UN General Assembly
1983

solution of the pressing socio-economic and other problems upon which mankind's prosperity depends. 84. We devote particular attention to the problems of development. As a country with a dynamic and stable economy, we are interested in the removal of artificial obstacles and barriers and in the promotion of equitable and mutually beneficial co-operation, a guarantee for which would be the restructuring of international economic relations on a just and democratic basis and the establishment of a new international economic order. In this connection, we support the demand for a speedy beginning of global negotiations, and we are ready to study any constructive proposal in this important area. 85. In conclusion, I return to the underlying theme of my statement—how to preserve peace and save the planet from a nuclear catastrophe. For us Bulgarians, there is only one answer. As Tudor Zhukov, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party and President of the State Council of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, has said: "The question today is as follows: either we live