therecently released reportofMr.Bettino Craxi,theSecretary-General's special Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAB/csm A/45/PV.7 112 (Mr.Nc!o10Mab,Kenya)i..'.. :"..,~..<~.adviser ondebt,andwehopethathisrecommendations willhelpustofindlasting solutions tothedebtproblem. Thecreation ofamultilateral tradesystemthatisopen,sustainable andjust isessential totheexpansion ofahealthy worldtradeandtotheefficient utilization ofavailable globalresources. Thecurrent trends to~ards increasing unilateralism, protectionism andrivalrymilitate againststablegrowthinworld trade.Inparticular, theycreateseriousdifficulties forthedeveloping countries asthosecountries endeavour tofulfiltheirroleinworldtrade,and therebyaffecttheirdevelopment. Thereistherefore aDurgentneedtomaintain an effective multilateral trading systemthatwillsafeguard theinterests ofall trading countries, including thesmallest, byensuring stability, pr~d!ctability andtransparency intheeconomic andtrading environment. TheUruguay RoundofMultilateral TradeNegotiations isthemostimportant eventcurrently takingplaceinwhichthisiasuewill h~vetobeaddressed. In thisconnection, wewishtostressthaimportance ofanoutcomethatwillmakeit possible totakeaccount equitably oftheinterests ofallparticipants. Thethreattotheenvironment presents challenges thatneedtobeaddressed without further delay. Combined withthegrowing worldpopulation andincreasing povertyindevelopinq countries, thethreattotheenviromnent overshadows thevery futwreofthehumanrace.Whiletheenvironment isthecommonconcernofall,the developed countries -whichhavethegreatest capability intechnology; which control theexisting wasteful globalproduction andconsumption patterns; endwhich arethemajorsourceofpollution -havethemainresponsibility totake appropriate measures urqently. Theopportunity foraqreeinq OD8ppropri~te measures ~anopportunity presented bythepreparatory process forthe1992United Nations Co~ference OnBnviroament andDevelopment andtheConference itselfin Brazil:in 1992-shouldbetakenseriously. Kenya,asinthepast,willwork Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Libraryunintentional. However, letmebefrank: themistake, Iamafraid, was"thetimehascomeforBaghdad toerasetheboundaries between theArabMayIremindMembers that, i~accordance with Ge~eral Assembly decisionL'III (Mr.NdoloAyah,Kenya)A/45/PV.7 113AE/csrn countries andestablish unitybyforceofarms."(A/45/PV.6, p.26)ThePRESIDENT: Icallontherepresentative ofIraq,whowishestospeakcountries. TheMemberStateshavearesponsibility toenabletheU~itedNations totothesolution ofglobalproblems, especially theacuteproblems facing-developingTherevitalization ofdevelopment inthe1990swillrequirethattheUnitc:'·' Mr.AL-AN&ARI (Iraq)(interpretation fromArabic): Havinglistened thisNations playitsuniquerole.Thevarious processes thatareunderway-inc1u;·',').( thepreparations fortheFourthUnitedNations International Development Decade, perfo:mitsimportant ~olewithincreased effectiveness andproductivity. Kenyaothers-present ourOrganization withanopportunity tocontribute signif.icantlytowards theobjectivq ofacleanandsoundenvironment f~rpresent andfuture ge~erations. f~~1~92UnitedNations Conference onEnvironment andDevelopment, UNCTADV!II,and willnotbefoundwanting inthisregard. inexercise of~herightofreply. thefirstintervention andtofiveminutes forthesecondandshvuldbemadeby34/401, statements inexercise oftherightofreplyarelimited to10minutes for morning tothestatement byMr.DeMicheHs, theItalian Foreign Minister anddelegation$ fromtheirseats" ~resident Saddamfiussein hassaidanyofthefollowing:mustreplytosomeof~hepointsheraised. Tobeginwith,Iwouldremind Mr.DeMichelis thathehasnotspecified thesourcehequotedwhenhealleqed thatcurrent President oftheEu~opean COmfAunity's Council ofMinisters, IfeelthatI Iwouldhavelikedtobelieve thatthis mi~take onthepartofMr.D~Michelis was Lt Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAB/csmA/45/PV.7 114-115 (Mr.Al-AnbBri. Irag)A' deliberate. Itis~artandparcolofthediainformation campaign thatismeantto portray IraqasathreattoallArabcountries andturntheworldagainst Iraq. Iwouldliketoreassure Mr.DeMichelis andpointoutthat President SaddamHussein hassaidnosuchthing. Theallegation i~baseless and runscounter toIraq'spolicyinconducting itsrelations NithArabandother countries. TheForeign Minister ofItalyandPresident oftheCouncil ofMinisters ofthe European Community saidalso: "Thesandsofthedesertandtheconstant passage oftimemustneither wear awaythehroadpolitical andmilitary coalition whichhasbeenbuiltupnor undermine theunprecedanted ~nityforgedunderthebanneroftheUnited Nations." (A/45/PV,6ip.27) Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryEF/26A/45/PV.7 116 (Mr.AI-ARbori, Irog)