text: aggression. Itisimportant fortheUnitedNations tosupport theefforts ofthe Contadora groupandecntributetoovercoming theresistance ofthosewho,instead ofpeace,seektorestore theirdomination inCentral America. Itisalsopossible tobreakthedeadlock intheCyprus problem provided that anendisputtointerference byimperialist forcesandthattherecognition ofthe independence, sovereignty, unityandterritorial integrity of~h~Republic of Cyprusislaiddownasafirmbasis. Ishouldliketomakesomespecific comments aboutAfghanistan. Apolitical settlemant ofthesituation ~~athasarisenarQund ~~atcountry isalsopossible. Whatisnecessary forthisisthateveryone shouldrecognize therightofthe Afghanpeopletobuildtheirlifeastheywishandthatarmedandotherformsof outside interference intheinternal affairs oftheDemocratic Republic of Afghanistan shouldbeended. Whensuchinterfelcence isended, andifthereisa guarantee thatitwillnotberesumed, itwillthenbecomepossible towithdraw fromAfghanistan, byagreement withtheAfghan Government: theSovietmilitaryIBHS/jh A/(O/PV.6 73 (~hevardnadze, USSR) contingent. Thesoonerapolitical settlement isachieved, thebetteritwillbe foreveryone. Theproposals ofVietRam,LaosandKampuchea provide agoodpolitical framework forbuilding good-neighbourly relations betweenalltheStatesof South-East Asia,particularly between thecountries oftheAssociation of South-East AsianNations andtheStatesofIndo-China. Thebasisforsuch relations isgradual~y takingshapeandthecountries concerned areperfectly capable ofestablishing anegotiating mechanism. Whatisimportant isthatnoone shouldstandinthewayoftheirwishtoteachagreement witheachother. Wesupport theeffortsoftheDemocratic People's RepUblic ofKoreadesigned tobringaboutthepeaceful reunification ofKoreaandthedemandforthe ~ithdrawal fromSouthKoreaofallforeign troopsaswellastheproposal tomake theKoreanpeninSUla anuclear-free zone. Thequestion ofthesituation insouthern Africaisanurgentonetoday. What needstobedonehereisfortheSecurity Gouncil finally andfullytoexercise its authority withregardtotheracistSouthAfrican regime, which,inviolation of theUnitedNations decisions onthesubject, refuses totransfer powertothe Namibian peopleandposesathreattothesecurity ofAfrican Statesandglobal security. Aquarter ofacentury hasgonebysincetheUnitedNations adopted, onthe initiative oftheSovietUnion, adecision whichhascontributed substa~tially to changing thefaceoftheworldtoday,namely, theDeclaration ontheGranting of Independence toColonial Countries andPeoples. Theworkthatwasstarted thenhas nowbeenalmostcompleted -almost, butnotentirely. Thereshouldbenoroomon ourplanetfortheremaining fragments andhotbedsofcolonialism. Inthismatter, too,theUnitedNations shouldspeakoutunequivocally anddefinitively. ItisBBS/:Jh A/4O/PV.6 74-75 (Mr. Shevardn~dze, USSR) tEportant thatthenewlyfreecountries andpeoples shouldbegivenassistance in ensuring theirgenuinepolitical andecona.ic independence. 'lheUnitedNationsquiterightly canandmustraiseitsvoice.against the exploitation ofdeveloping countr!8s byiJlPerialist IIOnopolies, against the plundering oftheirnatural resources andthestrangling oftheireconomies with thenooseofindebtedness. CubaandSOlleotherStatesMeJlbers oftheUnited Nations haveproposed waysofsolving theprobleaoffinancial indebtedness. Wesupport thedeands ofthenewlyfreeStatesfortheestablishment ofanew international economic orderonajustanddemocratic basisinaccordance with earlier decisions oftheunitedNations andwealsosupporttheiropposition to whatisknownascultural andinformation neo-colonialism andallotherformsof neo-c::olonialism. Itisinadaissible thattheStatesofAsia,AfricaandLatinAmerica shouldbe regarded asasphereofso-.one's ·vitalWinterests, asanarenaforconfrontation withsocialism. ThoseStates ~or.theinfluential Non-Aligned Movement and actively support disaraaaent, detente andthepeaceful settlement ofconflicts, whichbasonceagainbeenconVincingly demonstrated attherecentConference of Foreign Ministers ofNon-Aligned Countries, heldinLuanda.MI,G/at A/4a/pv~6. 76'," (Hr.Shevardnadze, USSR) 'Thetightsano'freedoms oftheindividual areinextricably linkedwiththe rightsofpeoples. Theuniqueexperience" of-ourcountry eloquently testifies to this.SOcialism hasnotonlyensuredthateachandeverycitizen en:joysequal rightstowork,housing, restandpensions, hasnotonlymadeitpossible toobtain allkindsofeducation andmedical services freeofcharge, buthasalsoprovided comprehensive guarantees ofthoserights. Thestandards ofsocialjustice were
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement by Mikhail Gorbachev, addressing various international issues, including peace, independence, and economic development. The text touches on topics such as colonialism, imperialism, and neo-colonialism, and emphasizes the importance of international cooperation, self-determination, and the protection of human rights. The text also mentions specific countries and regions, including Central America, Cyprus, Afghanistan, and Africa.