withnuclear warheads havebeendeployed throughout theworldandarecapable of destroying theearthinafarmorebarbarous fashion thanarespaceweapons. They alsowantthethreatofstarwarstocloudthevisionofthepeoples sothatthey willnotseeGrenada orAfghanistan, notthinkaboutLebanon orthefateofthe Palestinian people, andforgetHiroshima andVietNamforever. BothintheEastandintheWestagreatfussisatpresent beingmadeabout thevalueandimportance oftheimpending talksbetween thesuper-Powers. Itis saidthatthefutureofpeaceandofmankind willdepend on theagreements reachedEMS/8 A/40/PV.lS 27 (Mr.Malile, Albania) between them.TheunitedStatesandtheSovietUnionmaywellsitdownandtalk together, butthefactsthusfarhaveshownthatthemosttheycanagreeonis makingdeals,particularly attheexpense ofthepeoples. Itisnoaccident that manyofthea9reem~nts theyreacharekeptsecretnotonlyfromthepeoples but evenfromtheirallies. TheAlbanian delegation believes thatitisverydangerous toharbour any over~optimism orillusion thattheproblems weighing uponmankind willbesolvedby talksandagreements between thesuper-Powers. Quiteapartfromanything else, thesemeanthattherolewhichcanandmustbeplayedbytheMembers oftheUnited Nationsisbeingdisregarded andthattheUnitedNationsisbeingignored. Thefateofinternational peaceandsecurity cannotbeleftsolelyinthe handsofthosewhowanttodominate theworld. Inthepresent circumstances, the preservation andstrengthening ofpeacedemands theforceful denunciation ofthe policyofaggression andwar,oppression andexploitation, andfortherejection of super-Power demagogy, whichhasspreadafogdesigned tocloudanddistort thetrue picture andobscure futureprospects. Afewmonths agooccurred thetenthanniversary ofthesignature oftheFinal ActoftheHelsinki Conference onso-called security andco-operation inEurope. Yet,10yearsafterHelsinki, Europeismoreinsecure thanever.Thisistobe seenalsoinnewdevelopments, inwhichthefocalpointsoftension between the UnitedStatesandtheSovietUnionareshifting fromtheperiphery tothezones wheretheborders ofthemilitary blocsmeet.Theeuphoria ofadecadeagohas diedaway,tobereplaced bymutualaccusations ofnon-implementation andviolation ofcommitments undertaken. Albania didwellnottoattendaconference which,as itwasmanipulated bythesuper-Powers, wasdoomedtofailure. Timehasshownthat wewereright.EMS/8 A/40/PV.lS 28 (Mr~Malile, Albania) Todaythepeoples ofEuropeseeclearly thatthesuper-Powers havefurther pursuedtheirpolicyofputting theoldcontinent undertheshadowoftheirnuclear missiles andtheiratomicumbrellas, andthattheyarebehaving intheirrespective spheresofinfluence likerealoverlords. Indeed, evenmatters ofnational defence are"nolongerwithintheso~ereignty oftheindividual countries concerned. Itisobvious thatwhilethemilitary-political blocsofthesuper-Powers - theNorthAtlantic TreatyOrganization andtheWarsawTreaty-exist,therecanbe noquestion ofgenuine security andco-operation inEurope, despite themarathon conferences andmeetings heldandthefinewordsspoken. Noristhesituation intheBalkans tranquil; newnegative factors aremaking itevenmorecomplicated. National resentments andchauvinistic passions arebeing stirred upandthiscreates tensions. ItisourbeliefthattheBalkanpeoples willnotallowtheregiontobeturnedonceagainintoapowderkeg.Theyare capable ofgrasping thesituation andofdeciding infullsovereignty onthe relations between themwithout falling victimtotheintrigues oftheimperialists, whichwouldbetothedetriment oftheinterests ofeachandeverypeopleofthe peninsula. AsforAlbania, itwillcontinue asbeforetopursueapolicyof good-neighbourliness. Asaresultofthatpolicy, andthrough goodwillandcommon efforts, friendly relations havebeenestablished between ourcountry andGreece, TurkeyandItaly. Albania willcontinue tobeafactorforpeaceandstability in theregion. Itwillnotpermitanyharmtoitsneighbours ortotheinterests of peaceandsecurity intheregiontooriginate initsterritory. Theimperialist PowershaveturnedtheMiddleEastintoaregionofceaseless explosions, whichhaveoftenthreatened worldpeace. Forseveral decades nowthe twosuper-Powers, theUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnion,havebeenkeeping the firesofwarburning, sometimes fanning them,atothertimesletting themdiedown.EMS/8 A/40/PV.lS 29 (Mr.Malile, Albania) Itisclearthattheywanttokeepthissensitive regioninastateofpermanent tension aseachstrives toholdadominant position. Thetragedy ofthesuffering Palestinian peoplehasworsened. InLebanon, Israelcontinues tosowdeathanddestruction amongtheinnocent peopleofthat country. Theintrigues andplotsofimperialism, social-imperialism andZionism in thatregionhaveledtoafratricidal war,withextremely graveconsequences. Wehavealwaysbelieved andnowweareconvinced thattheArabpeoples, with whichwearelinkedbyanancient tradition offriendship, whichareknown throughout theworldasthefounders ofillustrious civilizations, andwhichhave withstood savagehordesandinvasions duringtheirthousand-year history, willbe abletodemonstrate thepowerofunityandstaythecriminal handofimperialism andZionism.