UN General Assembly
1993

summit aimed at adopting a global agenda for the twenty- first century. The general topic of this summit conference could be "Partners for a Better World: on the Threshold of the Twenty-first Century". An ad hoc preparatory committee or an open-ended working group of the whole could be established by this body to cope with the substance and the organizational aspects of the summit. Greece expresses its willingness and readiness to work bilaterally and collectively towards the realization of this United Nations summit conference. I might add that, after all, Greece was the cradle of the democracy that humanity as a whole now enjoys. It is the right place to hold the summit proposed by the Greek Government. We are living through a period of radical changes, especially in Europe. Former adversaries are now cooperating on the basis of common values and principles. Historical agreements have been reached in arms control and arms reduction, both regionally and globally. These changes have also brought new risks and uncertainties: the proliferation of new States; the Forty-eighth session - 1 October l993 17