Like every people on earth, my compatriots want to live in a democratic country, without fear for their future and the life and destiny of coming gen… - Leonid Kuchma

The history of mankind testifies that peace and development, democratization and the humanization of the world community are integral components of the general global process.

The best and most reliable weapon of peace is steady economic development. For developing countries and countries with economies in transition, the main factors for success in economic reforms and poverty eradication programmes consist in obtaining free access to world markets, in liberalizing trade and resolving external debt problems.

Time requires of all of us to act in unity with resolve and to assume the responsibility for the future of the United Nations.