They cannot be solved overnight, nor can massive transfers of wealth somehow miraculously produce new well-being. Our message at Cancun will be clear. The road to prosperity and human fulfillment is lighted by economic freedom and individual incentive. As always, the United States will be a friend and an active partner in the search for a better life. We take with us a solid record of support for development and a positive program for the 1980's.
Free people build free markets that ignite dynamic development for everyone.
We will renew our commitment to strengthen and improve international trading, investment, and financial relations, and we will work for more effective cooperation to help developing countries achieve greater self-sustaining growth. Cancun is a unique undertaking in world affairs. Never have so many nations gathered from so many parts of the globe for a summit conference on economic growth. With cooperation and good will, this summit can be more than just another shattered dream. It can be the beginning of new hope and a better life for all.