UN General Assembly
2012

to exploit our vast hydroelectric potential. Finally, several mining projects, together with the building of adequate road transport and port infrastructure, are under way. We hope to make progress on the road to development and the improvement of the living conditions of our population. “I would now like to express my appreciation for the President’s choice of theme for the general debate, namely, ‘Bringing about adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations by peaceful means’. That subject follows on from last year’s theme and enables us to revisit the Charter of the United Nations and to remind ourselves of the values that it promotes and that should guide our actions. “The theme recalls recalls the fundamental principles of the Organization, which are, inter alia, the maintenance of international peace and security through the adoption of effective collective measures and the settlement by peaceful means of disputes which could lead to a breakdown of peace, in accordance with the principles of justice and international law. That reminder is not without value at the present moment, when tensions persist