CenEral Anerica to take specific neasures aimed at reduclng tension and the Eisksof confrontation by respecting the aovereignty of neighbourlng countries and byputtinq an end to destabilizing and subversive acls and to the escalaCion of the arrns race in the region, so as to pronote the establisbnent of conditions for ajust and la6ting peace,A/40/596 English Pege 47 IIUNGARY forlginal: English] [5 June 19851 l' Hungary does not apply any coercive econonlc measures against any country and condemns the concept of uslng economic and trade relations as an instrument for exertlng political and econooic pressure on any state, Such measures are incontradiction with fhe provisions of the Charter of the United tlations, the Charterof the Econonic Rights and Duties of Statea and paragraph 7 (iil) of theMinisterial teclaration adopted at tbe thirEy-eighth session of the ContractinqParties of the GATT. 2. Tbe at(osphere of international economic relations has been deteriorated bythe application of exporl restrictions on high technology against socialistcountrles. These arbltrary measures applid by certain lfestern countries adverselyaffect the trade interests of both supplying and lmporting countries. JAPAN lOrlginal: Englishl [30 April I9851 t. The Governnent of ilapan finds it impossible to furnish any infornation concernlng economic oeasutes as a neans of politlcal and economlc coercion agains! developing countries in conformity with General Assembly resolution 39/210 of 18 Deceober 1984, nhich Ehe deLegatlon of Japan voted agains!. 2. Reference is made to the statenent of the Japanese delegation after the adoptlon of tbat resolutlon, at the 55th meetinq of the Second Conmlttee. LIBYAN ARAB i'AMAIIIRIYA loriginal. Arabicl [29 r,bveober 1984 ] fhe Libyan Arab Jaoahirlya welcomes ceneral Assenbly reaolution 18/I9'l of December 1983, in rdiich the Assembly deplored the adoption by certain developed countrles of econooic measures as a means to exert political co€rcion against
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a collection of statements from different countries regarding economic measures and international trade. The countries are expressing their opposition to using economic coercion as a means of exerting political pressure on other nations, and are advocating for the promotion of peaceful and stable economic relations.

**Category**
International trade