UN General Assembly
1993

front line of international relations, seems decisive. For this reason, we attach great significance to the ongoing restructuring of the Secretariat. We also deem particularly important the reform of the Security Council, which has special responsibilities and is now free to accomplish its original mission and to emerge as the driving force behind the Organization’s political activities in maintaining stability and peace. Other organizations, such as the European Community, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), have, in their turn, an important role to play in consolidating democracy, maintaining stability and promoting development in the entire European region. It is essential for close cooperation to be established between those bodies and the United Nations - which has a primary and universal responsibility - so as to avoid duplication and to enhance what each can contribute to the search for peace and stability. Peace-keeping operations have recently undergone a considerable expansion, and we are witnessing the deployment of large numbers of men and women in