text: defendtheirindependence, sovereignty andsecurity andtoassarttheirrightto contribute effectively tothefulfilment ofmankind's desirefortheelimination of thelaststronghold ofcolonialism inthatpartoftheworld. Thepeoples oftheMiddleEastarestillengaged inacontinuing fightagainst theIsraeli Zionists andtheirmasters, whoareintensifying theirpolicyof aggression against thePalestinian peopleandtheirattempts tov.ndermine the latter's unityc"·n~,.thefundamental national rightsofthePalestinian andArab peoples. Onlyafewdaysago,inthecourseofthissession oftheGeneral Assembly, a bombing raidwascarried outbytheIsraeli Zionists against thePalestine Liberation Organization (PLO)headquarters nearTunisand,almostsimultaneously, anarmedattackwaslaunched against AngolabytheSouthAfrican racists. Both criminal actssternfromthesamepolicyofStateterrorism, whichVietNam vehemently condemns. InAsiaandthePacific, therighttoself-determin~tion ofsmallTerritories suchasMicronesia, andNewCaledonia, hasyettobeimplemented. Inthefaceoftheattempt tocreate twoKoreanStatesandthecontinued presence ofunitedStatestroopsinSouthKorea,theKoreanpeopleareforcedto continue theirstruggle toachieve thepeaceful andsovereign reunification of theircountry.AP/mb A/40/PV.23 14-15 (Mr.VODongGlang,Vietl:U) Despite theirtremendous achievements inrehabilitating anddeveloping their country, forsomeyearstocometheKampuehean peoplewillhavetoexertevery efforttoeliminate foreverthedangerofarepetition ofthegenocide fostered by Peking. TheDemocratic Republic ofAfghanistan isstillconfronting anundeclared war carried outbytheagentsoftheforcesofimperialism andbig-nation hegemonism. ____ -I-_foranewinternational economic order. situation andareinaccordance withtheCharter oftheUnitedNations. Thepeace,independence anddevelopment. Theresolutions adopted bytheNon-Aligned(Mr.VoDongGiang,VietNam)A/40/PV.23 16 TheNon-Aligned Movement evinces thedetermination andvitality ofthepeoplesAsapeoplewhichhasundergone 30yearsofwaragainst foreign aggression, nee-colonialism. Thestruggle ofthedeveloping countries ontheeconomic frontis Atatimewhentheinternational community iscelebrating thefortiethburdened withenormous difficulties andcolossal foreign debts,continue toColonialism hasbeenbrought down.Buttheexploitation, oppression and atthistimeaburning issue. Manyresolutions adopted bytheUnitedNationsvigorous support forthepeoples ofAsia,Africa, LatinAmerica andOCeania in theirstruggle against imperialism andcolonialism.andwhichforseveral yearshasbeenthetargetofamulti-faceted warofsabotage believes thattheywillreceive theapproval andsupport oftheUnitedNations.struggling against imperialism, colonialism andotherreactionary forces, forAW/ljb domination ofpeoples aregrowing evenworseundervarious formsof remainadeadletterwhilethenational economies ofthedeveloping countries, Movement, particularly thoseadopted atthesixthandseventh summits andattheonthepart o~itsnorthern neighbour, VietNamreserves itssteadfast sympathy and recentConference ofForeign Ministers heldinLuanda, meettherequirements ofthedeteriorate. Suchasituation onlyfurther emphasizes theurgency ofthestruggle anniversary oftheUnitedNations, theSocialist Republic ofVietNamis wait32yearsbeforeitcouldbecomeaMemberofthisOrganization.Socialist Republic ofVietNamreiterates itsendorsement oftheseresolutions and onturning backtheclock,thefirstworker-peasant StateinSouth-East Asiahadtocommemorating itsfortieth anniversary aswell.Duetostonewalling byforcesbent-----------------~----_._--- AW/ljb A/40/PV.23 17 (Mr.VoDongGiang,VietNu) However, duringthepastfourdecades, intheirstruggle forpeace, independence, national reunification andsocialiSM, theVietnamese people,atthe costoftheirblood,andstrengthened bytheclosesolidarity oftheinternational community andespecially ofthefraternal LaoandKaapuchean peoples, havefoiled thegreatest attempts madebytheforcesOfcolonialism, imperialism and in~ernational reaction torealizetheirschemes. ThustheVietnamese peoplehave powerfully contributed tobuilding upthepressure ofanti-imperialism ~nd anti-colonialism throughout theworld. Forthepastsixyears,bymakingconstant efforts andsetting forth constructive peaceinitiatives whichconform tothelegitimate interests ofthe parties concerned, thethreepeoplesofIndo-China havesignificantly contributed tothwarting thepolicyofconfrontation andtension pursued ~yimperialist and reactionary forces. Consequently, arealpossibility nowexistsforworking outa framework forpeaceful coexistence amongStatesinSouth-East Asia,andbetween
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, addressing the United Nations General Assembly. It discusses the country's struggle for independence, sovereignty, and security, as well as its opposition to colonialism, imperialism, and Zionism. The text also mentions the country's economic development, its relations with other countries, and its commitment to international cooperation.