Butthedebt proble~ remains acute. Newandvigorous efforts toimprove the debtstrategy arerequired. Thismeansincreased resource transfers, more comprehensive debtreductions andmoreambitious reformpolicies. Inparticular, theplightofseverely indebted low-income countries callsforurgentaction. The Norwegian Government hassubmitted proposals toParliament whichwillprovide some low-income countries debtreductions considerably beyondtheToronto termsofthe ParisClub. Anurgenttaskintheenvironmental fieldistheachievement ofmoreefficient decision-making procedures. Toachieve anaccepcablQ levelofecological security weshallneedstrengthened supranationel institutions withdecision-meking powers Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJSM/pt A/45/PV.ll 63 (Mr.Sy,e.Hone) combined witheffective meansforsupervision. monitoring andcontrol. TheUnited Nations must b~thecornerstone ofmuchasystem. IntheEuropean andNorthAmerican context, Norwayisadvocating thatthe Conference onSecurity andCo-operation inEurope(CSCE)mustbeusedtomobilize Governments inconcerted actiontocombatenvironmental degradation. Itwillhave todosoincloseco-operation withtheUnitedNations Economic Commission for Europe(ECE)andtheOrganisation forEconomic Co-operation andDevelopment (OBCD). IntheBergenDeclaration ofMaythisyear.Ministers letanewgreenagenda forthe1990sfortheECEregion. Thedecision tobasenational andinternation5l policies ontheprecautionary principle isanimportant achievement. Soisthe agree~ent thattheindustrialized countries shouldtaketheleadinsolving global environmental problems. Developing countries mustbeassisted bythefinancial resources andtechnology transfer enabling themtojointhestruggle. Newwaysof p~oviding suchadditional resources mustbeidentified. Solidarity withdeveloping countries through financial assistance mustbea majorissue-andresult-oftheprocess leading uptotheUnitedNations Conference onEnvironment andDevelopment tobeheldinBraailin1992.Ourcommon strategies mustaimatintegrating environmental concerns intotheeconomic and socialdevelopment processinallcountries. IurgetheGeneral Assembly todecideatthissession -asamatterofthe highestpriority -onlaunching thenegotiations onaframework convention of climate change. Suchaconvention mustbereadyforadoption atthe 1992Conference. Climate changeisatrulyglobalproblem. Itconcerns allofus. Theworldisexperiencing awelcome revival ofmultilateralism. Astheidea ofcollective management ofourpresent challenges takesbold.wearefacedwith theneedtostrengthen thecapabilities ofinternational organizations. Thatwill , Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJSMlpt Al45/PV.11 64-65 (Mr.&.r'"IIoOIY) bethec~ucial t••t..arrovly d.fin.4 national int.r••t.villc.rtainly...rgoas stuabllag block.. we.uatl.arntoadopta10n9-t.~ vi.vfortb.c~ngoodl l.arntoacc.ptaaiority dlcision. ofoperational significanc. forthe.aDag...nt oftheglobalchall.Dg.S, l.arntocspr... ournational inter.sts int.~.offi~ commitaent. totheadvaDc...ntofaCOaDCDpurpo••• Th.Unit.dNationsvillhavetocarryamajorpartofthatburden-tobuild avar.n••s,toincr.al. ourknowl.dgo, toformulate ourco.monpolicies andto impl.ment ourco.aonaction. TbeNoo.gian GoverDPeDt vill p~rticlpat. fully, provideit.contribution aDdgiveitsfirmest support. n,PRBSIDBNTs OnbehalfoftheG'Deral Ass.mbly, Iwishtothankthe PrimeMlniat.r oftheKingdomofNorwayfgrthestat,mont h.basjustmad,. Mr.JOBByse. Pr~mtMinister ofth~Jingdgm geNorway. VISIlcgrted fromtbe rgstrum. Mr.SAMARAS (Greece)s AttbeoutsetIviabtoextend mysincere congratulations toyou,Sir,onyourunanimous election totbepresid.ncy oftbe current sessIon oftheGeneral Assembly. Weareindeedd.eplysatisfied because ther.pres.ntativ. ofeCOUDt~y withvbichGr.ecemaintains closerelations of friendship ispresiding overtheGeneral Assembly, andalsobecause youareveIl knownforYQurgreatdiplomatic skillsandexperi'Dr.e, qualities thatvill undoubt.dly b.conducive tothesuccess ofthisforty-fifth s.ssion. Mysincere thanksgo,too,totheoutqoin9 President, Major-General Garba,for theexcellent vayhecarried outhistaskinguiding theproceedings ofthe forty-fourth 8.asion oftheGeneral Assembly. IwouldberemissifIdidnotexpress mydeepappreciation tothe Secr.tary-Genoral forhisuntiring efforts insetting tbepaceoftb.mainUnited