Reaffirming its conviction that the progressive harmonization and unification of international trade law, in reducing or removing legal obstacles to the flow of international trade, especially those affecting the developing countries, would contribute significantly to universal economic cooperation among all States on a basis of equality, equity and common interest and to the elimination of discrimination in international trade and, thereby, to the well-being of all peoples,
重申深信国际贸易法的逐渐协调和统一，因能减少或消除对国际贸易流通的法律障碍，特别是影响到发展中国家的那些障碍，将大有助于所有国家在平等、公平和共同利益基础上开展全球经济合作和消除国际贸易上的歧视，从而增进所有各国人民的福祉，