90-64l12/A 1380V(B)Thisrecordcontains theoriginal textofspeeches delivered inEnglish and interpretations ofspeeches intheotherlanguages. ThefinalteztwillbeprintedintheOfficial Hecota.dOt theGeneral Assembly. Corrections shouldbesubmitted tooriginal speeches only.Theyshouldbesentunderthesignature ofamemberofthedelegation concerned, withinoneweek,totheChief,Official Records Editing Section, Department ofConference Services,roomDC2-750, 2UnitedNations Plaza,andincorporated inacopyoftherecord.(Malta) (Malta)(SaintLucia) Mr.deMABCOMr.FLEMMING (Vice-President)Mr.deMARCOHeldat.Headquarters, NewYork,onTuesday, 25September 1990,at3p.m.e.PROVISIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLYForty-fifth sessionA/45/PV.7 ;LOctober 1990A ENGLISH PROVISIONAL VERBATIM RECORD OFTHESEVENTH MEETING Mr.Marchand Stens(Peru) Mr.Natayama (Japan) Mr.Dienstbier (Czechoslovakia) Mr.Iturralde Ballivian (Bolivia) Mr.Ghozali (Algeria) Mr.Ellemann-Jensen (Denmark) Mr.NdoloAyah(Kenya)Statements madeJ)yGeneralAS8embly General debate[9](continued)<..., ' \ later:later:Presidept:•UNITED NATIONS • Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryTbemeeting WAScalledtoorderat3.25p.m. and1945.GENERAL DEBATEAl45/PV.7 2-5 AGENDA ITEM9(con~i~ued) political andeconomic geography ofpost-War Europehasalso chan~ed, promising unimaginable consequences - asituation thatcouldnothavebeenforeseen onlya -Mr.HARCHANJ) STENS(Peru)(interpretation fromSpanish): Ingreeting Thecoldwarhasend~d. Blocpolitics isonitswayout.Thephysical,Theevolution ofworldpolitical eventsoverthepast12monthshastakenon thepacecharacteristic ofhistorical turning points: 1989and1990symbolize fewmonthsago.changesintheinternational structure comparable onlytothoseof1789,1914ofeffective solutions tothedifficult socialandeconomic problem9 affecting theintention ofreintegrating Peruintotheinternational financial community. developing world.circumstances ofepecial significance forinternAtional peaceandsecurity, Ireiterate Peru'scommitment totheUnitedNations systemandtothenormsandEMS/3 security, theruleofinternational law,respect forhumanrightsandthepromotiondecisive roletheUnitedNat10na playsinmaintaining international peaceandPresident Fujimori intended thatgesture alsotoexpress recognition oftheyou,Mr.President, andincongratulating youonyourwell-deserved election in President-elect ofPeruwastoapproach theUnitedNations systemwiththefirmprinciples ofinternational law. Itwasnocoincidence thatthefirstactiontakenbyMr.Alberto Fujimori as Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibrarySecondly, adispassionate andwell-balanced assessment oftheworldeconomicunionandimprovement oftheirstandards ofliving.limitation ofnuclear andconventional arms,clearly givetheNorthadegreeofA/45/PV.7 6 (Mr.Marchand Stans,Peru) Thosechanges, whichaffectthepolitical, military andsocialstructures of effects fordeveloping regions. Theinternational economy continues unableto bridgethegapscreated byexisting disparities. TheimpactofeconomicFirst,thecold-war dichotomy basedonthesupposed inevitability ofconflict,Thechanges inEastern Europearetheexpression ofanessentially peaceful andsocialsituation tellsusthattheendofthecoldwarhasnotyethadpositiveprincipal peaceful trendsinthenewinternational situation. antagonism inwhichthedifferences between socio-economic andpolitical systems tendtodiminish. Thosefactors, alongwithinitiatives andagreements onthe solidarity withpeoples thatarerightly rejoicing inreunification, in reconciliation, inprogrese towards peaceandsecurity andinprospects ofeconomicdialogue, understanding andco-operation amongthegreatPowers. Thus,the so-called East-West conflict hasevolved intoanewsystemfreefromideologicalrealities thathavemadebloc-oriented dogmasobsolete. Thoserealities arewhichpittedcompeting strategic doctrines against eachother,isbeingreplaced byrevolution that,alongwiththeglobalization oftheworldeconomy andtheongoing evolution intechnological progress, entails theriseandconsolidation offour qualitatively newkindofdetente thatwesaluteandwelcome inaspiritofstability unprecedented inthiscentury. Theyrepresent thewindsofafinding expression intheriseofamorehopeful logic,oneofconciliation,harbingers otthetwenty-first centuryinourowntime.ofideasandpolitical andstrategic doctrines. Thedynamics ofsuchchanges aretheEuropean continent, gohandinhandwithprofound reformulations inthefieldRM/4 Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library.\uncontrolled andincr.easing armstransfers. Whiletrendstowards disarmament andtakeaccount ofgoalsforsocialprogress designed toh~ltandreverse the(Mr.Narchand Stens,Peru)A/45/PV.7 7 Forthefirsttimeinthiscentury awell-co-ordinated systemofguidelines