Sir, it gives me particular pleasure to extend to you the heartfelt
congratulations and best wishes for success on your election to the
lofty post of President of the thirty-seventh session of the General
Assembly.
44. I should also like to take this opportunity to express the
Romanian Government's appreciation for the activities engaged in by
the Secretary-General and to assure him of our Ml support in the
discharge of the mandate of great responsibility entrusted to him.
45. The General Assembly at this session is called upon to take
up particularly serious problems and questions of vital importance
for the cause of peace and international co-operation and the
independence and progress of all peoples. ,
46. International life is charged with extreme tension. Conflicts
are raging in various parts of the world. We see an intensification
of the imperialist policy of domination, of spheres of influence and
of violation of the sacred right of nations to freedom and
sovereignty. The arms race, in particular the nuclear arms race, is
being pursued at an unprecedented rate and there is an increased risk
of seeing a nuclear war break out, thereby imperilling the very
existence of human civilization. The world economic crisis has been
exacerbated and the gap between the developed and developing
countries is widening. That gap between rich and poor countries is
ever more acute and wider in scope, thus increasingly becoming the
fundamental contradiction of our times.
47. On the other hand, there is in international life the growing
will of peoples to put an end to the imperialist policies of force
and diktat, to put an end to the arms race and to proceed to
disarmament, primarily, nuclear disarmament. Never before have the
aspirations of millions throughout the world to lead a life of
dignity, freedom and independence and to co-operate in peace and
goodwill been so obvious and achieved such scope. Never before have
the protests of world public opinion been so vigorously raised
against the arms race, against acts of aggression and interference,
against inequity and inequality between States and, in particular,
against war, which is the most abnormal way of dealing with
international disputes. This awareness of the peoples, their refusal
passively to accept a foreign policy doing great damage to their
interests and eagerness with which they demand their right to life,
freedom, peace and progress constitute a remarkable positive factor,
a source of optimism and hope that a better future will dawn and that
there will be a more equitable and reasonable world.
48. The solution, in the interests of peoples, of all problems
constituting a heavy burden in international life which have caused
serious tension in inter-state relations requires that all
Governments and peoples unite their forces and co-operate more
closely to halt the dangerous course of events in order to resolve,
by political means, situations of war and tension and resume and
strengthen the policy of detente, co-operation, independence and
peace.
49. The highest duty of conscience for all heads of State and
Government, for politicians of all persuasions, is to identify with
the vital aspirations of their own peoples and of mankind as a whole,
to devote their energies to serving them, to become faithful and
active interpreters of the peaceful ideals of mankind, to prove
themselves dynamic activists for the attainment of those ideals. That
is the highest reason that should guide the statesman and politician
in their task. It is also their chance to stamp their personalities
on the destiny of our age, to go down in the history of these
tumultuous times as shining examples of humanism and progress.
In the spirit of those major requirements of the contemporary world,
Romania and President Nicolae Ceaugescu himself are persevering to
improve the international climate, to resolve by political means, in
the interests of all peoples, the enormous problems confronting
mankind, seeking to establish relations between States on the basis
of new, democratic, equitable principles. The frequent meetings and
talks by the head of our State with the leaders of other countries
and politicans of all persuasions, and Romania's whole foreign
policy, are constantly aimed at achieving better co-operation and
understanding among States, at combining the efforts of all nations
to eliminate force completely from relations among States, and at
defending the freedom and independence of peoples and the fundamental
right of and nations to live in peace in a world of co-operation and
understanding, free from weapons and wars.
33. The course of events has clearly shown that the outdated policy
of the use of force and the threat of force, of domination and
diktat, of "might is right', is the cause of phenomena which have led
to and now maintain the present state of tension in the world, as
manifested in various aspects of international affairs. Resort to
force is the origin of hotbeds of tension and conflict, of all
actions which disregard the legitimate rights of other peoples and
the independence and sovereignty of States. It is one of the main
reasons for confrontation and armed conflict and for the
intensification of the arms race, and one of the main obstacles in
the way of economic and social progress and the establishment of a
new international economic order.
54. Resolving the major problems of mankind, ending existing
conflicts and preventing new ones, therefore demands firm action to
eliminate from international life the use of force or the threat of
force, and the establishment of a new system of inter-State
relations. Any strategy for tackling the problems of today, for
striving to establish peace and bring about a new international
political and economic order, must be based on the requirement that
the use or threat of force must be completely renounced.
55. The complete rejection of the policy of force for the
solution of international problems is deeply rooted in the traditions
of the Romanian people. The great Romanian diplomat Nicolae
Titulescu, Foreign Minister of Romania between the two world wars,
whose centenary is being celebrated in many countries this year,
said: "War is never, absolutely never, the solution to a conflict."
That conviction led him to urge that the "force of law" replace the
"law of force".
56. Today more than ever the use of force is a double- edged
weapon. Apart from the human losses and material damage that it
causes, as well as the opprobrium of world opinion and the vigour
with which peoples unite in solidarity with the victims of acts of
aggression, the very results of the acts of force turn against those
who have perpetrated them. It is true that no people will any longer
allow itself to be oppressed and that the brutal external policies of
a State and the violation of the norms of international law and of
the Charter of the United Nations in the end redound against the
nation concerned. Therefore, the saying that a people that oppress
other peoples can never be free is still valid, always and in all
circumstances.
57. Today, in a period of profound revolutionary transformation,
of broad changes and the reshaping of relationships on a world scale,
of the establishment of a new balance between States and groups of
States, the new system of international relations must be based on
the principles of equality, of respect for national independence and
sovereignty, non-interference in the internal affairs of other
peoples, and the settlement of all international problems and
disputes by exclusively peaceful means. We firmly believe that there
are no problems, however complicated, which cannot be resolved by
peaceful means, by negotiation, if the starting-point is respect for
the right of each people to develop in full freedom and independence
and in accordance with the general interests of world peace and
security. The Romanian Government also advocates, and acts resolutely
in favour of, the settlement of all disputes and states of tension
and conflict between States solely by political means, through
negotiation; the total elimination of the policy of force and
interference, and efforts by the States concerned to stifle a
conflict as soon as it emerges in order to avoid new military
confrontations likely to increase the dangers to world peace and
security. As President Ceausescu recently emphasized, no matter how
difficult and hard the negotiations, those are the means, and no
others, that must be used to solve problems, completely renouncing
military solutions and acts of force, which always bring about loss
of human life and material damage, causing heavy losses and great
suffering to peoples.
58. The talent and genius of statesmen in this field should be
proved at the negotiating table, in the subtle and rational analysis
of ways to eliminate conflict and promote understanding among
nations, in seeking mutually acceptable solutions; there should be
compromise between the parties, elimination of factors that provoke
confrontation, and the safeguarding of understanding, friendship and
co-operation between peoples. That was, is and always will be the
great vocation of the real politicians who are destined to go down in
history. Negotiations are preferable to even the smallest military
conflict, and we must therefore everywhere and in all circumstances
follow the normal path of starting negotiations with a view to
preventing military actions, not begin peace talks after force has
already been used, after blood has already been shed and after
serious human and material losses have already been caused.
59. At this period so crucial for the fate of mankind, and for
peace, the United Nations should carry out the task entrusted to it
by the Charter and make good use of the possibilities open to it in
terms of its purposes and principles and its universal character. It
should support with its full authority the independence and
sovereignty of States and the right of each people to decide its own
destiny, as a central pillar for building new international
relationships in which the non-use of force or threat of force should
become an effective rule in international life.
60. In the light of these considerations, we believe that we must
act without further delay, and as resolutely as possible, to resolve
all conflicts between States by political means, through
negotiations, in order to prevent new disputes and military
confrontations.
The grave situation in the Middle East, in particular that resulting
from the aggressive actions of Israel against Lebanon and the
Palestinian population in that country, is a cause of the utmost
concern. The Romanian Government has strongly condemned the military
invasion of Lebanon by Israel, and in particular the atrocities
committed against the civilian population in the refugee camps of
west Beirut, following the occupation of that part of the city by
Israeli troops. We are strongly in favour of the prompt withdrawal of
Israeli troops from Lebanon, of the guaranteeing of that country's
independence and national sovereignty, and its unity and territorial
integrity, and of a broad-based reconciliation of all political
forces in Lebanon, in order to permit the reconstruction of the
country and to bring about peace and tranquillity.
61. It is now imperative that we step up political and diplomatic
efforts to bring about a comprehensive, just and lasting settlement
of the situation. in that area, on the basis of the withdrawal of
Israel from the Arab territories occupied as a result of the 1967
war; the solution of the problem of the Palestinian people through
the recognition of its right to self- determination, including the
establishment of its own independent State; and the guaranteeing of
the integrity, independence and sovereignty of all the States of the
area. In view of its conviction that the settlement of the
Palestinian problem is the key to peace in the Middle East, Romania
considers that a Palestinian State must be created alongside the
independent Israeli State, and that everything must be done to ensure
the peaceful coexistence of those two States and of all the countries
of the region, each of them enjoying appropriate guarantees of its
security and independence.
62. Romania and its President believe that it would be necessary
and useful to convene an international conference under United
Nations auspices and with the participation of all interested States
and parties, including the PLO as the legitimate representative of
the Palestinian people, as well as other States which could make a
positive contribution to the establishment of peace in that region,
including a contribution to the solution of the Palestinian problem.
63. A series of proposals has recently been made for the
resolution of the conflicts in the Middle East. These contain new
elements and positive approaches and set forth a basis for the
intensification of political and diplomatic activity in order to
achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting solution of the situation
in that region.
64. Romania, which maintains relations of friendship and
co-operation with both Iran and Iraq, considers that it is necessary
to put and end to the fighting between those two neighbouring
countries, which has already caused great losses of human life and of
property for both parties, and that their troops must be withdrawn to
the international boundaries which existed before the outbreak of the
war. It is necessary to move on to a political solution of the
problems between the two countries.
65. I take this opportunity also to reaffirm Romania's solidarity
with and active support for the position and initiatives taken by the
People's Democratic Republic of Korea aimed at the peaceful and
independent unification of Korea.
66. While working for the elimination of existing conflicts, it
is necessary to act resolutely and to adopt measures to forestall the
appearance of new conflicts States must renounce all acts of force
and settle all their disputes by peaceful means; the United Nations
must make a greater contribution in this field. In this connection we
have followed with interest, and we support, the Secretary-General's
efforts to strengthen the role of the United Nations in the
maintenance of international peace and security, which is an
objective of vital interest for all States.
67. At this session the General Assembly is to take a decision on
a draft declaration on the peaceful settlement of international
disputes, which has been negotiated over the last three years. We
believe that the adoption of that text by consensus would constitute
an important concrete step towards strengthening the ability of the
United Nations to make an effective contribution to the prevention of
conflicts and to the peaceful settlement of disputes among nations.
68. Romania considers that, in order to prevent the appearance of
new military confrontations and to find viable solutions to existing
conflicts, it is necessary to create in the United Nations framework
a special body for good offices, mediation and conciliation, which
would act closely with the Security Council to organize talks and to
resolve differences among States, exclusively by peaceful means.
69. Romania's initiative regarding the strengthening of
good-neighbourliness between States is aimed at the same goal of
consolidating international peace and security by stimulating the
development of relations of co-operation and understanding between
neighbouring States. We hope that the consideration at this session
of the Secretary-General's report on ways of strengthening
good-neighbourliness will constitute a step forward towards the
attainment of this important goal.
71. Three months ago it was my honour, on instructions from President
Ceausescu and on the basis of the mandate handed down by the Grand
National Assembly, to stand at this rostrum, at the 22nd meeting of
the twelfth special session, and set forth Romania's position and
proposals regarding disarmament problems.
72. That second special session of the General Assembly devoted
to disarmament highlighted the demand of the world's peoples to put
an end to the arms race and to proceed to specific disarmament
measures. Halting the arms race and moving towards disarmamentóin the
first place, nuclear disarmamentóare the central problem facing
mankind. The very existence of life on our planet, and of a
civilization which has been built up over thousands of years, is
threatened. Never before has the burden of the arms race weighed so
heavily on the shoulders of all peoples, on the economies of all
States, including the most powerful and highly developed; never
before has the impact of the incredible military expenditures on
economic development been so sorely felt.
73. Weaponry is a tragic and absurd waste of the resources of our
plane and of the work of mankind, a terrible factor in the
impoverishment of peoples, and an obstacle on the path of
civilization, at the very time when two thirds of mankind can barely
subsist. Nuclear catastrophe has become a world-wide obsession, a
source of terror for all, and has left its gloomy imprint on future
generations. It is high time for all men of conscience throughout the
world to unite to put an end to this anomaly, this absurdity.
Although at that special session the representatives of States came
of strongly against the danger looming over mankind, the Assembly was
unable to adopt decisions leading to concrete measures for
disarmament, particularly nuclear disarmament, on the basis of a
comprehensive programme. We consider that especially important
proposals were put forward during the special session and that those
proposals should be taken into consideration to identify common
elements which could form the basis for the elaboration of the
comprehensive programme of disarmament and which should be taken up
by the working bodies on disarmament.
73. Romania is expressing the unanimous will of the Romanian people,
which has taken and continues to take broad action for disarmament
and peace, by continuing to struggle for the achievement of the vital
aspiration of mankind to live in a world free from weapons and free
from war. At the special session, my Government for its part put
forward a set of specific proposals on disarmament, the stronger for
being subscribed to by 18 million of its citizens.
76. We believe that the highest priority must be given to nuclear
disarmament and, first and foremost, to halting the manufacture of
nuclear weapons and to moving forward to the gradual reduction of
existing stockpiles to the point of their total elimination, and to
banning completely all nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass
destruction. That process should begin with the significant reduction
of nuclear weapons by the two great Powers, for example a 30 per cent
reduction in an initial phase, as a step towards the total
elimination of nuclear weapons.
77. in order to halt the arms race, Romania has proposed a freeze
on military expenditures at 1982 levels, and their subsequent
reduction by 40 to 13 per cent by 1983. A portion of the funds thus
released would be used to support the efforts of developing
countries, the remainder being devoted to the economic and social
development of the countries which have made those reductions.
Romania intends to act in that direction at the present session, to
encourage efforts towards the freeze and reduction of military
expenditures and towards the enunciation of principles which could
govern the activities of States in this field.
78. Also of particular importance for the maintenance of
international peace and security would be the adoption of effective
measures for the substantial reduction of conventional weapons and
for building confidence among States. Romania is in favour of the
establishment of a common agreement on the part of the two blocs and,
in general, between the two sides, on as low a ceiling as possible
for the principal weapons: aeroplanes, tanks, warships, missiles,
heavy guns, and so forth.
79. The implementation of a set of measures for halting the arms
race and proceeding to disarmament should be carried out in
conditions of reciprocal trust and equal security for all countries,
through the achievement of a military balance at levels as low as
possible and under suitable international control.
80. To this end, we are in favour of the creation within the context
of the United Nations of an international body having the right to
inspect and monitor the implementation of agreed disarmament
measures. To make real progress towards disarmament it is necessary
to do everything to dismantle opposing military blocs.
81. Given the particularly serious situation in Europe, we are
resolutely in favour of a halt in the stationing of new medium-range
missiles in Europe. We favour the withdrawal and destruction of
missiles already installed and the elimination from the continent of
all nuclear weapons. In this spirit Romania welcomed the negotiations
between the Soviet Union and the United States of America on
medium-range nuclear missiles as well as those on strategic weapons
and expressed the hope that those negotiations would yield positive
results. Since the problem of medium- range missiles is of direct
concern to all European nations, we expressed the opinion that in one
way or another all States of the continent must participate in the
Geneva negotiations. The bringing about of urgent agreements on these
questions is of vital importance for all States, since missing this
crucial opportunity would mean the opening up of a new long phase of
military competition, with incalculable consequences for Europe as a
whole and indeed for all mankind.
82. As a European country Romania is constantly endeavouring to
bring about security and co-operation on the continent so that when
it resumes its work the Madrid session of the Conference can proceed
fruitfully and constructively and agree on the convening of a
conference on confidence-building and disarmament in Europe and thus
contribute to the full implementation of the provisions of the Final
Act of Helsinki and ensure continuity in the proceedings of the
Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe.
83. As part and parcel of its policy of peace, security and
disarmament in Europe, Romania is striving for the comprehensive
development of relations among the States of the Balkans so as to
transform that region into a zone of friendship, co-operation,
good-neighbourliness and peaceful coexistence and a
nuclear-weapon-free zone.
84. By its very structure and functions, and because it is a
forum for all States, the United Nations must play a particularly
important role in an authentic disarmament process. In view of the
primary responsibility of the United Nations for the maintenance of
international peace and security its role and its contribution to
disarmament must be strengthened by bringing about, under its
auspices negotiations and the adoption and monitoring of disarmament
measures.
The extensive demonstrations for peace and disarmament that have
taken place recently, and which continue to take place in a number of
countries, including Romania, eloquently prove the strength of
peoples and their ability to bring about, by acting in increasing
unity, the transition to effective measures of disarmament that would
stave off the nuclear danger. We believe that these movements must
enjoy full support, including support from the United Nations,
because in the present circumstances the role of the peoples of the
world as a whole is really decisive in the bringing about of
disarmament, in guaranteeing the national peace and independence of
all States. In this regard a particular role and responsibility
devolve on scientists, who know better than anyone the destructive
capacity of modem weapons and the catastrophic consequences of a
nuclear war. Through United Nations studies and research on
disarmament, and conferences, symposiums and seminars organized with
the broad participation of non-governmental organizations and the
mass media, and with the help of scientists representing world public
opinion, the United Nations can make a signal contribution to
ensuring effective support for the struggle for disarmament.
85. Broad dissemination, within the framework of the World
Disarmament Campaign, of the latest report of the Secretary-General
entitled economic and social consequences of the arms race of
military expenditures will help to emphasize the extremely harmful
consequences of the increasing stockpiling of weapons for the
economic and social life of all peoples and for world peace and
security.
86. Still within the framework of the World Disarmament Campaign,
Romania recently hosted at Mamaia an important meeting of
representatives of public opinion with the participation of
representatives of non-governmental organizations from the majority
of European countries, the United States and Canada. They had a
constructive and fruitful exchange of views on specific ways to halt
the arms race and to bring about disarmament. In the same spirit,
Romania proposed the convening of a world conference on the role of
the mass mediaóradio, television, the pressóin promoting a climate of
understanding, confidence and co-operation that could contribute to
peace and disarmament.
87. The present division of the world into rich and poor
countries, a result of the long policy of imperialist and colonialist
domination, and the persistence of unjust and inequitable economic
relations among States have engendered grave economic anomalies and
tension in international life and have reduced, sometimes to nothing,
the results of efforts at the economic and social level made by
developing countries, worsening the economic gap between the
developed countries and the developing countries. Unfortunately, the
conferences and meetings that have taken place in recent years on the
new international economic order have yielded virtually no result.
Urgent actions are necessary to bring about the adoption, through
international negotiations of effective measures to speed up the
economic and social progress of the developing countries, to
revitalize economic activity at the world level and to bring about
new relations among States on justice and equity and mutually
advantageous economic trade through ensuring that the developing
countries have broad access to modem technology.
88. In this regard Romania believes that it is particularly
important to embark on global negotiations without delay within the
framework of a United Nations conference to examine and resolve basic
problems concerning international economic cooperation. This is
especially important and necessary since the world economy is now on
a particularly dangerous slope.
89. The arms race and the economic policies followed by certain
developed countries, far from opening up prospects for the overcoming
of crisis phenomena and instability, which are proliferating, merely
aggravate the situation, with extremely negative consequences for the
developing countries. The recession in the capitalist developed
countries, the high cost of energy, the excessive interest rates, the
protectionist policies
and the drop in the price of raw material, coupled with increased
prices for manufactured goods, have created obstacles in
international economic relations and severely damaged the developing
countries, thwarting their efforts to develop their human and
material resources.
90. Given the growing interdependence that characterizes the
world economy there is a real danger of being plunged into a crisis
of devastating proportions. In one way or another, all the peoples of
the world are affected by the world economic crisis. All nations are
paying for the upheavals which have taken place in the world, and the
effects of the continual slide of the economy are unforeseeable. It
is in the interest of all States, irrespective of size, social system
or degree of development, to act together in joint efforts to
eliminate factors that artificially heighten the crisis, to find
reasonable solutions to economic conflicts and contradictions, to
bring about new and equitable relations among States so that the new
international economic order may be established.
91. This present session of the General Assembly must also be
availed of to launch comprehensive negotiations, and the sixth
session of UNCTAD must be used to translate into reality the
programmes of action adopted under the auspices of the United Nations
and in general to produce a radical change inthe state of affairs
that characterizes the world economy. Proceeding to disarmament is a
major imperative in the maintenance of international peace and
security, and the establishment on a new basis of economic relations
among States is just as vital in the safeguarding of the prospects
for progress of all the peoples of the world.
92. In recent years we have witnessed the intensification of the
developed countries' practice of recruiting qualified personnel from
the developing countries. The exodus of skilled people to the
developed countries, which in fact represents an important transfer
of human resources, only perpetuates and aggravates the imbalances
and difficulties in the economies of the developing countries, with
grave economic and social implications. Since it deprives these
countries of an important part of their skilled labour forceóan
essential factor in economic growth, for the training of which those
countries made great efforts, expending important material and
financial resourcesósuch an exodus of skilled people acts as a brake
on economic and social development and thus contributes to widening
further the gap between the developed and the developing countries.
That is why Romania considers it necessary that the United Nations
assume a greater role in extending international co-operation aimed
at stopping this practice, encouraging the return to their countries
of origin of qualified personnel settled in developed countries,
compensating the developing countries for the expenses they have
incurred and assisting the developing countries in training and
retaining qualified personnel in accordance with the requirements of
their national economies.
In present circumstances, we believe that we must expand and
intensify efforts staunchly to defend the supreme fundamental right
of peoples and nations to life, peace and a free and independent
existence. This right should be more forcefully and more Clearly
reflectea in the debates and documents of the General Assembly.
Priority attention should be given to the solution of problems as
important to the human condition as the guarantee of the right to
work for all members of society, the effective exercise of the right
to education and the assurance of living conditions which permit the
full flowering of the human personality.
93. Romania, the Romanian people, affirm their active solidarity
with the Namibian people in their struggle under the leadership of
the South West Africa People's Organization [SWAPO] to accede to
complete national independence, and act consistently to ensure the
elimination of the policy of and racial discrimination in South
Africa, condemning acts of aggression committed by that country
against neighbouring States. We must most resolutely combat the
activities and ideologies which foster hatred and violence, while
taking every care to protect the younger generations from their
baleful influence.
94. The problems facing youth will be thoroughly examined by the
General Assembly in the framework of the preparations for
International Youth Year, which will be celebrated id 1985 under the
motto "Participation, Development, Peace". At its second session, the
Advisory Committee for International Youth Year made substantive
recommendations concerning the implementation of the Specific
Programme of Measures and Activities to be undertaken prior to and
during that Year. It is our view that activities undertaken during
International Youth Year should be directed at strengthening
international co-operation in the solution of the specific problems
which are today of concern to the younger generations. We attach
great importance to the proposal to draft a declaration on the rights
and responsibilities of youth.
95. An important role will also be played by the Organization in
1983 in five regional meetings devoted to youth, including a meeting
that the Romanian Government has offered to host in Romania. We
believe that all these meetings will provide opportunities thoroughly
to consider the specific problems of the younger generations on all
continentsand will make a valuable contribution to the preparation
for and successful celebration of International Youth Year. The
Romanian delegation, aware of the ever greater interest of States in
problems relating to youth, expresses its conviction that the General
Assembly will approve all the recommendations drawn up by the
Advisory Committee for International Youth Year at its second session.
96. If the complex problems confronting mankind today are to be
solved it is more than ever necessary to strengthen the role that the
United Nations is called upon to play in the maintenance and
consolidation of peace and security, the promotion of international
law in relations between States and the democratization of
international life.
97. In the view of Romania and of President Ceausescu, the United
Nations can and must play a more active role in resolving the major
problems of the contemporary world in the interest of the peoples. It
must act resolutely to establish relations between States on new and
democratic bases which guarantee the participation in conditions of
equality of all
States, irrespective of their system, size or potential, in solving
the problems confronting mankind. It is particularly necessary to
ensure conditions that will enable small and medium-sized countries,
the developing countries and the non-aligned countries to play an
increasingly active role in the debate on and the settlement of all
problems arising in relations between States. We must not forget that
the balance of power has changed radically, that a diversification of
the centres of power has occurred, that the so-called third-world
countries represent the great majority of the world's population and
that, consequently, they must have an important voice in all world
policies, in the consideration of controversial issues and in the
search for new solutions which meet the interests not only of a group
of States but of the international community as a whole. In this
respect, we attach particular importance to the drafting and adoption
of a universal code of conduct concerning the fundamental rights and
obligations of States.
98. In order to obtain those goals, it is necessary to improve
the activity of the United Nations, democratize its organs,
structures and functions, increase its effectiveness and adapt it to
the present and future requirements and realities of the
international community. The United Nations must become a dynamic and
effective forum for the political settlement of international
problems, conflicts and situations of tension among States and for
holding multilateral negotiations.
99. In order to enhance the role and the contribution of the
United Nations in resolving international problems, it is imperative
that each State strictly respect the decisions of the Organization
and that the obligations and commitments undertaken during the
negotiating process be fulfilled in good faith.
100. In conclusion, the Romanian delegation wishes to reaffirm
from this rostrum its determination to co-operate closely with all
other delegations in the search for the best way of achieving all
those objectives, so that the present session may by its results
discharge the great responsibilities with which the United Nations is
entrusted in the fulfilment of the aspirations of all peoples to
peace and progress.