UN General Assembly
1997

soon, this long, drawn-out conflict will be amenable to successful resolution. May I also avail myself of this opportunity to express my Government’s regret that the Middle East peace process has been put in grave jeopardy by the actions of the Israeli Government, which, defying international outcry, continues its settlement activities in East Jerusalem. For these are the very actions which encourage extremists among the Palestinians to organize terrorist acts against the Israeli population. We would also urge the Palestinian leadership to continue more assiduously in its efforts to achieve the objectives of their treaty with Israel through non-confrontational means. Many a representative has drawn attention to the continued and widespread growth of the global economy 18 as we move towards the close of the century and to the broadening of the reach of economic growth in developing countries to include an increasing number of low-income countries. Indeed, many African countries have achieved stronger growth of output and incomes in 1996 and 1997. This encouraging trend has been achieved through the adoption and pursuit by Governments of policies and