dlvidion ofBuropehasbeenended. Forthefirattimeintheirhistoryallthe peoples ofEuropethatsharethesamecultural heritage areabletoorganize their relations ODabasisofcommonvalues,political pluralism, theperiodic organization offreeelections, th~primacy oflaw,respect forhumanrights, and respectfortheprinciples ofthemarketeconomy. Anhistoric occasion hamthusbeengiventothecontinent ofEurope, an occasion whichshouldleadtotheestablishr.ftent ofaneraofpeaceandprospe=ity. ItisuptothesummitoftheGroupof35inParistousharinthi~ne"chapterin European history. However, toignorerelations withpeoples ODothercontinents wouldbeforus Buropeans aserious mistake. Mindfuloftheirresponsibilities inthisdecisive phaseofitshistory, theBuropean Community anditsm.mberStatesdecided tospeed Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJSMlljb= (Mr,POOl,Luxembourg) upandd•••pentheproce.s ofunification. ThesiDgleinternal marketwillbe achieved in1002.Itwillbebeneficial notonlytothemembercountries butalso tothirdeountri... TworoundsofIntergoverDmeDtal negotiations willgatunder wayattheendofthisyearandwillbecontinued duringtheDeztquarter underthe chai~an.hip ofLuz.mbourg. Thefirstroundvill s~ektoworkoutthefinalstages ofeconomic andDOnetary unioDIthes,coDdwillseektostrengthen thepolitical structure. ofth'Community anditsmemberStat.s. Webeli,vethatititibythisincreasingly tightintegration inallfields thatthe~lvewillbuildasolidnucleusforafuturestable, peaceful 8ur.u~Qan orderforthefuture. Butthisintegration CNmotstopatthemembercountries of theZuropean Co.-unity alone. Th1ll!lintra-colllllnmity processisinseparable froma structural reinforcement amongalltheBuropean States. ADeweconomic spacehDI tobeestablished between themembercountries oftheCOlll1lunlty aD"!themember countriel oftheBuropaan FreeTrad'ASlociation (ZFrA). Neweconomic andtrade agreement Ihavebeennegotiated orwillloonbenegotiated between theCommunity andtheothercountries ofCentral andBastern Burope. WedonotUDde~esttmate thedifficulties thatthetl~.~icion from8 bureaucratic centralized ecoDo~toamarket .cono~ occasions forallthese countries. Thes.areinaddition tothefrustration andin~ecurity feltbypeoples who,moreoftenthannot,havetoc~nfront aworsening oftheemploymsnt situation andtheirstandard ofliving.Itisinordertoovercome the.edifficulties that theTwelvehavetakentheinitiative, withintheGroupof24,toletupmajoraid programme. immediately. Furthermore, thsnegotiation ofaSlociation agreements of anentirely n.vtypewl1lhighlight thenewpotentiala ofthesecountries. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library""- JSMI1;)b W4S/PV.9 109-110-& (Mt..POOI«LWimabourg) Atatimewhen i~.ological rivalries ofthepastaregivingwaytoDev relationships basedonasharedconception ofsociety, ontrustandaspiritof partnership, themalnt.nBnce ofpowerful a~leshasbecomeirrelevont InEurope. Theeventsofthepastfewmonthshavequitenaturally accelerated thedi.a~ament movement. Afirstagreement will800nbeconcluded iDViennaonthereduction of conventional force.inEuropeaawellasonasignificant 18tofconfld8Dce- and eecurity-building measures. Atthisverymoment, foreign troopsaraleavi~gtheterritories ofcountries inwhlchtheywerestatloned agalnst the"Ulofthepeoplo. aeductions introops andmillt6ry expenditure. -attlmesdrastic -havebeendecided upon,orarsbeiDg envlsaged. Additional cODsiderable fund8couldthusbeusedtosolvesocial, educational, health, environmental anddeveloprr.8nt problemD. TheConferencs onSecurity an4Co-operation inBurope(CSCE),ofWhichthe StatesofEurope,theUnitedStatesan4Cuadaareparticipants, ha.playeda fundamental roleInthefutureofEurope. Itsstructure, itsrulesanditsaction shouldsetanexample forotherr89iol18oftheworld. Theco~pelliDg ~spiretlon of peoplestofreedom andtocontroloftheirowndestlny 40e.Botstopattheborders ofBurope. InAsia,LatinAmerica andAfricaIt!BmobllblDg DIOreandmorepeople everydayandencourage. themtodemandthesamerightsandfr••40Ms.Thuswe welcome thereturntodemocracy InChile,theholdingoffreselect!onc in Nicaragua, andSOOD,itistobehopecl,withtheaseiataDce oftheUnited.Nations, InBaiti. TheNamlbian people, whichisfinallyfree,haschosenapluralistic democratlc system. MoZambique andADqolaarepreparing tofollowsuit.Othersare qivi~9serious thoughttoit. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAllfc--~~~-------------------------- Al45/PV.' 111 (Hr.POOI«IeuxoaJ:,gunJ) Lit.vi....iti.with ,ati8factio~ thatwearefoUovia; 4evelo~nt. iDSouth Africa. CODa1derablo prCHJr." haslHten_4e..thank,tothe.vpolici., of Pr••id-snt4eKl.rk..vbohalkepthi'proai,. bylegaltsiag theoppo,itlon -oveaent. andb7relea,ing ••1'ODMaD4.1a andliftingthe.t~t.of...rgeDcy. Neal.otat. not.oftheproal,.oftheGoverDMent torol.as.allotherpolitical prisoners and todeclare DD8IIIl.,tyfortholein.sUe. Wehopethatnegotiations vithavievto aDevconltitution creating aunited.. democratic andnon-racial SouthAfricawill qetund.rway'OOD.