UN General Assembly
1994

also for a specific purpose, and that is to assist the Government of Papua New Guinea and the relevant parties on Bougainville in facilitating a secure environment in which they will be able to hold a peace conference and, through dialogue, achieve a consensus on the future of Bougainville. Let me say that our commitment to peace-keeping is a continuing affirmation of our belief that the purposes and principles set forth in the United Nations Charter must be given practical expression. Fiji, as a responsible member of the international community, will continue to play its role in the enhancement of global peace and security. On the subject of peace-keeping, I want at this time to express my Government’s satisfaction at the strengthening of the Department of Peace-keeping Operations. I believe that continued innovations in the institutional structure of this Department will be necessary if it is to play a meaningful and effective role in support of United Nations peace-keeping activities. This year marks an important milestone in the development of the international law of the sea. Fiji was