countries, andbrutaltreatment ofitsvictims. Weareoutraged byIsraeli brand of"justiceW,whichwasseenmostrecently andshamelessly initsactofaggression against Tunisia onlythreedaysago.Butwearealsooutraged bythosethat continue togiveIsraelunquesti9ning support, whichonlyencourages its intransigence. Isitanywonder, then,thatwearedisenchanted? Ireferred earlier tothecontinuing struggle ofsomuchoftheworldto improveitseconomic lot,whichissometimes nomorethanastru9g1e tomoveupone notchfromgoingtobedhungryeverynight,whichisthelotofsome800million peopleonthisearth. HereIpleadforasenseofurgency andofsharedpurpose. Wemustaddress ourselves withequalvigourtoaworldofmassi"e unemployment in whichthedebtproblem threatens thesurvival oftheinternational financial. system, inwhichcommodity pricechavefalleninrealtermstotheirlowestlevels for50y~arsfinwhichprotectionism hasraiseditsheadevenmoredangerously. Butpositive actionatthemultilateral levelhasbeenconspicuously wanting. Thereis,alas,nointernational foruminwhichNorth-South dialogue isbeing seriously conducted today.AW/mb A/40/PV.22 62 (Mr.Hitam,Malaysia) Theeconomic development ofthedeveloping countries must,ofcourse, remain .theirownprimary responsibility. Butourefforts against greatoddsmustbe matched bythedeveloped countries intermsoffinancial flowsandsupportive trade,monetary andeconomic policies." Thisisnotapleaforcharity or benev~lence. Itisonlyareminder oftheinterdependence ofthecontemporary world,ofsharedinterest and,therefore, ofsharedresponsibility. Yetthe experience ofthelastfewyearshasbeendisquieting. Wehaveseentoomuchof tradebarriers, ofmarketmanipulation attheexpense ofprimary producers, of exclusive economic clubs,andofaidintheformofmilitary hardware, which benefits theprovider morethanthereceiver. The.challenge isurgentand fundamental. Theoutlookisindeedgloomyunlesswecanrisetothatchallenge together. Weallalsofaceacommonchallenge, andweallalsoshareacommoninterest inthesurvival ofthehumanrace.History wouldhavetaughtusnothingifwe ignored thefactthatthetwoworldwarswerecausedinpartbythefailure ofthe greatPowerstoachieve thelimitation andreduction ofnational arma~ents by international agreement. Werecognize thatnoprogress towards nuclear disarmament canbemade unles~proposals originate fromthemajornuclear Powersthemselves and unlessthereismutualacceptance bythemajorPowersoftheneedforrealand qualitative improvements intheirrelations. Wetherefore hopethatthemeeting soontotakeplacebetween President ReaganandGeneral Secretary Gorbachev, would usherinaspiritoftrueco-operation whichwillopentheroadtonuclear disarmament. Thethreatsto~heworldstemnotonlyfromnuclear annihilation but,more immediately, fromlimited, localwarsa~conflicts. Sadly,therearetoomany examples, buthereIwillreferonlytothesituations inCentral America, inAW/mh A/40/PV.22 63-65 (Mr.Ritam,Malaysia) Afghanistan andinSouth-East Asia.Ineachinstance, important principles ofthe Charter -thenon-u~eofforcewtheterritorial integrity otStates, therightof self-determination ofpeoples andthepeaceful settlement ofdisputes -areat stake. InCentral America thesituation isfestapproaching acritical point:either theContadora processwillmoveforwardoradangerous downward spiralwillbeset intrain,withtragicconsequences. Malaysia ..:apports theContadora countries, whichareundertaking trulyregional efforts toresolve regional issuesfreefrom East-West ideological conflict. Theseeffortstoensurethatthestruggle of peoples forfreedom, development andjustice canbemanaged solely1ntheirown interest, without external interference, deserve thesupportofUSall. InAfghanistan, avicious andbloodywarcontinues, andthevictimsarethe bravepeopleofthatancient nation. TheunitedNations mustletthemknowthat thecauseoftheirfreedomisnotforgotten andthereby sendamessagetonations, powerful orweak,thatweshallneverallowforcetobethearbiterofanynation's fate.NR/MO A/40/PV.22 66 (Mr.Hitam,Malaysia) Malaysia calls.uponalltoassistinpractical waystheMujahideen freedom fighters intheirvaliant struggle, aswellastosupport theeffortsofthe Secretary-General toseekadurablepolitical solution. Theoccupation ofKampuchea byvietHampersists indefiance ofthewillof theinternational community soclearly andrepeatedly affirmed byresolutions passedbythisAssembly. Sevenyearshaveindeedpassed, butthisAssembly must showthatitsstamina anditsattention spanwilllastaslongasnecessary to ensurethatpeace,freedom andself-determination returntotheKampuchean people. ThisAssembly shouldneitherdiluteitsprinciples norfallpreytoallmannerof subterfuges toavoidconsideration oftheessential issues, namely, thewithdrawal ofVietnamese occupation forcesandtheexercise bytheKampuchean peopleoftheir righttochoosetheirowngovernment. Whileremaining firmonprinciples, Malaysia andothercountries ofthe