UN General Assembly
1992

hope. The Republic of Guinea-Bissau hopes that all those involved in conflict will rediscover the virtues of dialogue and cooperation, which are the only arms that lead to peace. The Government of General Joao Bernardo Viera, President of the Council of State of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, has committed all of Guinea-Bissau to a process of pluralist democratization and to the establishment of a State of law, as well as to the improvement and recovery of the economy, with a view to greater social justice. The process of democratization now under way in Guinea-Bissau is perceived everywhere as the clear sign of fundamental change, whose goal is justice, social stability and greater well-being. So that it can be effective and practical, this process is based on my country's historical social and cultural realities. In our view, the recent adoption of our Electoral Law narrows the gap between the aspirations of our people and reality, and gives all citizens the means to express themselves freely and indeed to be free. The progressive