text: "tantamount toprematurely rewarding Mr.DeKlerk,andjeopardizing efforts to createthenecessary climate fornegotiations". (A/44/963, annex,para,21.2.0) Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryNR/edd Al44/PV.99 32 (Mr.Mus8.MalAYsia) Therefore weurgeallMemberStatestoremainfaithful totheobjectives ofthe UnitedNations Declaration towhich ,~eallareparties. Letusnotdestroy the unityandconsensus thathavebeena(::hieved andletustogether m!l.intain the existing sanctions untilsuchtimeamthereisclearevidence ofprofound and irreversible changesinSouthAfrica. Inthisregard, theinternational community musttakeconcerted andeffecti'U'c meG~sures, inclUding fullobservance ofthe mandatory armsembargo, toensureaf:lpeedyendtoapartheid. Itiscleartomydelegation thr:~ttheprovisions oftheUnitedNations Declaration onApartheid mustbefullyandimmediately implemented. WeinMalaysia remaincommitted todoingeverything possible andnecessary toassistthepeopleof SouthAfricaintheirlegitimate struggle toeradicate apartheid. Wecalluponthe Pretoria regimetorespond full~'tothepeaceful gestures madebytheAfrican National Congress andimplement fullytheprovisions oftheUnitedNations Declaration. WeholdtheregimeinPretolria responsible forcreating aclimate conducive to neqotiatious olldfurputting anandtothew~veofviolence goingoninthe country. Mydelegation shares ~[r.Mandela's hope,expressed inhisaddressatthe UnitedNationslastJune:"Thedistance westillhavetotravelisnotlong". But wemayhavetofacethereality thatthejourney :isnotlikelytobesmooth. We mustcontinue toexertallourefforts toensurethatapartheid iseliminated once andforall.Malaysia andtheothermembers oftheinternational community eagerly awaitaunited, non-racial anddemocratic SouthAfricainthenottoodistant future. Mr.LEGWAILA (Botswana): Sir,IfUllysharethesentiments expressed by Mr.Chiepe, ourMinister forExternal Affairs, lastyearonyourassumption ofthe presidency oftheGeneral Assembly attheforty-fourth session. Iwishtopayyou ahighlydeserved tribute asyoutriumphantly app~oach yourhard-earned retirement Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryHR/edd A/44/PV.99 33-35 (Mr.Legwaila, Botswana) fromthathistoric presidency. Youhaveprovedworthyofyourmantleinmanymore waysthanone.Wecontinue toreposeinyourgoodselfalltheconfidence and trustyousorichlydeserve. Weareconfronted atthisresumed session, asrega~ds ~partheid, withone simplequestion: howfarhasSouthAfricagoneintheimplementation ofthe sixteenth special session's historic Declaration onApartheid anditsDestructive Consequences inSouthern Africa? Paragraph 10oftheDeclaration requested the Secretary-General toprepare areportontheimplementation oftheDeclaration by SouthAfrica andsubmitittotheGeneral Assembly by1July1990.The Secretary-General hasfulfilled therequest, andwehavebeforeusareportas proofofthat. Thereportisdetailed, theproduct ofamission senttoSouth AfricabytheSecretary-General inJune. TheSecretary-General's reporthasamessage forusall.Itsparagraph 10 speaksofthe"distinct possibilities forthedismantling oftheapartheid system" (A/44/960, para.lQ)thathavebeenopened upbyPresident DeKlerk's "boldand co~rag;7;Oii.S policytowhieh[he]hl:ll:iconunitted his.Government" •Itgoesontostate: "Equally encouraging andstatesmanlike" -and,Iwouldadd,daring -"hasbeen thevision andforbearance displayed bytheblackleadership •••despite long yearsofinjustice" (ibid.). Weagreewiththosesentiments. BothPresident DeKlerkandtheDeputyPresident oftheAfrican National Congress, NelsonMandela, andthepolitical institutions theyleadhaveshownmuchcourage andwisdom. SouthAfrica, byanypractical standard ofmeasurement, hasnotbeenthesamesince2February, andparticularly since11February, thatmemorable daywhenfinally, aftertwenty-seven andahalf yearsofwrongful impriso~ent, Mr.Mandela regained hisfreedom. Allthese developments theSecretary-General's reportcelebrates quiteappropriately. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJB/10-------------_ .._-------- A/Il4/PV.99 36 (Mr.Legwaila, Botswana) Inanother sense,however, SouthAfricaremains thesame.SouthAfrica remains evenmoreofacountryatwarwithitself. Eventson2February and 11February mayhaveopeneduppossibilities forthedismantlinq ofAPartheid, but peaceinSouthAfricahasremained aforlorn hope,aselusive asever.Thenumber ofSouthAfricans whohavelosttheirliveseitherasaresultofpolicebrutality orasaconsequence offactional strifeandsheerthuqgery - athugqery thatis
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement made by a representative of Malaysia in the United Nations General Assembly, discussing the situation in South Africa and the efforts to end apartheid. The speaker emphasizes the importance of maintaining sanctions and international pressure on the South African government until there is clear evidence of significant and irreversible changes.