UN General Assembly
1992

hope that the markets for the majority of our commodities will be organized within the framework of appropriate international agreements that would take into account the best interests of both consumers and producers. That is why I should like to avail myself of this opportunity to appeal most earnestly to the States members of the European Economic Community (EEC), whose constant support for developing countries has been unfailing, to take determined action, individually and collectively, in order to foster the forthcoming conclusion of new international agreements, particularly those relating to coffee and cocoa, negotiations on which are currently under way. This is also the place to affirm that, contrary to commonly-held views, we remain convinced, as far as we are concerned, of the ability of well-written international agreements on commodities to stabilize markets and thereby to foster the economic growth of countries that produce raw materials. Indeed, taking into account the overall importance of raw materials in the economies of developing countries, and in particular the extreme dependence of some of them on a single product or small number of