text: economic fiel~s.JP/rd A/40/PV.7.91 (Mr.Papoulias, Greece) Initsdesiretocontributeto'the '~olutionofthoseproblems, mycountrY, as is~nown,participates withtheothermemberStatesoftheEuropean Community in thecommonefforttohelppromote dialogue withthecountries ofCentral America, whichstartedlastyearinSanJose. Welookforward withparticular interest to thecontinuation ofthedialogue withthosecountries, toberesumedatministerial levelinLuxembourg on11and12November. Wesupport theefforts oftheContadora group,andwehopethattheinterested partieswillshowthenecessarY political willsothatthoseefforts maylead,assoonaspossible, tothesigningofthe Revised Contadora ActonPeaceandCo-operation inCentral America. Wecannotbutexpress ourdeepsatisfaction overtherecentdevelopments in certain countries inSOuthAmerica. Thetransition ofmanySouthAmerican countries fromanauthoritarian toademocratic regimeofelected Governments constitutes afactofgreatimportance, whichweallwelcome. Atthesametimewe express thewishthat that process ofdemocratization willextendtothoseSouth American countries whichstilldonotenjoyafreedemocratic life,whosepeoples areobliged tostruggle fortheconquest ofdemocracy. Ihaveleftfortheveryendtheissue whi~~isofprimary importance tomy Government andalsoforHellenism ingeneral. Iamreferring totheCyprus question. Ishallbebrief,bothbecauseitisformycolleague, theForeign Minister oftheF~public ofCyprus, torefertothedetails oftheproblem and because thefactsaremoreorlesswellknowntoall. ElevenyearshavepassedsincetheTurkish armyinvaded Cyprus, andTurkey proceeded tothedefactodismemberment oftheRepublic bymilitarily occupying roughly 37percentofitsterritory andthrough thesubsequent forcedmovement of thepopulation. Eversince,theTurkish sidehastriedtoimposeanexceedingly complex andunyielding constitutional systeminordernotonlytolegalize partition butalsotoobtaineffective control overthewholeoftheRepublic.JP/rd A/40/PV •., 92 (Mr.Pspoulias, Greece) T~key, furthermore, istryingtoperpetuate thepresence ofitstroopsthrough the pretextofTurkish guarantees. Toputitbluntly, Anio.;arawantsinpractice tomakeoftheRepublic ofCyprus aTurkish protectorate. Ifitwereonlyaquestion ofthesecurity ofthe Turkish-Cypriot collll1unity, asTurkeyclaims,thatcouldeasilyhavebeenachieved through reinforced effective guarantees bytheinternational community, ashas repeatedly beenproposed bythePresident oftheRepublic ofCyprus, supported by rayGovernment. Formorethanayeart..heSecretary-Genereal hasgiventheCyprusquestion his particular andactiveattendon. MyGovernment hasfromthebeginning supported, anditcontinues tosupport, theSecretary-General inhismissionofgoodoffices. TheGovernment oftheRepublic ofCyprushasshowngoodwillandgreatflexibility, andhasmadeconcessions whichmayhavegonebeyondsafelimits. Turkey, however, pursues inCyprusitsowngeopolitical goalsandtherefore remains intransigent, raising completely unacceptable claims.Itisagainst thosegoalsthatallefforts toresolve theCyprusproblem havefoundered. TheGreekGovernment hasrepeatedly stat~dthatitsupports ajustandviable solution oftheproblem, tothebenefitofallCypriots, bothGreekandTurkish. Furthermore, ithasclearly statedthatitwouldbeinconceivable toconteMP.late anysolution whichdidnotentailthecomplete withdrawal ofTurkish occupation troopsfromtheterritory oftheRepublic ofCyprusatthetimeoftheagreement. Wesincerely hopethatthesecretary-General's effortswillsucceed, sothat atlasttheremaybereached asolution guaranteeing theterritorial integrity and theunityoftheCypriot State,inorderthatthewholeCypriot population maylive according toestablished democratic principles, underconditions offreedom, justice andsecurity.JP/rd------~~~~-~------------------ A/40/Pll.7 93 (Mr.Papoulias; Greece) WhenStatestakeanindependent position vis-a-vis existing blocs,thatisan invaluable contribution tothecauseofpeace,sinceitcreates abalancing factor between opposing view$. ForthatreasonIshouldliketoexpress oncemorethe profound esteemoftheGreekGovernment forthenon-aligned countries andto express thehopethattheywillcontinue toaffectpositively theinternational situation, withcohesion andwithahighsenseofinternational responsibility. Greececontinues totrustintheUnitedNations, inspiteofitsinevitable weaknesses. IfMemberStatesapplyinpractice theprinciples weunanimously adopted 40yearsago,wecanhopeforabetterfuture. Ourultimate goalshould remainworldpeaceinfreedom andjustice. Hr.HALLGRIMSSON (Iceland): Allowmetojoinmycolleagues whohave congratulated thePresident uponhiselection. Iamconvinced thathisskillsand wisdom, basednotleastonhislongexperience asanactiveparticipant inthework oftheOrganization, willgreatly helphiminhishighoffice. Ialsowishtoassociate myselfwiththosewhohaveexpressed their
analysis: The text primarily focuses on international relations, politics, and diplomacy, with a specific emphasis on the Cyprus question and the Greek government's stance on it. It also touches on the European Community's efforts to promote dialogue with Central American countries and the importance of democratization in South America. The text does not have a strong focus on economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues.