-DATE- 19790909 -YEAR- 1979 -DOCUMENT_TYPE- SPEECH -AUTHOR- F. CASTRO -HEADLINE- CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE SIXTH NONALINED SUMMIT -PLACE- CONVENTIONS PALACE IN HAVANA -SOURCE- CUBA -REPORT_NBR- FBIS -REPORT_DATE- 19790910 -TEXT- Castro Closing Speech PA091705 Havana International Service in Spanish 1402 GMT 9 Sep 79 PA [Speech by Cuban President Fidel Castro at the closing ceremony of the sixth nonalined summit conference, held at the Conventions Palace in Havana on 9 September 1979--recorded] [Text] I am not going to deliver a speech. After 27 hours of incessant activity without a second of rest, after more than 20 hours of sessions, I myself am not sure I could deliver a responsible speech. There is nothing new I could say that has not been said already and nothing could be said better than it has already been said. I am sure you will be more grateful for my brevity. It has been said that this constitutes the largest meeting of chiefs of state and leaders that has ever taken place. But never perhaps has a group of responsible men, of statesmen such as those gathered here, attended a plenary session from 2000 at night until 0900 the next morning. Perhaps no other international conference has done as much work as we have done at this conference. Ninety-three speakers have spoken from this dais, without including those who spoke today. Truly brilliant, talented, extraordinary men have participated in the debate. As we saw them pass through here, we though and meditated about our world's many valuable assets, about the many figures that have emerged, the many leaders, their quality, their seriousness, their honesty, their spirit of struggle, their enthusiasm. We could say without exaggerating that many of our world's most valuable men have spoken, expressed themselves and worked together in the past few days. I have meditated about the advisability of collecting all the speeches and publishing them in a book, a copy of which would be sent to each participant at this conference. I myself plan to reread and again analyze and meditate on everything that has been said here. I am sure no other book could constitute a richer experience or could provide us with more information or a more truthful idea about our world's problems. The spirit of solidarity has shone as never before at this conference. The most important and pressing problems of our day have been analyzed at this conference. There has not been a single just cause, a single aspiration of our peoples which as not received the maximum consideration and support at this conference. At this conference we have talked about peace problems as never before. At this conference we have talked more than ever before about economic problems. Regarding them it has been said with much reason that they should constitute the center of our concerns and our work. Almost toward the end of the session a resolution was presented here expressing the nonalined members' interest in adopting practical and specific measures. We are glad we did not hastily adopt any resolution toward the end of the conference regarding problems that might necessitate attention, profound examination, analysis and utmost seriousness. But the fact that we did not adopt the proposed resolution does not mean we are leaving the consideration and adoption of the specific measures we must adopt in this area for the next conference or for the "Greek calends" [a time that never comes]. There is a very important issue, perhaps the most important of all, at this conference: Our enemies predicted our division. Our enemies predicted that the sixth nonalined summit would explode like a grenade. But taking into account that which has been so often said and repeated--the fact that we constitute a movement of heterogeneous countries--and taking into consideration the serious hurdles we had in our path, we have nonetheless overcome these hindrances. We have discussed the most difficult problems and we have adopted agreements concerning each of them by almost unanimous consensus. For this reason we can say and proclaim that our movement is now more united than ever, [applause] that our movement is now more vigorous then ever, [applause] that our movement is now more powerful than ever, [applause] that our movement is now more independent than ever, [applause] that our movement is now more ours then ever. [applause] Within the framework of the responsibilities that correspond to our country, we will strive as much as possible to fulfill the agreements adopted and to strengthen our unity, because in spite of our differences, we have been able to appreciate the many interests we have in common, the many objectives we have in common. At this conference we have had the opportunity to see how close we all are, how alike we all are, how much like brothers we all are. [applause] Somebody said tonight that within a few hours this room would be very empty without your presence, but we will feel even emptier inside once you are gone. We have been absorbed by the work at this conference in such a manner that at times we did not even realize from this dais that we were in our own country. At times we felt as if we were attending another conference in some other country. This has really been an unforgettable experience. I have no words to express how grateful we are to all of you, how grateful we are for the support you have given this conference, which in a way constituted support for our country. It is not possible to express how honored we have felt with your presence. It is not possible to express how animated and stimulated we have felt with your presence here in spite of the distances and the thousands and thousands of kilometers one must travel from Africa, from Europe, from Asia and from Latin America in order to come to our country. It is not possible to express how deeply grateful we feel when we think that in spite of all the campaigns and in spite of all the omens you did not hesitate to participate at this conference. It is not possible to express how deeply we have felt the proof of friendship, the proof of solidarity, the proof of support we have received from many of you or how much this stimulates us to continue struggling, to continue fighting, to continue practicing solidarity, to continue practicing internationalism. Because that which is done for others, that which is done for other peoples, that which is done for mankind is what gives meaning to the life of a revolutionary. That is the only thing that allows us to feel we are members of the human family. This conference has given our country great prestige, it has given our country great authority. But we will never use that prestige and authority to benefit our own country. We will use it in its entirety to struggle and work on behalf of others. Cuba will not profit in the slightest from being in the movement's leadership in the next few years. One thing we can say: Cuba will sacrifice more, Cuba will work more for others. It is not for us to say that the sixth nonalined summit has been a success. That is for history to say. I declare this sixth summit of the nonalined movement closed. -END-