UN General Assembly
1978

121. Obviously, to lend support to the process of technical co-operation among developing countries, it would be necessary to introduce changes in the content and the flow of traditional technical: cooperation, in the conviction that technical co-operation among developing countries should not exempt the industrialized countries from fulfilling their responsibilities to the developing world. On the contrary those countries should substantially increase their contribution to development and to bringing about structural changes in the international system, 122. My Government holds the view that in the developing countries there is broad and Varied know-how in various areas, experience and ability that could be placed at the service of development. Furthermore, the respective national institutions should be encouraged to realize that self-help and a complete awareness of their own capabilities is essential for the success of technical co-operation among developing countries, 123. Guatemala wishes to emphasize the far-reaching role which regional efforts can and must play in technical cooperation Within the region as well as with other developing regions,