promote suchco-oporation inthecauseofpeace,Japanisdetermined tomake broad-based contributions tothosemosturgentissuesfacingtheinternational community: world-wide peac3,stability, anddemocracy. Accordingly, Japanisprepared toco-operate ineverypossible waywithinthe boundsofitsConstitution sothattheUnitedNations collective-security mechanism canfunction effectively. Responding totheinvasion ofKuwaitbyIraq,Japanhad ind~pendently decided toimpoaeeconomic sanctions evenbeforetheSecurity Council tooksuchaction, anditisfaithfully observing allthetermsoftheSecurity Council resolutions. Seekingtocontribute ~igorously tointern~tional efforts for therestoration ofpeaceandstability intheGulfregion, Japanhasresponded positively tothecall f~rmaterial, transport, medical andfinancial support. Japanisalsoextending assistance tothemanyrefugees thisconflict has generat~d, andaconomic supporttothecountries.in theregionmostseverely affect~~. JapancallsuponIraqtoheedtherepeated Security Council resolutions andtowithdraw promptly andunconditionally fromKuwait. TheIraqimeasures barring thedeparture ofmanyJapanese andotherforeign nationals stranded inI~aq areintolerable fromahumanitarian asvellasaninternational legalstandpoint. Japandemands thattheGovernment ofIraqallowthesepeopletoleaveassoonas pos~ible. IhopetheSecretary-General willcontinue hisefforts towardsthatend. Thepeace-keeping activities oftheUnitedNations havetakenonaddedbreadth andintensity inrecentyears. Iamp&~ticularly pleasedthattheareasof possible civilian participation haveexpanded, allowing agreater numberof coun~ries tobecomeinvolved. Irofer,inparticular, tocivilian monitoring of elections andtheincorporation ofaciviladministrative function, asenvisaged fortheoperations inCambodia andW68tern Sahara. TheUnitedNationsisthus Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryPKB/csm A/45/PV.7 28 participating intheestablishment ofdemocratic governments, representing thebest interests oftheentireinternational communityQ Japanhasbeenmakingaspecial efforttosupport peace-keeping operations, inclUding voluntary contributions to theirstart-up costsandalsotoatrustfundforstrengthening theirfinancial base.IshouldliketocalluponotherMemberStatestodolikewise. Japanhas alsoprovided civilian personnel fortheelection observer teamsinNamibia and Nicaragua, andIassuretheAssembly thatitwillcontinue toextendbothfinancial andpersoonel support fortheseactivities. InaneffortfurthertoexpandJapan'sparticipation, PrimeMinister Kaifu announced thathewouldreviewthelegalsystemofJapanandseriously consider enacting newlegislation -forexample, aUnitedNatioDs peaceco-operation law. ThiswouldenableJapanwithintheframework ofitsConstitution toassumegreater responsibilities regarding UnitedNationsactivities forpreserving peaceandto participate ininternational effortsinsupportofthoseactivities. Indeed, the Government isDOWengagedinintensive deliberations onthislegislation. I believethatJapancanbestcontribute tothecauseofworldpeace,andinamanner consistent withitsPeace CODsti~ution, byparticipating inUnitedNations activities torestore andmaintain international peaceandstability. Tumultuous changes witnessed inEuropearespreading tootherregions andhave beguntohaveaglobalimpact. IntheAsia-Pacific regiontheyinclude impro~ements inSino-Soviet andinKorean-Soviet relations, thestartoftheSoviet withdrawal fromMongolia andCamRanh Bay~andtheprocess ofdemocratisation in MOngolia. Thesechangeswillsurelybefollowed byothers. Atthesametime, however, theSovietUnioncontinuas tooccupyJapan's Northern Territories, stability haDyettocometotheKoreanpeninsula, andmanyproblems standinthe wayofacomprehensive political settlement inCambodia. Moreovor~ therearefears thatconflict between IndiaandPakistan overKashmir mayescalate. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryPltB/csm~----------------- A/45/PV.7 29-30 (Mr.Nakayama, Japan) Peaceandstability inthe~sia-Pacific regionhasadirectbearing onJapan's ownstability, endIfeelitisessential toworktogether todispelthepolitical distrust andsolveotherproblems intheregion. Accordingly& itisJapan's policy, aspartofitsdiplomatic efforts, toencourage morevigorous and constructive dialogue amongall.countries concerned. Inthiserawhennewrelationships, basedondialogue andco-operation, are beingforgeduorldwide,Iamhopefulthatprogress willbemadetowards normalizing Japanese-Soviet relations, resolving thestillunsettled Northern Territories issue,andconcluding apeacetreatybetween ourtwocountries.