Imidlertid gav den udviklings landene lejlighed til at fremføre, og endog gennemtvinge princippet om deres deltagelse i beslutningsprocessen på verdensplan: reform af det internationale valutasystem og omfattende handelsforhandlinger i 1973.
It did, however, provide the developing countries with an opportunity to make known and even to gain acceptance for the principle whereby they should participate in the decision-making process at world level for the reform of the international monetary system and the far-reaching trade negotiations planned for 1973.