UN General Assembly
1977

35. My Government is eager to strengthen the work of the Commission on Transnational Corporations. We feel that such corporations, must, without harming their effectiveness, be integrated into the economic and social framework of their host countries so that the development potential of their technology, capital and access to markets can be maximized and harnessed to the local economy. 36. In general, the various discussions set in motion in the past reflect the desire of developing countries to improve not only, the external environment in which their economies operate but also their status as participants in the process of international decision-making.