UN General Assembly
2014

community, in order to end the hostilities and clear the way for a frank dialogue across the negotiating table and a political solution for lasting peace. As to the conflict in Ukraine, which is also causing the loss of many human lives, the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe regrets the situation and calls on the parties to move forward rapidly, through dialogue, in resolving their differences. The international community must make all efforts to facilitate such dialogue. We believe that the Assembly will agree with us when we say that global security is vital for the sustainable development of our countries. Therefore, considering that Sao Tome and Principe is centrally located in the Gulf of Guinea, a region that is strongly affected by piracy, terrorism, drug trafficking and other illicit acts committed at sea, we have taken national steps to fight those phenomena, including the drafting of a legislative framework for the modernization of the armed forces, based on a strategy that focuses decisively on the sea and its resources. At the subregional level, we have worked, as