UN General Assembly
1992

levels of extreme poverty, the legacy of the foreign debt burden, the impact of stringent economic adjustments, the benefits of which will be felt only over the long term. These are serious constraints on efforts to get the economy off the ground and to promote growth, and extra efforts must be made on top of what is normal for developing countries. With suitable international cooperation that complements internal efforts and respects the sovereignty of our nations, and with the establishment of modern, flexible democratic systems, we will attain the noble objectives we have set for ourselves. With the end of the war and the emergence of peace, we have begun to lay the foundations of a sovereign, non-aligned, independent foreign policy of international reconciliation, which will make it possible for us to establish diplomatic relations with all the nations of the world. Its basic tenets offer an excellent opportunity to develop further our own democratic process and support that of fraternal countries. It is our hope that meaningful commitments can be achieved among the