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lelayed on account of issues which f "My delegation holds the interna
ire : clearly outside the letter and tional community represented in our
nirit Of Security ' Council Resolu- Organization resnonsihle for allow-
ton 435 (1978). i ing Israel to remain a Member of
MIDDLE EAST: " With regard this international Organization Mv
Jo the Middle East problem, I wish delegation calls for the suspension
10 express ray uovemmenrs m- or its membership and the adootion
remarkable achievements. Only its
detractors would dare deny its
outstanding contributions to the
decolonization process. Never
theless, imperialist forces to whose
Organization, that this Organiza
tion must remain the single prefer
red instrument for maintaining in
ternational peace and security, the
irreplaceable forum for interna
tional negotiations and the tribune
of the conscience of mankind."
LAW OF THE SEA: "The
balance sheet of the Third United
Nations Conference on the Law of
, V. -the Sea demonstrates that with
regained and increased solidarity
' and political will it be possible to at
tain results that safeguard the basic
very day, while the Iranian regime, interests of all States and enhance
nas aeciined to respond in a spirit of. me. prestige oi our vrgaiuzauun.
constructive cooperation to any of "Indeed, after eight years of in
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brces and the cold-blooded
ihassacre ot innocent Palestinian
Civilians in refugee camps. The loss
of civilian lives and massive destruc-.
ion" of property caused by the
sraeli invasion of Lebanon are :
Reminiscent of the holocaust of the
ewish people themselves in Nazi
fiermany, and should be
nreservedly condemned by all
eace-loving peoples the world over.
t is ironic that a people which suf-
ered so much under Nazi German
ryranny should now have become ty fa South Africa in the struggle he
fie standard-bearer and apparent ing waged against the policies of
Admirer of Nazi-type atrocities." apartheid and racial discrimination
SUPPORT FOR SECRETARY pursued bv the white minority
GENERAL: "The Secretary rmvmimmt "
of General has placed before this ECONOMIC PROBLEMS: "The
Kssembly an incisive, frank and ob- State of Qatar wishes to stress in this
ective report on tne work; ot tne international forum its conviction
IS:
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Organiza
tion, the principal demands of
which are total and unconditional
withdrawal from all Arab occupied
territories and that the Palestinian
people be enabled to return to its
homeland and establish its indepen
dent national entity. "
SWAPO: "We affirm our sup
port for and solidarity with the peo
ple of Namibia in its just struggle
under the leadership of the South
West Africa People's Organization
(SWAPO), and the national majori-
m-
the international endeavors to settle tensive and thorny discussions, the
the disoute and has turned Hnum all negotiations on the Law oi tne sea
interests the success of the tne peaceful initiatives put forward led to tne adoption last summer oi a
Organization has proved detrimen- , by Iraq to reach a just and new Convention dealing with all
tal have left no stone unturned in. honorable solution. The rulers of aspects of this problem."
thr Hevinm machinations to drive Iran favor the continuance of a- ECONOMIC COOPERATION:
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as has frequently been stated by its
Head of State, there can be no
doubt that at this time the launching
of global negotiations in the
framework of the United Nations is
the best way to promote among
States the development of just and
iignation at and condemnation of of stringent measures against it to a wcd8c between the ranks oi its session, and mat can only be inter-:
he unprovoked and premeditated ' compel it to comply with the rele- 'membership. ' , ;preted as evidence of their desire for
nvasion of Lebanon by Israeli vant resolutions of this Organiza- ' "Africa's strength stems from its -expansion at the expense of our
unitv F.ven with the nressure being: country, as a first stage, to be
exerted against it by its imperialist-' followed by Iran's over-running the
racist adversaries. Africa is resolved1 countries of the Arabian Gulf
not only to determine the course of ; region, including Saudi Arabia, for
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contribute to the peace and security
of the rest of the world. We are
therefore con viced that the
Organization of African Unity will
remain strong and viable to enable
Africa to speak with one voice and
to guide effectively the' common
destiny of the sons and daughters of
FOOD
AFRICA
world economic situation, the con
dition of most African countries
should be a matter of the utmost
concern to the international com
munity. It is rather sad to witness
today that in Africa food shortages
caused by the shortfalls in
agricultural output, low productivi
ty, changing ecological and un
favorable weather conditions are in
the process of creating the simplest
form of dependence of the continent ;
for its food on the developed North.:
Food aid has tended in recent years
to become a permanent feature of.
international assistance to the?
the nurrmse nf rolnnial evnnncinn
and the consolidation of reaction- equitable.economic relations. World
and in order eventually to force our
region back into the Dark Ages, in
which racism and religious in
tolerance would reign supreme."
ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE:
"Iraq was among the first countries
to diagnose the nature of the
economic problems that are plagu-
SHORTAGES IN , ng the world, a diagnosis which led
In the midst of the grim Jhe President of the Republic of
Iraq to suggest tne establishment oi
a world fund for long-term
assistance to developing countries.
ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE:
economic turmoil can be alleviated
only within a climate of coopera
tion, joint effort and dialogue bet
ween States and the peoples of all
nations. This means that interna
tional relations must be organized
democratically and it presupposes a
real desire equitably to readjust rela
tions between industrialized and
Third World countries, in the con
text of worldwide solidarity."
A WARNING: "We are gratified
that the Secretary General has
unambiguously raised the question
of the very usefulness of the United
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n auviHS uis ni wuuuiw Nations. What,: is involved is
to diagnose the nature of the wnether we, the Member States, are
economic problems that are p agu- ready t0 iet our Organization die a
ing the world, a diagnosis which led deatn similar t0 tnat of the League
the President of the Republic of of Nations or whether we are deter
Iraq to suggest the establishment of mined to revitalize it by ensuring
a world fund for long-term that our conduct accords with the
assistance to developing countries, principles and ideals of the
The proposed fund would help them Charter."
to cope both with the effects of in- Abdulati Al-Obeidi, Minister for
flation passed on to them by the in- Foreign Affairs, Libya, North
ausinai countries, ana with tne in- Africa.
creasing bill for their oil imports.
Sa'Adoon Hammadi, Minister - This vitai plan wnicn was weicomea
for Foreien A ffairs, lraa. Middle
East. 1
ZIONIST ENTITY: "The danger
of the Zionist entity in the Middle
East is not limited to aggression
committed at such time and place as
it might deem proper in order to
achieve its colonial expansionist
goals, thus jeopardizing peace in the
area and impeding the development
. orograms required for the
at the sixth Summit Conference of
Non-Aligned Countries held at
Havana in 1979, was the subject of
extensive discussion by experts of
the Group of 77 at a meeting they
held at Baghdad in March, 1982. An
outline of the fund was drawn up
and later approved by the Coordina-
OUESTIONING THE VETO:
"We have however the right to ask:
where does the responsibility for the
inability of the United Nations lie?
Is it the responsibility of the States
Members of the Organization? Or is
it the responsibility of the develop
ing countries which are
systematically subjected to military
threat, economic blockage and
tion and Follow-up Committee of political blackmail?
the Group of 77, which met at
Manila in August this year. That
, resurgence of the Arab nation and ; Committee decided to recommend
'its economic ana social progress. tne inclusion of the Iraqi proposal
. "In fact, it goes beyond all that to - on the hst of items to be discussed in
threaten to continue its intensive ef tne global negotiations. We now
: fort: in developing the Zionist trust that the industrial countries
nuclear program Wr mrtjtary pur-j Will: serious! 'coHsider this plan,
which we hope will eventually be
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Unjted Nations and want the menu JJ
Organization to be strengthened so countries. However, as e aw j
that it can meet the challenges of the. well aware, because of JgirtiiK
present day world and fulfill its the SiSZSdSSS
historic role in the maintenance of Aii!SfSS!S
international peace and security. . ie develop
"Mv Hclcentinn welcomes the icuv auu wuw.v
report of the Secretary General. The
events of this year above all require
that we take a critical look at the
peace-making and peace-keeping
role of the United Nations, par
ticularly that of the Security Coun
cil, which regrettably seems to have
been reduced to the role of a mere
spectator while some of its.perma;
ternational community with regard
to debts, the flow of financial and
technical aid and the laying of the
foundations of modejrn
technology." .
Feleki Gedle-Giorgis, Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Ethiopia, Horn
of Africa.
Oti THE REVOLUTION: "The
nerit members have actively pursued national objective of our revolution
initiatives of their own outside the
framework of the United Nations."
Sheikh Suhaim Bin Hamad AU
Thani, Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Qatar, Persian Gulf.
ON ISRAEL: "The question of
Palestine is a genuine embodiment
of. the aforementioned fact. Hun
dreds of resolutions have been'
Adopted pn this question, but Israel,
with its customary tyranny and in
transigence, has persistently rejected
all those resolutions. It has gone so
far as to violate them daily, cutting
the whole world to the quick by'
trampling on its most noble human
sentiments,; propped by the States
thathower it with financial and
military aid. The aid is coupled with
the individualistic political stand
that opposes all the peace-loving
voices concerned with the general
good of man and which seek to im
pose sanctions on the aggressor in
has been repeatedly stated on
several occasions. If Ethiopia has
declared any war, it is a war on the
enemies of mankind,; hunger,
disease and ignorance Our revolu
tion is irrevocably committed to ad-,
vancing the material and spiritual
well-being of the Ethiopian people.
The linchpin of our foreign policy is
likewise peace progress and the
promotion of good-neighborliness.
Since the achievement of those ob
jectives compels us to devote all our
energies and resources to national
reconstruction, Ethiopia has neither
the need nor the intention to launch
an invasion against Somalia."
THE OAU: "The Organization
of African Unity, which-was con
ceived to ensure the freedom and
peace as well as the economic
development of our continent, has
in the last 19 years scored
countries. It is no longer a secret
;that the Zionist entity has now ac :
quired a number of nuclear bombs
and weapons, with the relevant
systems to direct and deliver them ;.
against any part of the Arab world.
"It is indeed regrettable that no
great' power has paid serious atten
tion to this imminent danger to the
entire Middle East and the
neighboring areas. Also, the great
powers cared neither about the non
accession by the Zionist entity to the
Treaty on the "Non-Proliferation of
Nuclear Weapons norbou1tslnon
compliance with the Treaty
safeguards. Furthermore, the
Zionist entity refused to allow the
International Atomic Energy Agen-'
cy to carry out inspection measures
Per . in regard to the Zionist nuclear reac
tors and programs. Thus the
. Zionists were encouraged by this to
escalate and intensify their aggres- '
sion against the Arab nation, as they
had learned from repeated ex
perience that any aggression com
mitted by them would pass without
, serious attention being paid to it by
most of the great powers, especially
the United States of America, and
would not result in any sanctions or
other practical action, regardless of
the dimensions of the aggression
and even if it involved genocide."
RACISM: "Although the Decade
to Combat Racism and Racial .
Discrimination is now - drawing
toward its end, and although it has
produced some positive results, cer
tain regimes especially the Zionist
regime and the racist minority
regime in South Africa still refuse
to accede to the International Con
vention on the Suppression and
Punishment of the Crime of Apar
theid. In this regard, a more serious
position against them should be
adopted, with stronger condemna
tion, in order that the peoples of 1
South Africa and Namibia, along
with all the liberation movements in
Africa and Latin America, may.
achieve their aspirations to
freedom, independence and , self
determination." ON IRAN: "That remained our
approach in dealing with Iran even
after it started its armed aggression
against Iraq on 4 September 1980.
Since that day, the President of the
Republic of Iraq, Mr. Saddam Hus
sein, has stressed the fact that we
look forward to enjoying relations
of good-neighborliness with . the
countries of the region, including in
particular Iran, and that Iraq has
'neither any territorial ambitions in
Iran nor any intention of waging
war against it, nor does Iraq intend
translated into action
"Economic cooperation among
the developing countries has un
doubtedly become more important
in recent years. Iraq, as a developing
country, views this matter as a ma
jor component of its foreign policy,
and it contributes to many regional
and international funds. We also try
to help to enhance and promote
such cooperation through bilateral
"The responsibility as we see it
lies in the structure of the main
organ of this Organization. It is the
Security Council which has become
an instrument to protect dictator
ship for the benefit of the perma
nent members of the Security Coun
cil. Responsibility also lies in the
abuse of the right of veto by States
members of the Security Council in
a manner that has made this Council
a vehicle for their own security, en
couraging the aggressive policies
pursued by their surrogates. The
unlimited number of times that the
United States Administration has
used the right of veto to prevent the
council from condemning the
Zionist amity's aggressive acts in the
Arao region is ciear eviuence ui wc
agreements. I should like to recall in policy of injustice being practiced
this regard that the high level
meeting held in Caracas in 1981 ap
proved an overall program for such
cooperation and that the developing
countries are in the process of im
plementing it."
Paul Dontsop, Minister of State in
charge of Foreign Affairs, United
Republic of Cameroon (West
Africa).
FEAR FOR THE UNITED NA
TIONS: "Never indeed has the feel
ing of such a collapse been so keenly
felt in the world. Without respect
for the principles of our Charter,
under the umbrella of the United
Nations and its Security Council.
"The abolition of the veto or a
review of the veto, if viewed as a
guarantee of democratic practices,
could enable the developing peoples
to regain their faith in the United
Nations. My country believes that,
in reviewing the veto, the following
aspects should be taken into con
sideration: first, the abolition of the
veto or its amendment which would
allow its use by all Members,
because if political dictatorship is to
be practiced then it is only tair tnat
Administration in collaboration
with the Zionist intelligence
service."
SUPPORT FOR ARGENTINA;
"Thirdly, the Malvinas war em
phasizes the inevitable confronta
tion between the imperialist powers
and the Third World countries,
Arhkh have to realize that all that
he super powers aim at is to have
preater domination and wider ,
jpheres of influence.
: "Therefore my country supports
Argentina's right to sovereignty
over the Malvinas Islands and calls
upon the international community
to use all possible peaceful means to
ensure finally the ending of the
British colonization of the Malvinas
Islands."
AFGHANISTAN AND KAM
PUCHEA: "The Afghan war and
the situation in Kampuchea repre
sent areas of tension in South East
Asia aggravated by foreign in
terference in the affairs of those
countries. Therefore my country af
firms the right of those peoples to
exercise their freedom of choice. My
country supports the principle that
Afghanistan should be an indepen
dent, non-aligned country following
the path of progressive Islamic
States."
WESTERN SAHARA: "The
question of the Western Sahara con
tinues to be one of the primary
issues facing our Organization and
threatens our area with American
imperialist interference. We
therefore emphasize that our
Organization should assume its
responsibility by affirming the right
of the Saharawi people to free self
determination, alongside the
African peoples which have exercis
ed their right to freedom and
sovereignty over their territories."
MR. WASIUDDIN, Ambassador
of Bangladesh to the United Nation,
Chairman of the Group of 77 (An
Organization of 125
Underdeveloped Countries seeking
a New International Economic
Order)
RISING DISARMAMENT
COSTS: "We in Bangladesh are
therefore deeply concerned that the
international situation has further
deteriorated, generating despair and
pessimism. The world economy is
passing through a very serious crisis
threatening both the developed and
the developing countries. The se
cond special session devoted to
disarmament has met with miserable
failure, while armament expen
ditures continue to rise. The crisis
spots all over the world also con
tinue to multiply. Our most impor
tant task therefore should be to ad
dress these problems in a concerted
and collective manner. The evolu
tion of international society has
made it manifest more than ever
before that most problems today are
interlinked and global in character.
There can be no piecemeal solu
tions." INTERNATIONAL
ECONOMIC CRISES: "The pre
sent world economic crisis is of z
global nature. The interrelationship
of issues and the interdependence of
the countries are so clearly establish
ed that isolated measures by any in-.
dividual country or group of coun
tries cannot solve the contradictions
and difficulties that appear as a
result of profound structural im
balance. On the other hand, we
agree with the view that deteriora
tion in the international economic
situation has in part been due to
policies pursued in countries with a
preponderant weight in the world
economy, as they have sought to
solve their problems on a national
basis.
"The present state of crj&is can be
overcome only through a global and
concerted effort on the part of all
countrfes.'Therefore we believe that
a lasting improvement in interna
tional economic relations can be
achieved only through a global
there could be no international ft be practiced by all; secondly, the dialogue a sincere, determined
society that would be peaceful, har- Security Council must be placed an(i imaginative cooperation bet-
a a. I
monious and oaiancea, yet mcy
have been systematically flouted.
Instead of those principles, the
threat or use of force is often
resorted to in the settlement of
disoutes. The revival of the cold
war, the hegemonistic rivalries of ternational peace and security is the
the major powers ana tne sen- .collective responsibility ot all.
under the United Nations General
Assembly, and not the other way
around, because in the General
Assembly resides the true will of the
peoples and nations or tne woria;
ween the developed and the develop
ing countries. It does not need
reiteration that all nations have a
stake in the recovery of the world
ecnnomv and should, therefore
centered attitude of Member States
bring about a situation in which the
United Nations is usually bypassed
in the search for solutions to the
problems which the world faces.
"When it happens that countries
turn to the United Nations, it is
often for the reason of giving free
rein to ideological confrontations
for propaganda purposes, or as an
alibi, so that only their own points
of view prevail. If they do not suc
ceed, they do not hesitate to block
the functioning of the Security
Council by abusing the right of
veto. Nevertheless, this right was
established in order to serve as an
instrument to safeguard; the
priceless common good of peace
and security in the world. It was not
meant to be a shield against sanc
tions that the Organization can app
ly when there are flagrant violations
of the principles of the Charter.
and thirdly, the maintenance of in-. enaRe themselves in a purposeful
effort to address themselves to a
world recovery program and a
restructuring of the existing interna
tional economic relations.
Bangladesh believes that the present,
unjust international economic
system requires structural reforms
which could result only from a com
prehensive and integrated approach
to the present international
economic issues through the par
ticipation of all countries in a round
of global negotiations for the
establishment of the New Interna
tional Economic Order. Bangladesh
has, therefore, actively joined in a'l
the initiatives and efforts for the
launching of global negotiations as
envisaged in United Nations
General Assembly Resolution
34138. We earnestly hope that in
view of its importance to the
economic development of the world
as a whole, it will be possible for us
the launch the global negotiations
without further delay. Bangladesh
CLAIMS OF U.S. AGGKfco-
SION: "The United States of
America, under its present Ad
ministration, has increased its acts
of intervention and pressure for the
purpose of . achieving political,
economic, and military hegemony.
It has gone back to the policy of in
stalling military bases in many parts
of the world. It has used its war
fleets to practice terrorism along the
shores of non-aligned countries. It
has attacked my country, thereby
violating our sovereignty over our
territorial waters. The last act of ag
gression was on 3 September 1982,
when a United States aircraft
violated our air space at 7:59 p.m. It
was an unmanned reconnaissance
aircraft. Our air defenses downed it
in the Benghazi area, and the
"Moreover, we must
at the serious financial difficulties
resulting from the parsimonious
Contributions of Member States,
particularly the most wealthy, in the
operations of the specialized agen-,
cies, which were established with the
noble purpose of promoting the har
Jamahiriya will submit tne
documents and facts on this aggres-
cinn tn th Prurient of the SeCUTltY
f.iniflrmed Council and the Secretary General wiU continue to make its humble
oi inc umicu nauum. . comnouuon toward mis ciion m us
"Also, in August 1981 it exercised capacity as Chairman of the Group
other pressures by waging false and 0f 771
tendentious propaganda campaigns ,
pan
woi against u, uvi uuw n 04 u"v" . - - , - j
to expend the scope of the conflict mpmous and unified development
with Iran hvrmri th rfofense Ot Its vuuiiuic
rights and sovereignty. But the arm
ed Iranian aggression against us has
continued at an intense level to this
"Regardless ..'of what idea one
might have of the role of the United
Nations, it is the conviction of
Cameroon, a former ward of the
and imrosing an economic
against Libya. It started to incite
other countries to follow its example
on false pretexts, such as the alleged
sending of a death squad to
assassinate President Reagan
which proved to be false and the
product of the imagination of cer
tain officials in the United States
PART II
CoDclusioa
Coining Next Week