IM LD || ATT mn TRIBUNE FEATURE SUPPLEMENT 4 A stronger UN processes. The Geneva Conference on Disarmament should become a forum to internationalize efforts on the transi- tion to a nuclear-free, non-violent world. One should not forget the capacities of the International Court either. The General Assembly and the Security Council could approach it more often for consultative conclusions on interna- tional disputes. Its mandatory jurisdic- tion should be recognized by all on mutually agreed upon conditions. The permanent members of the Security Council, taking into account their spe- cial responsibility, should take the first step in that direction. We are convinced that a comprehen- sive system of security is at the same time a system of universal law and order ensuring the primacy of interna- tional law in politics. The UN Charter gives extensive powers to the Security Council. Joint efforts are required to ensure it can use them effectively. For this purpose, there would be sense in holding meet- ings of the Security Council at the Foreign Ministers’ level when opening a regular session of the General As- sembly to review the international situation and jointly look for effective ways for its improvement. It would be useful to hold meetings of the Security Council not only at the headquarters of the UN in New York, but also in regions of friction and ten- sion and alternate them. among the capitals of the permanent member states. Special missions of the Council to regions of actual and potential conflicts would also help consolidate its author- ity and enhance the effectiveness of decisions adopted. We are convinced that cooperation between the UN and regional organiza- tions could be considerably expanded. Its aim is the search for a political settlement of crisis situations. In our view, it is important to hold special sessions of the General Assem- bly on the more urgent political prob- lems and individual disarmament issues more often if the efficiency of the lat- ter’s work is to be improved. We emphatically stress the need for making the status of important political documents passed at the United Na- tions by consensus more binding moral- ly and politically. Let me recall that they include, among others, the Final Document of the Ist Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly devoted to disarmament, the Charter of Economic Rights and Obligations of States, and others. In our opinion, we should have set up long ago a world consultative council under UN auspices uniting the world’s intellectual elite. Prominent scientists, political and public figures, represen- tatives of international public organiza- tions, cultural workers, people in litera- ture and the arts, including laureates of the Nobel Prize and other international prizes of world-wide significance, emi- nent representatives of the churches could seriously enrich the spiritual and ethical potential of contemporary world politics. To ensure that the United Nations and its specialized agencies operate at full capacity one should come to realize that it is impermissible to use financial levers for bringing pressure to bear on it. The Soviet Union will continue to cooperate actively in overcoming bud- get difficulties arising at the United Na- tions. And finally, about the United Na- Gorbachev and Reagan meet for the first time at their summit in Geneva, November 1985. tions Secretary-General: The _inter- national community elects an authori- tative figure enjoying everybody’s trust to that high post. Since the Secretary- General is functioning as a represen- tative of every member-country of the organization, all states should give the maximum of support to help fulfill this responsible mission. The international community should encourage the United Nations Secretary-General in missions of good offices, mediation and reconciliation. Why are we so persistent in raising the question of a comprehensive sys- tem of international peace and se- curity? Simply because it is impossible to put up with a situation in which the world has found itself on the threshold of the third millenium — facing the threat of annihilation, in a state of constant ten- sion, in an atmosphere of suspicion and strife, spending huge funds and the work and talent of millions only to in- crease mutual mistrust and fears. One can speak as much as one pleases about the need for terminating the arms race, uprooting militarism, or about cooperation. Nothing will change unless we start acting. The political and moral core of the problem is the trust of states and peo- ples in one another, respect for interna- tional agreements and institutions. And we are prepared to switch from con- fidence measures in individual spheres to a large-scale policy of trust which would gradually shape a system of comprehensive security. But such a policy should be based on the com- munity of political statements and real positions. The idea of a comprehensive system of security is the priority stage for a possible new organization of life in our common planetary home. In other words, it is a passport into the future, where security for all is the guarantee of the security for every individual. We hope that the current session of the Un- ited Nations General Assembly will jointly develop and concretize this idea. This Special Supplement to the Pacific Tribune was produced and inserted by the USSR Embassy Press Office, Ottawa, Ontario. USSR-8/ Available at no charge! Check the title(s) you want. 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