oftheCocfereDCO ODDl.a~nt atit.1990••••iODva.d.vot.dtothooDgO!ag .1aboratioD ofaBUltilat.l'al convention ontheatoekpll1Dg ofcbealcal weapon,. Forc..ofchUCJ8haveIDdeadhadlUDyeffect. aDdprovid.d apo_rful hlpetue tothostl'uggl0 againet doa1aatioa BUch••theBOvo..ntagaiDst aalrtbe14 inSouth Africa. rore.,fol'•lODgpedOd" hra•••DthelIall!!weapoDull04to8Upp:'•••the "illofthe,,'odty oftheSouthAfdClUl people. Ther...ro_rethanenoUCJb Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryPIS/c•• A/45/PV.9 13 (Pr••ldtptShapkar) weapon.atthedi.posal oftheApartb.id regA.aandthey4idnotlackreadinea. to us.tb..again.t theoppr••••dpeopleofSouthAfrica.Iti.encouraging tonote thattheauthoriti.. inPretoria haveatlonglastacc.pted theinevitability of thedemiseofA;arth.i4 andconceded thatDegotiation istheonlywaytoavoida dang.rous futur.. ..lsonMandela'. triumphant relea.efro.prisonwasdramatic evid.nce ofachanging SouthAfrica. MyGoverDDent welcomes thejointdeclaration of~eGovarnment ofSouthAfrica andtheAfrican National Congress ofSouthAfrica (ARC)of6August1990andthe adoption byconsensus ofresolution 44/244on17September 1990. Welookforward tothetimewhentheph.nomenon ofAR1rtb'id willtrulybeeztinct andaunited. Don-racial SouthAfrica.bas.dODtheUnitedHationsD.claration onApartheid and itsDestructive Consequences lnSouthern Africaha.join.dtheOrganization. Thewindsofchangeinint.rnational und.rstanding hav~alsotouched OD CaMbodia. Aftermanyy.arsofconflict andsuffering inthatcountry therecent agr••ment.r,ach.dinJakarta. tofo~anational council basedontheUnited Natione peaceproposal_ laa8ignthattheparti.. aremovingtowards amore concrete andhopefulstate.clearing thewayforacomprehensive anddurable solution. Mevhole-h.arte41y welcomethisagre.ment endurgetheworldcommunity toencourage thea. develo~nta whichwilloffertheCambo4ian peopleDe. perspective. forpeace.stability anda~curity. Th.prevailing levelofinternational understanding lsalsohavingits beneficial impact ODtheproblemoftheKoroanpeninSUla. Thepraiseworthy initiative oft.heleadersofthstwoStatesinarriving atanegotiated sottlement deserves thesupport aDdencouragement oftheworldcommunity. TheGovernment of SurinBme supports theaspirations oftheSouthKoreanGovernment tobecomeaMember oftheOrgan12atioa. .sitlsnotunfavourably disposed towards separate Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryPKB/csl1J---------------- Al45/PV.9 14-15 (Eresident Shaotar) membership ofthetwoStatesinvolved inanticipation oftheunification ofthe Koreanpeople. ~edevelopments inCentral America havenowreached astagewhichnurtures hopeforadurable peaceintheregionbutitisnecessary tosecurestability through progress ineconomic andsocialdevelopment. Suriname follows withgreatinterest thepreparations fortheforthcoming elections intheRepublic ofHaiti. Wecherish thehopethattheelectoral process willtoteplaceinapeaceful way,offering theHaitian peoplenevhopetodecide theirowndestiny. Thenatureandscopeofglobalenvironmental,problems areDOWwidelyknown. Surlname isreadytocontribute toasolution oftheseproblems bypreserving a substantial partofitsrainforest. Tothis8nd,however, wehavetoovercome someobstacles. ----------------------- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJVMIG Al4S/PV.9 16 (ElAIident Shcpka~) Ouresisting institutional framework regarding enviroumenta1 policyhastobe strengthened andsupplemented whilesupplementl'ry lawsandregulations onthe enviroDjnent needtobeenacted. Attheregional level,Suriname hasactively playeditspartinthisregard withinthecontest oftheTreatyofAmazonian Co-operation. Wedohopethat,duringtheupcoming discussions atregional andinternational levels, agreement willbereached withrespecttosolutions ofproblems relatedto thedestruction oftheenvironment. Duringtheseventeenth special session, heldinFebruary thisyear,the General Assembly adopted byconsensus aPolitical Declaration andaGlobal Programme ofActionregarding theproblem ofillicit drugtrafficking anddrug abuse. Duringthatsession, practically allStatesanddifferent organizations paidgreatattention tothisproblem anditenegative e~fects. MyGovernment hasalready takenmeasures atthenational, bilateral and multilateral levelstoprevent, curbanderadicate theillegal production, consumption andtrafficking ofnarcotic drugsandpsychotropic substances. We realise, though,thatmuchremains tobedone. Iamtakingthisopportunity topayatributetotheUnitedNations forits constructivo workinthisfield.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement by a government official, possibly the President of Suriname, addressing the United Nations General Assembly. The speech touches on various international issues, including apartheid, national reconciliation, peacekeeping, and environmental protection. It also mentions specific countries and regions, such as South Africa, Cambodia, and Central America. The tone is diplomatic and optimistic, with a focus on cooperation and international understanding.

**Category**
International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief