text: HornofAfrica". Mydelegation rejects theseallegations inthemo~tcategorical terms. Therealities ofthesituationintheBornofAfricacanneitherbehidden byuntrue remarks whichhavenofoundation whatsoever, however eloquently theymay havebeenmadebeforethisAssembly oranyotherforum;norcanthisinanywaybe distorted. ThetruthofthematteristhattheBornofAfricahasseenforthe pastonehundred yearsaggression byoneempirestate,persistent destabilization oftheregion andpersistent violation ofhumanrights. Andwhoisthecauseof allofthis?ThereisonlyoneStateintheregionthatisthecauseandthatis Ethiopia. Thisafternoon m¥Minister forForeign Affairs explained tothisAssembly the recent armedaggression thathasbeencarried outbyEthiopian aircraft and artillery against certain partsofSomalia. Inthisaggression, civilian populations havebeenaerially bombarded andgreatlossoflifeandproperty has resultedfromthisaggression. Itisalwayscharacteristic ofanaggressor todenythefacts.Therefore the statement thathasbeenmadebytherepresentative ofEthiopia denying thetruthof thesituation hascomeasnosurprise tom¥delegation. Asinthepast,Ethiopia isreallyattempting tohideitsaggressive acts,sabotage andsubversion carried outinactivecollusion withtheinterventionist forcesofasuper-Power inthe areaandtheirsurrogates andmercenaries, whoarereallydestabilizing thewhole region andconstituting aserious threattoregional andinternational peaceand security. Asfarasthefactsofthisaggression areconcerned, mydelegation hasmade themquite cle~rinalettertothesecretary-General issuedasdocument A/40/617-S/17484. Itistherefore notmyintention toelaborate onthefactsand background ofthiscase.AllthatIwanttosay,bywayofcon"lusion, isthatthe conflict andthethreattothepeaceintheBornofAfricaistheresultoftheAHB!17 'A/40!PV ..23 68--70 (Mr.OSman, Somalia) Ipersistent violation ofthehumanrights, inparticular therightto self-determination, ofthepeopleinthearea,thepeopleofWestern Somalia, Edtrea,TegreandBaram, andtherigorous policies thatha'lebeenbrutally applied tothesecolonized peoples: forcedandlarge-scale poPlJlation transfers, whicharecarried outforimperialistic motives; andrepeated military aggression, whichcontinues tobethepreferred approach bytheregimeinAddisAbabato regional problems inthearea. Theongoing liberation struggle inEthiopia istheresultofthecolonial policies oftheregimeinAddisAbaba. Thisiscoupled withinternal repression, whichtakesmanyformsinEthiopia itself. Whathasbeentheconsequence ofsuch policies, apartfromtherepeated actsofaggression carried outagainst my country, whicharesubstantiated byfa(lts? Whathavebeentheconsequences? Peoplearefleeing intheirthousands fromtheirhomeland inordertoseekrefuge notonlyinneighbouring countries butthroughout theworld. Refugees arebeing hostedinthemillions bymycountry andbyo.therneighbouring countries surrounding theEthiopian enpirestate. Whoisthesourceoftheproblem? Whois thesourceoftheconflict? Theproblem intheHornofAfricaisnotabilateral problem. Itisthe directconsequence ofthepersistent violation offundamental humanrights. The problem intheHornofAfricaistheresultofthemilitary intervention ofa super-Power anditssurrogate forces. Theproblem intheHornofAfricaisa problem ofinternal repression ofinnocent peoples. • • \Ababatofollowthatsamepath.repression andpersistent violation ofhumanrights, thuscreating floodsof ,A/40/PV.23 71 (Mr.asroan, Somalia)-~~-~--------------------- •provocatively calling forareturntothefrontiers of1937•••n(A/40/PV.22,Thatrigorous policyhasresulted .inasituation thatcannolongerbe •revanchist forces, tryingtocastdoubtontheresults ofthesecond WorldWar andthepost-war structure, havebecome moreactive. Theyareopenlyanddelegation oftheUkrainian SSRwouldliketostatethefollowing.Russian): Inconnection withthestatement oftherepresentative ofthedelegation Inhisstatement inthegener&l debateatthis mornin~~3 plenary meeting, the Minister forForeign Affairs oftheUkrainian SSRstated, interalia,thefollowing: "IntheNATOcountries, andaboveallintheFederal Republic ofGermany,Mr.BATIOUK (Ukrainian SovietSOcialist Republic) (interpretation fromSomalia hastimeandagaincalledforregional peaceandtranquillity inthe AsmyMinister pointed outthisafternoon, wearepursuing ourchosencourserefugees, peaceandstability intheHornofAfricacannotbeachieved.timeandagain,atthehighest level,forregional peaceandco-operation. Butas oftheFederal Republic ofGermany inexercise oftherightofreply,theneighbouring State-namely, SOmalia -andaslongasitengages ininternaltolerated bytheinternational community. ofactioninthesearchforpeaceandwecallontheoppressive regimeinAddislongastheregimeinEthiopia continues itspolicyofaggression against aarea.Peaceandtranquillity intheHornofAfricacancomeonlyifthereisa changeofpolicy andattitude onthepartoftheEthiopian regime. Wehavecalled00/18BG/18 A/40/PV.23
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement made by a representative of Somalia or a delegate to the United Nations, criticizing the actions of Ethiopia and accusing it of aggression, human rights violations, and destabilization of the region. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, environment, agriculture, forestry, fishing, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture. Instead, it focuses on the political and security aspects of the situation in the Horn of Africa.