The World - News from Sept. 8, 1989
Nonaligned nations ended a four-day summit in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, with a declaration that scaled down anti-Western rhetoric and urged the developed world to help close the wealth gap with the Third World. The declaration, drafted by Yugoslavia, largely jettisoned the harsh attacks on imperialism and colonialism that have marked such statements since the 102-member Nonaligned Movement was founded in 1961. It also struck a new note by stating that improvement in U.S.-Soviet relations has led to a general easing of world tensions.
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