text: provisions oftheCharter oftheunitedNations. weexpress thehopethatthis organization willtake'effective measures toputanendtosuchpractices, asthey reflect theobjectionable attitude oftherightofthestrongest.* *ThePresident returned totheChair..-EMS/l2 A/40/PV.26 46 (Hr.TjonKieSim,Suriname) suriname isdeeplyconcerned abouttheaggression andrepression carried out against peoples struggling fortheirnational liberation. Ourposition isbasedon thefundamental principles ofrespect forthenational sovereignty ofstates, the rightofself-determination, theprinciples ofnon-intervention and non-interference, thesettlement.of disputes bypeaceful means,andthe establishment ofrelations basedonmutualbenefit. Thesearefounding principles oftheNon-Aligned Movement, ofwhichmycountryisanactivemember. Thereisan immensetasktobecarried outbythatMovement asitcontinues theworkbegunby itsleaders, suchasJawaharlal Nehru,Soekarno, GamalAbdelNasser,Julius Nyerere, FidelCastro,JosipBrozTitoandIndiraGandhi. TheNon-Aligned MOvement, whichexpresses theinterests ofthethird-world countries, hasan enormous tasktoperform inthecreation ofanewinternational economic order. suriname deplores thefactthatonthisfortieth anniversary oftheunited Nations westillcannotwelcometoourmidstafreeSouthAfricaliberated from apartheid. Thatdespicable regime, whichreminds usofthemostsavageandcruel periodofcolonial times,standsoutinsharpcontrast tothecivilized world. The apartheid regimeisnowusingnew,refined formsofoppression tothwartthe struggle fori~eedomofthevastmajority ofthepeople, whilepolarization inthe countryisgrowing. Butnothing -noteventhecountless deathsamongtheblack people-canstunttheirgrowing awareness orquelltheirdesireforfreedom. The apartheid regimewillnotlast;itisdoomedtobeburiedinthedarkpagesofthe historyofmankind. OurGovernaent isoftheopinionthat,sincetheUnitedNations hasqualified apartheid asacrimeagainst humanity andsincePretoria neither accepts norallows anyformofdialogue onabasisofequality, thepeopleofSouthAfricahavethe legitimate righttocarryoutarmedinsurrection againstthatformofmodern slavery. Suriname condemns thecomplicity ofanumberofwestern countries thatEMS/12 A/40/PV.26 47 (Mr.TjonKieSt.,Suriname) maintain economic; commercial andmilitary relations withtheracistregime, thus violating united Nation~ r.@solutions. Bydoingsotheyartificially sustain a regimewhichisincapable ofsustaining itselfbyitsownforce. Giventhepolicies oftheapartheid regime, slowandgradual changeinSouth Africacannolonger beaccepted asanalternative, forthetolltheoppressed peopleofSouthAfricawouldhavetopaywouldbeunacceptably high.Moreover, the worldcommunity cann9ttolerate thegenocide oftheblackpeople, whichseems·tobe theonlyoptionfortheracistregime. TheregimeofSouthAfricadoesnotconfineitsdeplorable actionstoitsown territory, butcontinues illegally tooccupyNamibia through amodernformof colonialism andtoimposetheretheinhumane rulesofapartheid. MYGovernment callsfortheimmediate andunconditional withdrawal ofallSouthAfrican troops fromNamibia andforanendtoalltheinfluence beingexercised there. Wedemand theimplementation ofSecurity Council resolution 435(1978),without qualification, amendment ortheintroduction ofextraneous andirrelevant issuesof linkage, parallelism orreciprocity. suriname supports thestruggle ofthesouth WestAfricaPeople's Organization (SWAPO)foranindependent andfreeNamibia, as westressed atthespecialministerial conference onNamibia heldbythe Co-ordinating Bureauofthenon-aligned countries inNewDelhiinAprilthisyear. Wealsocondemnallactsofaggression committed bySouthAfricaagainst neighbouring countries andgiveourfullsupporttothestruggle ofthefront-line andotherneighbouring Statestodefendtheirnational sovereignty. TheAfrican continent, withitsenormous natural andhumanresources, remains oneoftheleastdeveloped partsoftheworld. Because ofthevulnerable economic situation oftheAfrican countries, ithasbeenimpossible todoanything to counter theworsening climatic conditions whichplaguethosecountries andthreaten theverysurvival oftheirpeople.,. ,.BMS/12 A/40/PV.26 48 (Mr.TjonKieSiro,Suriname) '.Thetragedy wehavebeenwitnessing fordecades intheMiddleEasthas'not permitted asinglerayofhopethroughout allthoseyears. Thedeteriorating situation sincetheinvasion ofLebanonisamatterofdeepconcern tomy Government. WecondemnIsraelforitsaggressive andexpansionist policy towards neighbouring countries, itsindiscriminate andhastyresorttoviolence, its disregard ofunitedNations resolutions anditstotallackofwilltoco-operate in
analysis: The text primarily focuses on international politics, specifically on the issues of national sovereignty, self-determination, and human rights, with a strong emphasis on the situation in South Africa and Namibia. The tone is critical towards the apartheid regime and its supporters, and the text calls for international action to address these issues. While there is a brief mention of the economic situation of African countries, the main focus is not on economic development or related topics.