UN General Assembly
1969

world trade expansion, the adoption of a generalized system of non-reciprocal and non-discriminatory preferences for all developing countries, the promotion of industrialization and the determination of freight rates, the establishment of a multilateral payments system and effective assistance to the developing countries remain as always the basic and legitimate concern of the countries of the third world. 218. But from a factual and absolute standpoint, it can be said that nothing positive has yet been accomplished by the developed countries. Remember that history is not made by intentions. What we want is to see these intentions translated into concrete acts which will lead to the disappearance of hunger and poverty. 219. The Republic of Guinea, true to its principles of international co-operation founded on the sovereign interests of States, believes that an under-developed economy cannot develop if integrated with a developed economy, since such integration robs it of its strength and is the very cause of its under-development. 220. My delegation hereby reaffirms its agreement with the Charter of Algiers concerning the economic rights of