UN General Assembly
1969

to dealing basically with the nutritional, health, educational and infrastructural needs of those countries’ societies. Ecuador condemns a policy of arming in all countries, but we believe that in the case of the less-developed countries this condemnation should be twice as severe. 20. This invitation to hold a dialogue is and always has been an unchanging line of conduct for my country throughout its history and under all of its Governments. Our most recent demonstration of this can be found in our negotiations, honoured by the very valuable company of Peru and Chile, with the United States on practical procedures and conservation standards for the protection of the marine resources adjacent to our coasts. I take the liberty of inviting the other countries of America and of the world as a whole to follow carefully the deliberations of the four-Power talks which are being held in stages in Buenos Aires, deliberations in which we hope to prove, for our part, that the search for practical solutions and harmony among nations is possible even though they may hold