UN General Assembly
1992

of the General Assembly. Clearly, this would be the best way to move towards the new world order to which we all aspire. To be sure, with respect to the maintenance of peace, the United Nations to which we pay an enthusiastic tribute - under the dynamic leadership of the Secretary-General is making notable efforts to respond to the many demands upon it. To be sure, in the Middle East, in the rest of Asia, in Africa and in Europe, United Nations peace-keeping forces, in most of which my country is proud to participate, are carrying out their missions courageously, loyally and effectively, and for the most part to the great satisfaction of the peoples of those regions. We must, however, recognize that this universal Organization is not equally successful everywhere its intervention is desired and necessary. Often this is because of the Charter requirement that regional organizations play the primary role in the settlement of regional disputes, but we must realize that their effectiveness is limited in the case of armed confrontation