UN General Assembly
1996

in full the anguish of our fellow humans in all countries who are being denied the conditions to live and to develop in peace and in fulfilment. My Government welcomes the developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the implementation of the Dayton Agreement. Our hope is that the recent elections too will serve to provide confidence and trust among all the parties. We continue to pray for lasting peace in the Middle East. We commend President Clinton for initiating the recent Washington meetings, and we urge all sides, in the renewed negotiations now taking place in the region, to make every effort possible to restore stability and direction to the peace process in the spirit of mutual respect. We are also a country which cherishes the United Nations Charter and the fundamental principles for which our Organization stands. This is the basis for our support of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the People’s Republic of China. We have faith in the elaboration of rules to regulate international behaviour and cooperation. Increasingly, developments in the international system require both State