UN General Assembly
1964

81. The problem presented by the growing economic inequality between the rich and the poor countries has been aptly characterized by the Secretary-General in the introduction to his annual report on the work of the Organization [A/580l/Add.1] as fundamentally as serious as the East-West tension, with all the dangers they portend for the continued existence of mankind. The gap should be narrowed and every effort should be made to that end. In this connexion I should like to express our satisfaction at the achievements of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and to state our wholehearted support for the recommendations made by the Conference and for the resolution adopted on 30 December 1964 by the Assembly on the setting up of a permanent secretariat for this Conference [resolution 1995 (XIX)]. As a developing country, we trust that the expectations surrounding this great effort will be realized and that this will positively contribute to narrowing the gap between the developed and the developing countries, and thereby promote the aims of international economic and social co-operation.