UN General Assembly
2016

Unfortunately, situations today in which individual States attempt to pursue their own development at other countries’ expense and limit their opportunities are becoming more common. We believe that such trends should have no place in the modern civilized world. In order to truly protect the right to development, it is vital that we ensure that powerful States and transnational corporations do not dictate conditions, limit other countries’ development, hinder the implementation of effective projects or, especially, interfere in their internal affairs. In a civilized world no one should prevent development for some States in order to encourage it in others. We believe that any international cooperation should be based on the principles of mutual benefit and respect for each other’s interests. In order to achieve that, we believe it is vital to strengthen international law on the right of States to development.