UN General Assembly
1986

As we have stated from this rostrum on many occasions, the Government of Equatorial Guinea, on the basis of changes that took place in the country in August 1979, has successfully carried out the difficult but noble task of restoring, in accordance with our basic laws, the executive, legislative and judicial powers. It has achieved considerable progress in the social and political spheres. The peace and tranquility prevailing in the country bear witness to that. Unfortunately, and despite the efforts the Government is unceasingly making, the economic situation in my country, which is only a consequence of the situation inherited from an earlier period and the widespread world crisis, still has many obstacles to overcome, since Equatorial Guinea, as a devastated, underdeveloped