Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAl/PLJ Al4S/PV.7 33 (Mr.HokUMa. JAPaD) fairelectioDs heldunderUDltedNations supervision, andwehopethatiD • SlSalvador acease~fire willbeachieved withUnitedNations co-operatioD. InthefieldolarmscODtrol aDddisarmament, itisgratifyiDg thatthe Strategic ArmsReduction TalksaDdtheNegotiatioDS ODConveDtioDal Forcesin BuropehavebeeDaccelerated. Thisprogress bothreflects aDdreinforces the overall improvement iDBast-West relatioDs. Y~tofevergreater urgencyisthequestion ofhowtostructure, maiDtaiD aDd streDgthoD global&rrangements agaiDst theproliferatioD ofweapo~s ofmass destruction, iDCludiD9 nuclear, chemical andbiological weapons, e~wellaaof missiles aDdotherarmaments. Thecurrentsituation inth~Gulfvividly demonstrates this.IamconviDced thatJapan's firmpolicyofrestrictiDg the exportofweapons hascontributed tothemaintenance ofinternational peaceand security. Believing itimperative thattherebegreater disclosure andgreater transparency iDthetransfer ofconventioDal weapoDs, Iverymuchhopethata productive conclusion canbereached onthisissueinthedeliberations bythe groupofexperts, ascalledforintheGeneral Assembly resolution. KhilethereceDtly cODcluded FourthReviewCODfereDce ontheNuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (lfPT)didnotadoptafiDaldeclaratioD, itdidreaffirm thesiqDlficaDce oftheNPTstructure. JapaDwillcODtlDue toworkforthe maintenance and8treDgtheniDg oftheNPTregime, aDdcallsUpODallofthe signatories strictly toobserve theTreaty's provisions. Webelievethathaving PraDceandChinapreseDt asobservers atthisFourthReviewConfereDce was beDeficial iDthatitmadetheNPTregimemoreuniversal, aDdweappealtoall countries, nuclear aDdDOD-Duclear alike,toaccedetotheTreAtyassoonas possible, iftheyhavenotalready dODeso. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAB/PLJ~-----------~---_. ---- AI.S/PV ..? 34 (Mr.It'AYUa. JUY) Inth..amevein,Japanwaspleas.4thatthisy.arattheGeneva.Conferenc. on DisarMament theadhocco~itt••wasreconvened todeliberate onsubatantive issue. relating tothelimitlnq orbanningofnuclear testing.. ThattheUnitedStateaand theSovietUnionhave.xchang.d instrUMent. ofratification fortwotreati•• relating toDuclear tellting illalso encoura~i.ng, andwehopethatthisworkw11lbe continued nexty.ar.. Ifv.are.v.rtoachieve afundamental solution tothei••u.ofch••lcal weapon.,itill••••ntialthatwemakefurtherefforts, inthe.piritoftheFinal Declaration ofthePariaConference, toachieve IDearlyconclusion bytheGeneva Conference onDis.~ament onacomprehensive banonth.seweapons. Theinitiatives takonrecently bltheUnitedState.andtheSovietUniononthisiSlluede.erve our high••tre.pect. Japan,foritspart,willcontinue towork ~ttheUnitedNation., atthe Geneva Conferen~e onDisarmament, an~inotherforums, foreffective a~scontrol anddisarmament. Asanindustrial democracy, Japaniscontributing vigorously tothemovement towards democracy manifest insomanyplacesaroundthoworld. Japan's basic policyi6toco-operate actively, asappropriate toeachsituation, withcountries thatarethemselves undertaking democratization. Inco-ordination withtheotherindustrial democracies, Japanvil1continue to supportactively thedemocratic Governments thathavebeenestablished inBastern Europe. Ibelievethatitisincumbent uponustodemonstrate oursupport, through economic andotherformsofco-operation, forthedemocratization efforts of developing countries byeztendiD9 economic andotherformsof~o-operatioD. j."',' •'"~. • • '... • ... • Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAB/PWAI"S/PV.7 35 Aaiacl.arfrOMtheefforts forR'r.,troik~ intheSovietUnioDandfromthe ahiftto.arketecoDOMie. inEastern Europe, thedriving forcebehindtheworld ecoDa-y'. dyne-ic development ha.beentheaystemoffreetradecentred QD market-economy principles. Moreover ..itishopedthattheintegration oftheEuropean COlllnunity ..slated for1992..villDotsuccumb toregionalism andprotectionism.. butvillbeopento ther.atoftheworld.Itiaessential thatthefree-trade systembepreserved and etreDgthened inordertoensuresustained development everywhere.. including East European anddeveloping countries. Accordingly, ourmosturgenttaskIstoensure thattheUruguay Roundisconcluded Bucc••afully.. stemming thetideof protectioni.m andrestructuring theinternational trading orderforthe tventy-first century. Withlittlemorethantwomonthstogointhenegotiations ..
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a speech or statement by a Japanese representative to the United Nations, discussing various international issues and initiatives. The speaker touches on disarmament, non-proliferation, and international trade, as well as the promotion of democracy and economic development. The text also mentions specific events and agreements, such as the Geneva Conference on Disarmament and the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations.

**Category**
International trade, Industry