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“For all these reasons, we declare that Peru will spare no effort to ensure that this session will be qualitatively different from others more effective and more committed to the goals of reconciliation and harmony, peace, freedom, law and justice.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“We hope that his spirit of freedom and justice will preside over the endeavours of Governments today and we pay a well-deserved tribute to his memory and to his work. 47. This thirty-seventh session of the General Assembly is taking place in particularly difficult circumstances. It has been many years since we have seen an economic crisis such as that of today, in which communication among States is so charged with anxiety and discouragement is so prevalent among our peoples. 48. Our country has demonstrated its dedication to peace, defence of the principles of law and international conciliation, which we do not wish to abandon. We believe that the only way in which the urgent problems of mankind can be faced and overcome is through negotiation, and we reaffirm our faith in the United Nations as the highest forum of the peoples.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Peru wishes to reaffirm the great importance of South-South co-operation for the developing countries and unreservedly supports the implementation of the Programme of Action adopted at the High-Level Conference on Economic Co-operation among Developing Countries in May 1981 at Caracas.^ In this context, we support the immediate convening of a meeting to establish a generalized system of preferences among the developing countries as a practical and effective means of promoting our economic links. 46. Next year the Republics of America will celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Liberator, Simon Bolivar, the founder of nations, a man of his time and of our time.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Peru also reiterates its support for the Integrated Programme for Commodities and the Common Fund for Commodities, as a central instrument for the organization of international trade in such com-modities. 44. My country, as a member of the Consultative Group of 18, is participating in preparations for the ministerial meeting of GATT to be held later this year. We find it indispensable that that meeting attach priority to the interests of the developing countries in view of the reduced benefits that they have derived from multilateral trade negotiations, bearing in mind that the process of global negotiations must not be disturbed. 45.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“My Government recognizes the position assumed by the developed countries at the Versailles Economic Summit in June, and is prepared to co-operate closely W3th the rest of the countries of the Group of 77, in the definition of a consensus that would permit the earliest possible beginning of global negotiations. In view of the urgency of the present circumstances, my Government expresses the hope that at this session the General Assembly will adopt a resolution stipulating the beginning of global negotiations. 42. Peru is also aware of the importance of the sixth session of UNCTAD, to be held next year in Belgrade. The serious problems faced by the developing countries make it imperative that that Conference achieves specific results, especially in the important areas of primary commodities, trade, currency and finance. 43.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“We therefore consider it to be appropriate to agree on an emergency world economic plan, in which all States and international organizations would participate without discrimination or self-exclusion. To that effect, my Government will put forward at Session of the General Assembly, a proposal for the immediate adoption of such plan, in order to give impetus to the recovery of the world economy. 40. At the same time, we must continue our efforts for the construction of a new international economic order. We must emphasize that the launching of global negotiations is an imperative need for the international community as a whole, in order to rebuild, from the ground up, the imbalanced system of international economic relations. 41.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The sense of urgency among peoples of the world today is accompanied by a deep frustration at the lack of understanding and inability Governments have demonstrated in finding common approaches to alleviating the tragic situation facing them. 38. We must prevent despair from setting in, and we must remove tension in order to facilitate the solution of grave problems that directly affect international peace; and security. A supreme effort on the part of all members of the international community is required to find a minimum consensus that will enable them to reactivate the world economy, at the same time taking care to prevent the return of inflation. 39.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The industrialized countriesósome more than othersóare beginning to introduce tariff and non- tariff barriers which are contrary to the spirit of free trade that they themselves champion. The mounting external debt now constitutes for all countries, industrialized and developing alike, both a burden and a thread not only to their economic progress but to the very stability of the international financial system. 37. Things cannot be allowed to remain as they are much longer. The international economic crisis is the result of grave difficulties of a political and social order fisting the international community.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The international economic situation could not be more critical. Inflation and recession continue to be the main features of a crisis that has ceased to be a mere slump in the business cycle. While it is true that the crisis affects everyone, it is also true that we are not all equally affected. Unemployment is the most serious social consequence of the international economic crisis, but the developing countries, unlike the industrialized countries, find it difficult to provide help for the unemployed. Capital goods have continued to rise in price, in inverse proportion to the prices of raw materials. Financing for development projects is becoming increasingly costly and difficult to find.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“For its part, Peru will continue to exert efforts, both internationally and regionally, to effect limitation of arms expenditures and to protect Latin America and other regions of the developing world from the nuclear threat, in the conviction that the goal of disarmament will be reached only by approaches that take due account of the interests of all parties. 35. We are witnessing a day-by-day deterioration of the opportunities for diplomatic negotiation and political agreement. In view of this, the movement of non-aligned countries clearly has a role to play. Its objectives and its reason for existence as an independent factor in international relations have become all the more significant and relevant in view of the grim picture we are facing in all parts of the world. 36.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“We trust that those States will refrain from following a course whose implications would be very grave in the area of international law and in the development of friendly co-operation among countries, as well as in relation to policies applicable to other areas of ocean space. 33. The results of the second special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament are discouraging. Not only was there no progress with respect to what had been agreed at the first special session on disarmament, but the consensus of 1978 itself has apparently been challenged. 34. It is indispensable that all countries of the international community, particularly the nuclear Powers, participate in a new effort to move forward in the complex problem of disarmament.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Furthermore, it will not renounce the defence of the rules established by the Declaration of Principles Governing the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor, and the Subsoil Thereof, beyond the Limits of National Juris-diction, adopted in 1970 Those principles have been incorporated in the Convention, according to which the sea bed and its resources outside the limits of national jurisdiction constitute the common heritage of mankind and can be exploited only for the benefit of all countries, under an international regime and international machinery. We shall regard as illegal any use of the international sea-bed zone by States that have adopted unilateral legislation or which have subscribed to agreements of reciprocity contrary to the principles of the Convention.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Meanwhile we shall follow with close attention the statements made by other Governments, in the hope that the will for justice and international concord will prevail. 32. Peru will continue to defend its rights of sovereignty and jurisdiction over its adjacent waters and the sea-bed and subsoil thereof to the limit of 200 miles, for the purposes that have been foreseen since 1947, as part of its maritime territory and without prejudice to freedom of international communication.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea' is the fruit of a long and arduous effort to reconcile the rights and interests of States in different circumstances by means of universal rules ensuring the rational utilization of the ocean areas not as an instrument of hegemony but as an instrument of justice, peace, security, co-operation, development and well-being for all peoples. Each State must now evaluate the advantages of a legal order, respect for and implementation of which would protect their most essential rights and interests both within and outside zones of national jurisdiction. My Government is making such an assessment in the light of certain provisions of our Constitution and the laws of our Republic. It will be for the Congress of my country to express its approval or disapproval of the Convention.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Only with the political will of the parties will it be possible to achieve just and balanced agreements which, as in the case of Kampuchea, presupposes the withdrawal of foreign troops and self-determination for the peoples involved. 29. Peru hopes that the question of Korea can be resolved by peaceful and negotiated means by the parties. 30. The struggle for independence in Territories that have not yet overcome colonialism continues. Namibia must be rescued from the illegal occupation from which it is suffering. Peru, an active member of the Special Committee against apartheid; condemns and rejects this practice, which is an infringement of human dignity. 31.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“We renew our appeal to all the parties to the conflict to co-operate in the search for a comprehensive and definitive political settlement, taking into account the rights of all the peoples of the region, within the framework of the relevant resolutions adopted by the Security Council and the General Assembly. 27. The stability and well-being of South-East Asia are linked to the problem of Kampuchea. Peru is a member of the /It/ Committee of the International Conference on Kampuchea, and we hope that the bases established by the General Assembly, under the auspices of the Secretary-General, will lead to a negotiated settlement. 28. We support the steps taken by the Secretary- General with respect to Afghanistan and Cyprus.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“In this world forum, in the name of the Government and people of Peru, I reiterate our most vigorous condemnation, as already expressed by the Chief Executive of my country, of these acts, which violate the most elementary principles of human coexistence. 25. Recent developments have clearly and painfully shown that the question of Palestine constitutes the central factor of the Middle East crisis. It is our view that for reasons of principle, of history and of justice, the Palestinian people must exercise the inalienable rights of all people, as recognized by the Organization. 26.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“In Central America there is a growing tendency towards confrontation, and the considerable difficulties faced by the peoples of the area are compounded by forms of foreign intervention, political polarization and internal and external armed struggle. It is necessary for States both within and outside this region, instead of trying for ideological reasons to decide how others should organize themselves to try urgently to provide broad support for their development. 23. Peru deeply regrets the recent deterioration of the situation in the Middle East. We have made clear our rejection of intervention in and military use of the territory of Lebanon^ in violation of its indepen-dence and sovereignty, the persistence of policies of force and the commission of genocidal crimes against the Palestinian people. 24.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Our region has brought to the Assembly the question of the Malvinas Islands. Everybody is aware of our support for the principle of decolonization of the Malvinas Islands and for the claim of the sister Republic of Argentina to sovereignty over that archipelago. This is also called for in resolutions of the United Nations and the Organization of American States and in declarations by the movement of non- aligned countries. Faithful to its dedication to peace, Peru has made intense and repeated efforts to ensure a negotiated solution of the conflict and will continue to support negotiations between Argentina and the United Kingdom through the intermediary of the Secretary-Genera). 22.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“What is required is concerted diplomatic action at the highest level, as proposed by the Secretary-General, or any other approach which can ensure that the position of political privilege conferred upon the permanent members of the Security Council will be used for the effective fulfilment of their responsibilities with regard to international peace and co-operation. Otherwise we shall have to consider amendments to the Charter. 20. We hope that the Secretary-General's firmness in presenting matters to the Assembly as he sees them and not as we would wish to see them will serve to promote a debate that will review the Orga-nization, because our peoples are beset by a two-fold anxiety: daily survival in terrible economic and social conditions, and survival as a species in the face of the increasing probability of a nuclear conflict. 21.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The Secretary-General has submitted his report on the work of the Organization, the importance and scope of which will be recognized by the world public. This report sums up the genuine anxiety of our peoples and shows the need to listen to the voice of reason and morality in the present dramatic circumstances. The Assembly will examine various aspects of the report, debate the proposals it contains and draw from it the new inspiration the Organization needs for the preservation of peace and the betterment of mankind and to ensure that it does not fail as the depositary of ideals which are beyond its ability and the will of our Governments to achieve. l9. The meagre results of the action of the Security Council compel us to ask whether the assumptions upon which the Organization was founded have been overtaken by events.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The basic elements of this situation are an alarming tendency to disregard the obligations of international law, in particular the obligation to abstain from the resort to aggression or the use or threat of force; policies of strength and the maintenance of spheres of influence or domination; interference in the internal affairs of States; the impossibility of getting the process of disarmament under way, and the frustrations encountered at the second special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament; the obstacles that are preventing the establishment of a new international economic order; the difficulties experienced in concluding the process of decolonization; policies of apartheid and racial dis-crimination; and the crisis in the United Nations. 18.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“This task should not lead to exclusions of any kind, but rather to a clearer identification of our interests and a better representation and defence of those interests in continental and world forums. 16. The number of critical situations in the world has increased and, paradoxically, none of those that have now become traditional has yet been overcome. The worsening of the situation is seriously infecting the United Nations, and the constantly repeated appeals to States to act in conformity with the principles of the Charter are no longer sufficient. It has become absolutely necessary to prevent the spread of a cynical attitude. 17.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“On the other hand, the project for the creation of a trust fund for the promotion of horizontal technical co-operation with the countries of Central America and the Caribbean, which I presented at the 6th meeting of the thirty-sixth session of the General Assembly, has met with broad support from the countries of that area and from the Administration of UNDP. We hope that that fund, too, will be established in the near future. Similarly, my country is participating in the necessary deliberations relating to the inter-American system. It is our view that it has become imperative to re-emphasize the capacity for concerted action among the countries of the region vis-a-vis the only country of the region which has world-wide interest.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“In this respect, the Bolivarian Highway along the edge of the jungle, an initiative of President Belaunde Terry, which has received broad support from Latin American and Andean countries, is today in an advanced stage of completion. In the same spirit, President Belaunde has rescued the ambitious project of interconnecting the three major watersheds of the South American continent, a project which would make it possible to move large volumes of goods, services and passengers in the heart of our region. My Government is confident that, after the technical meeting on watershed inter-connection which took place last year in Lima, we will soon be able to undertake that work. 14.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“My Government has supported and resolutely contributed to the reactivation of the Andean Croup and to promoting the Latin American Integration Association, as well as in regional consultations and co-operation, within the framework of the Latin American Economic System, which are institutions to which Peru attaches the greatest importance in the strengthening and unity of Latin America as an effective response to the frustrations and unusual economic measures that the region as a whole and some countries in particular have experienced during the recent crisis in the South Atlantic. 13. Moreover, in order to foster Latin American integration and co-operation, the Latin American region must be organized physically.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“In the international arena, Peru has sought further to achieve ever closer ties with its neighbour countries, links to which it attaches particular importance within its traditional policy of respect for the rights of others as well as zealous defence of its own rights. 12. Peru has continued to participate actively in the processes of regional economic co-operation and integration.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“It is being faced through courageous development programmes that will alleviate the difficult situation of the people living in those areas. 10. Peru has signed all the international agreements on human rights to which it could accede and the principles of those agreements are embodied in the new Constitution. Our Government bases its efforts upon those principles in bringing about the full realization of each person and a regime of democracy and social solidarity. The occasional stories reaching the international community which attempt to contradict the spirit of authentic respect for human dignity in my country today must surely come as a surprise to those who have had an opportunity to visit Peru and to witness the climate of freedom prevailing in my country. 11.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“But he told us also: "We cannot sincerely condemn recourse to violence unless we engage in a corresponding effort to replace it by courageous political initiatives which aim at eliminating threats to peace by attacking the roots of injustice." That is precisely what the Government of Peru is seeking to do at the domestic level. 9. Hence, together with the legitimate exercise of its constitutional responsibilities, the Government is pursuing a set of activities designed to bring about improvement in the depressed economic and social conditions of the poorest areas of our country, those areas in which the largest number of acts of violence have taken place. This poverty is the result of complex geographical conditions, isolation and the failure for over a century to address basic needs.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“To that end, our Government will guarantee public peace with the necessary firmness, but without overstepping legal bounds in any respect. Persons involved in criminal offences have been brought before the judiciary the independence of which cannot be questioned for it is the only authority empowered to decide on the guilt of those involved and to apply the necessary penalties. 8. His Holiness Pope John Paul II, in his pontifical message of 1980, reminded us that building peace is the task of all men and all nations and that violence is an evil unworthy of man, unacceptable as a solution to our problems, contrary to the truth of our humanity and, indeed, destructive of what it seeks to defend: the dignity, life and freedom of the human being.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Despite the resolve and efforts of our Government to promote justice, well-being and progress within the framework of democratic principles, some minority groups, seeking to use violence to introduce an ill- defined political, economic and social programme, have resorted to acts which cause irreparable loss of human life and very serious material damage for a developing country. The Peruvian people rejects this criminal activity as shocking to its conscience and damaging to its interests, for what is destroyed is lost to all. Our whole country has, therefore, through its representative institutions and the broad range of political parties present in our national Parliament, condemned terrorism and continues to do so. Our Government has taken steps to prevent it, in strict observance of human rights.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The elections that took place in 1980 were followed in November 1981 by complementary elections at the municipal level. These indicated increased support for the party led by President Fernando Belaunde Terry, which gained 70 per cent of the votes cast at the national level. 41 6. The problems of the present-day world are clearly causing serious frustrations in society to which it is reacting in different ways. The great majorities opt for political avenues which, in various ways, seek to find within the legal order appropriate replies to the requirements of collective well-being. Unfortunately, there are also those who react to adversity in irrational, blind and irresponsible ways. 7.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Peru takes pride in his election and in the contribution that he is making t^ the cause of the international community. 4. Since it took office on 28 July 1980 the constitutional Government of Peru has shouldered the difficult task of putting into practice a spirit of democracy in which the effectiveness of a modem Consti-tution, the interplay of the branches of government, respect for human rights and the full enjoyment of freedoms should constitute the best assurance that we shall achieve our ideal of making man the supreme end of our social efforts. 5. Two years have elapsed under the present Government and Peru takes satisfaction in the fact that it is fulfilling its aims. Freedom of expression for all the communications media is now absolute in our country.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“1. I should like at the outset, Sir, to convey to you the greetings and congratulations of the delegation of Peru on your well-deserved election to the presidency of the thirty-seventh session of the General Assembly. This is recognition of your personal qualities as well as a tribute to Hungary, a country which has participated so actively and so significantly in the work of the United Nations. 2. My delegation also wishes to express its appreciation and to convey its congratulations to Mr. Tsmat Kittani, who at a critical time for the international community demonstrated his exceptional abilities as an experienced and skilful diplomat. 3. You will understand, Sir, with what satisfaction we greet Mr. Javier Perez de Cuellar, the Secretary- General.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“At this time of tension and trial for the international community, I think that it behooves us too to think deeply. There should be an appeal to the conscience of all nations to join together making use of only what is positive in progress and science to solve mankind's problems. 198. For its part, my country, at this thirty-sixth session of the General Assembly, calls for world brotherhood.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“To that end, we believe that the decision-making machinery of the United Nations must be revitalized to make it more effective, especially in the case of the Security Council. It is discouraging to note the abuse of the exceptional privileges of certain countries in the Organization. It is therefore our urgent and inescapable obligation to resolve this serious situation. 195. In my country, the Head of State has appealed to all political parties and all sectors of national activity to join together, without setting aside their own convictions, "in their humble homes with all their unfulfilled yearnings, in the squalor of their urban and rural slums, in their decaying schools, to take the decision to overcome their afflictions". 196. He called for a great united effort: for national brotherhood. 197.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“We condemn the aggression and the use of force in recent events both in Lebanon and in Iraq; they violate the standards of peaceful coexistence and the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations. 193. if is urgent that the General Assembly find valid procedures and machinery which would bring this painful conflict to a satisfactory solution, bearing in mind the relevant Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, the secure existence of all the concerned States and parties in the region and all valid efforts to achieve peace and understanding. 194. Peru considers that it is the obligation of the Assembly to tackle the task of making the provisions of the Charter of the Organization more effective.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“At the same time, we give full backing to the SecretaryGeneral in his efforts to find negotiated political formulas which would contribute to their solution, whether by mandate of the Council or on his own initiative within the framework of his prerogatives. 191. My delegation cannot fail to indicate its rejection of the recent invasion of Angola by foreign troops, which not only is an attack on the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, but which furthermore contributes to an increase in the threat to international peace and security. 192. We express our serious concern over the deterioration in the situation in the Middle East.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“Disputes must be settled by the peaceful means set forth in the international instruments to which the parties are bound, for respect for the obligations arising from treaties, as enshrined in the Charter, is the indisputable foundation on which contemporary international relations are built. Thus, Peru will cooperate in the adoption of any international instrument which bans once and for all the use of force in relations among States. 190. It is therefore regrettable that situations of tension persist between Iraq and Iran, in Cyprus, in Kampuchea and in Afghanistan. My delegation considers that every effort must be made in this Assembly and in the Security Council to put an end soon to those situations.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“This is set forth in one of the articles of the Peruvian Constitution. 188. Peru once again denounces the unlawful occupation of the territory of Namibia, in flagrant violation of the express injunctions of the United Nations and of the advisory opinion of 21 June 1971 of the International Court of Justice.12 We reaffirm here the unconditional support of my Government for the self-determination of the Namibian people, their inalienable right to independence, respect for their sovereignty and territorial integrity and their right to their natural resources. 189. Peru reaffirms its devotion to peace and its full and total support for the principle banning the use of force in the settlement of disputes, which is the fundamental guiding principle of its foreign policy.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“Peru, in keeping with its demonstrated humanistic calling, today reiterates its devotion to those principles and rights as well as its determination to contribute to the promotion of the essential dignity of the human person and the development and wellbeing of society in a framework of freedom, social justice and full respect for the basic rights of the individual. 186. This historic position of principle, set forth in the new Political Charter of the State of Peru, has been and will be zealously respected by the Government of President Belaunde Terry. 187. We reject as inhumane and contrary to the march of history the system of apartheid which prevails in South Africa. Peru is a country which is proud of its multiracial ancestry, and we cannot allow the establishment of discriminatory differences of any kind.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“Our Organization, through its work on the constant and difficult task of promoting a world order in which each individual and each nation can enjoy without any encumbrance, limitations or threats the elementary rights to freedom, security, development and wellbeing, is the appropriate framework for the consideration of any matter that may have to do with the defense of human rights. 184. Two decades ago, Peru ratified the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and we are a signatory the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and its Optional Protocol. Regionally, we have ratified the American Convention on Human Rights, known as the "Pact of San Jose, Costa Rica". We have also signed other international instruments the purpose of which is to protect human rights. 185.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“The deterioration of the latter has been dangerously aggravated by an escalation in the arms race on a worldwide level which involves primarily those nations that have the largest arsenals of nuclear and conventional weapons. In this connection, Peru is particularly concerned over the fact that an appreciation of the universal importance of peace tends to be diluted in theoretical and binding formulations, if not in misunderstandings which lead to failure, and that the institutionalized efforts of the United Nations run the risk of becoming bureaucratized when they are not legitimized by the political will of Governments. 182. In keeping with our traditional positions, Peru will continue to work in every way possible for general and complete disarmament. 183.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“My country deems it opportune to mention the important step taken by the United Nations in promoting the Conference on New and Renewable Sources of Energy, which has permitted the drawing up of the Nairobi Program of Action on the development and utilization of those sources of energy." In addition, we believe that in order to consolidate the progress that has been made it will be necessary to bring about a real transfer of financial and technological resources from the developed countries to the developing countries with a view to the utilization of those new sources of energy. 181. The Government of Peru views with apprehension the close relationship between the tense international situation and the deadlock in the disarmament process.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“One of the most important events of the foreign policy of Peru this year has been Peru's accession to the Antarctic Treaty, signed in Washington on 1 December 1959. The Government of Peru considers that, given the special geographical position of our country, we have a direct and substantial interest in the Antarctic region and consequently, on the basis of the principle of the legal equality of all the signatories, we shall strive hard in the search for a general and final statute for that area in which equal consideration will be given to the interests of all the States involved. 180.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“This is also a desires shared by the great majority of the developed countries that participated in the Conference. 178. It is our firm hope that when the Government of the United States reviews its position on the draft convention it will reach conclusions similar to those that made it possible for its earlier negotiators to work within the Conference. This would mean an honoring of commitments negotiated by consensus among the other countries participating in the Conference. It would indeed be regrettable if the international law of the sea were to be undermined, for it is inevitable that it be established as the sole guarantee against chaos, confrontation and unlawful activities by any State. 179.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“We are pleased by the fact that at the last meeting the unofficial text of the draft Convention became official, that the argument for 200 miles which was so tenaciously defended has finally achieved its official confirmation, the headquarters of the International Seabed Authority and of the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea have been established and consensus has been reached on the difficult task of the delimitation of the economic zones and continental shelves between States with adjacent and opposing coastlines. 177. As we have already stated, these achievements demonstrate that the States of the third world are united in their determination to prevent any changes in substantive aspects of the draft Convention.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“In so doing, we have done nothing more than protect the higher national interests of our country, a mining country of the first order, which, in the future, with many other countries, could see the prices of its raw materials and minerals affected if in the future the free unilateral exploitation of the seabed by the highly industrialized countries and their transnational enterprises is permitted. That would violate the principle that the seabed and its resources are the common heritage of mankind. 176.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“The Government of Peru appreciates the true dimension of the efforts that are needed, and it wishes to participate in the solution of international problems. We have promoted global negotiations within the United Nations as the best way to achieve, by negotiation and not through confrontation, a restructuring of the present unjust international economic order, lowering the rising level of world tension and forging a truly safe world for everyone. 175. Peru has been active in the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, which has been meeting since the end of 1973 and which in August completed its tenth session, at Geneva.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“For that reason,' the Group of 77, which encompasses at the present time more than 127 developing countries, put forward the idea of what it calls "SouthSouth cooperation", and this year the program for economic cooperation among developing countries [see A/36/333] was approved at its most recent meeting at Caraballeda, Venezuela. In a concrete and consistent way it contains distinct sectorial objectives in the financial, monetary, commercial, food, raw material, energy and technological areas now at various levels of development. 173. It should be mentioned here that horizontal cooperation should not be seen as a substitute for global economic cooperation between the developing countries and the industrialized countries. 174.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)