haveproved incontrollable. However, despite fourdecadesofvigilant efforts andtangible achievements andonly15yearsfromthe21stcentury, peace,justice andrespect fortheintegrity ofStatesandforhuman digni~J arebeingbreached orseriously endangered. Mycountry believes thatdetente andpeaceshouldreigneverywhere. Inanalysing theinternational situation wemustgiveaveryspecial placeto LatinAmerica, acontinent whichfacesanenormous challenge. Formorethanthreedecades nowLatinAmerica hasbeenexperiencing ahigh popUlation growthwhosepressure onoursocia-economic andpolitical systems we werelargely abletobearbecauseitwasoffset byaneconomic take-off which incorporated considerable sectorsofthepeopleindevelopment. LatinAmerica presented itselfasacontinent withafuture. However, fromthemid-1970s, LatinAmerica begantosufferunderthependulum effects oftheworldeconomy, thedrastic increase ininflation andoilprices, negative fluctuations ininternational tradeandinthepricesofourrawmaterials andalsoininterest rates. Atthesametime,whilewelostforeign exchange through adverse termsoftrade,which t~ndedtostiflegrowth, therewasan
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech by the President of Panama, Nicolas Ardito Barletta, during a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. The speech touches on various topics, including economic development, international relations, and humanitarian aid. The President expresses condolences to Mexico, a neighboring country, and praises the adoption of a resolution in support of Mexico. The speech also highlights the challenges faced by Latin America, including economic difficulties and population growth.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade, Humanitarian aid and relief