embargoes and other economic sanctions as an instrument of political and economic pressure, uhich are totalLy in contradiction with the above-mentioned norms and principles of international co-operation, has been presented many times in the individual statements as lrell as in the joint declarations by the socialist countries of Group D, such as the Declaration on the naintenance of peace and international economic co-operation approved by the Top-Level Economic conference of the CMEA member States. held at !,toscow from 12 to 14 June 1984 in the statement of the soclalist counlries of Group D on restoring confldence in international trade alelivered after lhe adoption of the resolution 152 (VI) on rejection of coercive economic measures at the sixth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Developmen! and the statements of the soclalist countries after the adoption of ceneral Assembly resolutions 38/L97 of 20 December 1983 and 39 /2L0 of 18 December 1984. 4. Poland eishes to slress that, in contradiction of the norms and principles accepted by the internalional- conmunity, trade restrictlons and other different klnals of coercive oeasures are applied rrith political motivation against developing countries and sociatist countries by some western countries, especially the Unlted states, They are also used against Poland. The policy of applying economic neasures as a means of polltical and econonic coercion leads to the disorganlzation of international trade and economic relations, deteriorates the terms of trade, erodes the international trading sgstem, increases instability and deteriorates the international climale. 5. Reiterating its standpoint in this regard, Poland states that it does not apply any coerclve measures for political or economlc objectives in its relations tri th developing counEries. 6. Poland is ready to support all efforts aiming at the liberalization of trade anal the ellminatlon of coercive measures from intarnational economic relations.
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a statement by the government of Poland, expressing its views on economic sanctions and restrictions in international trade. The text highlights the negative impact of such measures on international trade and economic relations, and emphasizes Poland's commitment to supporting the liberalization of trade and the elimination of coercive measures.

**Category**
International trade