UN General Assembly
1965

48. The developing countries, for their part, are striving with the means at their disposal to put into practice the principles and recommendations of the Final Act of the Geneva Conference. In Latin America, Asia and Africa, efforts are being made to achieve organized economic growth. Regional integration, harmonized Industrialization and development banks exist or are envisaged in each of the regions I have mentioned. The assistance of the United Nations regional economic commissions is extremely useful in this respect. Our efforts do not stop there, however; we think that wider co-operation would accelerate our process of economic development. 49. Consequently, within the framework of sub-regional co-operation, my Government has signed the treaty creating the Central African Customs and Economic Union, which at present comprises the Central African Republic, the Congo (Brazzaville), Gabon, Chad and Cameroon. My country is also co-operating with other neighbouring countries — Nigeria, Chad and Niger — in the development of the basin of Lake Chad.