Notfarfromthatarea,thefratricidal warbetween IranandIraq,alongwith theLebanese crisis whichhaslastedtoolongnow,imposeonthepeoples ofthat regionoftheworldunjustandcruelSUffering. Thesearematters ofserious concern totheinternational community. Allefforts mustbemadetoensure a returntopeace. Onlyrespect forthenormsoflawgoverning international relations, inclUding thenon-useofforceinrelations withone'sneighbours gcanputanendtothis tragedy, whichsoagonizingly jeopardizes thesocio-economic development ofpeoples intheMiddleEast.AW/at A/40!PV.5 94' (Mr.Nzeyimana, Burundi) OnWeotherendoftheplanet, wer.annotendorse theinvasion of,anycountry byforeign troops. The'crisisinAfghanistan andKampuchea deriveframafailure torespect theprinc~.ples thatIhavejustmentioned. Weshouldtakethis opportunity toputanendtotheseanachronistic situations andleaveituptothe cotJ.lItriesinvolved todetermine thebestmeansofgovernment thatwouldbein keepil'gwiththeaspirations oftheirownpeoples, freefromuntimely interference intheirinternal affairs. AsfortheKoreanpeninsula, mycountry deplores thefactthatthepresence of foreign troopsinthesout.nern part,hampe!i:'s thepeaceful andindependent reunification ofthatpeople, whichsharethesameculture ofanage-oldhistorical past,anditartificially shatters familyties.Burundj, hasalwaysmaintained zmd willcontinue tirelessly tosupport anyproposal whichwouldrestoretotheKorean peopletheirdignity whichhasbeentrampled onandtheirunitythathasbean destroyed. AsforLatinAmerica andtheCaribbean, another areathatissubject to instability, wewouldsupport theindepend~nt pathofpeoples intheregionandwe wouldcondemnallformsofforeign domination andinterference intheinternal affairsofthoseStates. Whilethe conditions ofpeaceandsecurity throughout thesepartsoftheworld stillremain precari~us, thecritical economic situation ofmanycountries isthe secondmajorconcern oftheworldtoday. Firstofall,Iwouldjustdeplore thedisenchantment felttowardsallthe multilateral institutions atatimewhenweshouldinfactbestrengthening international economic co-operation forthebenefitofall~TheprOVisions of Chapters IXandXoftheCharteroftheUnitedNations gavethisOrganization aA"/a~ A!40jPV.5 95 (Hr.Nzeyillana; BurulYJ!) paruoun~ role inpr~ting ~rogress intheeconOllic andSQCial developlleJ!~ of peoples. Aft.erall,isthereanyotherplace tba~ieIIOreappropriate thanthe. UnitedNationj3 fordiscuss~g supranational _ttersconcerning thelleansof co-ordinating national andinternational.easures inaworldwherewenolonger havetodeaonstrate thatecCl'lOlllc. interdependence isareali~y. Takingaccountoftheextentandcolllplexity oftheprcble_ facingcountries intheareaofinternational trade, lIOn~tary instability, financial questions, indebtedness, wesustshowiIIagination, we.us~ukeuseoftheCharter and strengthen thespiritofdialo;-.la &"1dharmonizatial, whichisindaadsadlylacking today.AP/td A/40/Pv:rfi 96. (Hr..Nzeyimana, Burundi) Bow·canweUnderstand thatresolution 34/138, dealing withglobalnegotiations fortheestablishment ·ofanewInternational Economic order"whichwasadopted unanimously sevenyearsago,hasremained adeadletter? Inthemeantille therehas beenadangerous deterioration intheeconomic situation ofmanydeveloping countriea.~ Theleastfavoured nations, whosefragile economies arefurther worsened by thepresent international economic situation, aretobefoundinAfrica.. Therewe findintolerable poverty anddevastating famine.. There,agriculture, industry, transport andco_unications donotbenefit fromthetechnological advances ofthis age..Itisthiscontinent thathashadthemostunjustandh1.11l1iliating fatein history .. Theinternational community recognized thisreality whenatitslastsession theGeneral Assembly adopted resolution 39/29onthecritical economic situation in Africa.. Theannextothatresolution specifically calledforacommitment bythe international co_unity tosupport theGovernments andpeoplesofAfricaintheir struggle forsurvival.. Therewerethreestagesinthatdifficult task:emergency aidforpeoples suffering fromfamineandmalnutrition, medium-term assistance for therehabilitation ofagriculture andlivestock rearing, andlong-term aigtomake African economies growth-oriented.. Africahastremendous economic potential, which onlyneedstobeexploited fo%thewellbeingofitspeople.. Butthefinancial, technoloq:ical meansandhumanresources arelacking.. Atthepresent timethe African countries areunable ClI1anindividual leveltotakeupthechallenge. ThatiswhytheHeadsofStateandGovernment, atthetwenty-first Conference