text: context. dia to commemorate the International Year of Peace 25. Mr. ONONAIYE (Nigeria) stressed the impor- in the most appropriate form, highlighting, inter alia, tance of adopting the draft resolution by consensus. the role of the United Nations in the promotion and It would be most unfortunate if the Council was maintenance of international peace and security." forced to vote on a draft resolution on the subject of 31. Mr. STIRLING (United States of America) said peace. that his delegation would not call for a vote on the 26. Mr. TROUVEROY (Belgium) endorsed the draft resolution and would join in the consensus. His view of the representative of Nigeria. The sponsors delegation appreciated the co-operation extended by had a responsibility to bring about a peaceful resolu- other delegations and was grateful for the opportuni- tion of the discussion on so important a subject. ty that it had been afforded to express its views. 27. Mr. MAKSIMOV (Byelorussian Soviet Socialist 32. The PRESIDENT said that, if he heard no Republic) said that the sponsors had the impression objection, he would take it that the Council agreed to that the United States did not want a resolution adopt by consensus draft resolution E/1986/L.23/ referring to Council decision 1986/115. However, Rev.l, in the orally revised form which had just been according to that decision, the Council must consider presented by the representative of the Byelorussian the issue in 1986, and it was in conformity with that SSR. decision that his delegation had submitted the draft It was so decided (resolution 1986115). resolution. Perhaps the United States delegation should say openly that it did not want a draft resolution at all on the subject. 28. Mr. BRAUN (Federal Republic of Germany) said that it had been his delegation's understanding that the decision adopted at the organizational 
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