UN General Assembly
1992

protection. In doing so, we proceeded from our understanding that the preservation of Mongolia's largely unspoiled natural environment is part and parcel of global, and particularly Central Asian, ecological concerns. Our country is open to international cooperation in the implementation of research, protection and restoration programmes. We hope that the Member States of the United Nations will support our proposal and promote its realization. I should like to point out the imperative need to develop and strengthen the legal basis of inter-State relations, accelerate the codification of international law and increase the competence of the International Court of Justice, for the sake of asserting a new international order the world over. In conclusion, I should like to express my confidence that this session the United Nations General Assembly will successfully complete its deliberations.