text: Thesituation inLebanon, asweknow,hasworsened considerably because of Israel's determination tomaintain theso-called security zoneinsouthern Lebanon aftergivingtheworldtheimpression thatitwaswithdrawing itsoccupation troops f~omLebanon. Isarel's continued support foritssurrogate force,theSouth Lebanon Army,whichisactiveinsouthLebanon, canonlyweakentheefforts ofthe Lebanese Government andtheUnitedNations torestore theterritorial integrity of thecountry. Thisiscontra~y tothepurpose oftheUnitedNations Interim ForceinLebanon (UNIFIL). Themandate ofUNIFIL, towhichGhanaisproudtobeamodesttroop contributor, istoassisttheLebanese Government toestablish itsauthority and secureitscontrol overtheentireterritorial boundaries ofLebanon. Israel's establishment ofasecurity zoneinsideLebanese territory inthesouthis therefore inbreachofSecurity Council resolutions andofinternational law.NB/at A/40/PV.21 11 (Mr.Asamoah, Ghana) Itisalsodistressing toseeIranandIraqstilllockedinacostly, destructive andutterlyfutilewar.Theonlybeneficiaries ofthisharrowing conflict arethosewhosellarmstobothsides. Thecostinhumanlivesand physical destruction tobothsidesisheartrending. Wecondemn thenoveluseof chemical weapons intheconflict aswellastheresorttowantonmilitary attacks oncivilian populations. WeappealonceagaintoIranandIraqtoco-operate with thesecretary-General andtohelpturnthepresentlullorrelative stalemate in theconflict intoacease-fire thatwouldleadtoanearlyandpermanent cessation ofhostilities andth~eventual peaceful settlement oftheconflict. InhisreporttotheSecurity Council inJuneontheCyprusquestion, the Secretary-General expressed hisbeliefthatagreement waswithinreach. Hehad cometothatconclusion afteralmostayearofintensive consultations culminating inahigh-level jointmeeting between theGreekCypriot andtheTurkish Cypriot sides.Itis,therefore, disappointing tonotethattheexpected agreement has stillnotmaterialized. Ontheonehand,theGreekCypriots haveaccepted thedraftagreement drawnup bytheSecr,etary-General asabasisfornegotiations. Ontheotherhand,the Turkish Cypriots, whilecommitting themselves tothepursuit ofafederal solution, haveturned &wayfromfurther substantive discussions andproceeded witha referendum andelections oftheirown.TheTurkish Cypriotsiactions inthis regardareobviously inbreachofunitedNations resolutions, particularly Security Council resolutions 541(1983)and550(1984)andcannotbecondoned iftheir ultimate objective istotransform thenorthern partofCyprusoccupied bythe Turkish community intoaseparate entity. Theunityandterritorial integrity oftheRepublic ofCyprusmustremainthe fundamental basisforanhonourable andpeaceful solution totheCyprusquestion. Theprocess ofbalkanization willonlydeependivision andanimosity between GreekHa/at A/40/PV.2l 12 (Mr.Asamoah, Ghana) andTurkish communities, which,willy-nilly, havetolivetogether. Weurgeboth sidestoworkforalastingsolution onthebasisoftheestablishment ofafederal stat~, ~sproposed ~~theSecretary-Gefieral, withoutfurther delay. Therehasbeennolet-upinthebarrage ofintimidation, vilification andopen threatsofinvasion against thepeopleofH~caragua, inspiteoftheircommitment toapeaceful solution tothedispute withtheirneighbours inCentral America. Thefreeelections conducted bytheGovernment ofNicaragua havebeenspurned and denounced fornoapparent reasonbytheverypeoplewhoinsistthatthereshouldbe areturntodemocratic processinthatcountry. Itseemstousverystrangelogic indeedthatthevictims oftheso-called contras, th~sewhoseportshavebeenmined andtheireconomic installations sabotaged, shouldnowbecalledterrorists. Onthisfortieth anniversary oftheUnitedNations weoweittointernational peaceandfriendly relations topointouttotheunitedStateswithout fearor favourthatitsconduct towards Nicaragua isinviolation oftheCharter and needlessly sacrifices humanlivesinfavourofparochial interests. Ourethical andlegalvaluesprevent usfromcondoning theinjustices beingperpetuated daily against theNicaraguan peoplewithsuchblatant cynicism. Theelements andbasis forapeaceful solution arestillavailable intheContadora process, whichenjoys theblessing oftheSecurity Council andtheinternational community asawhole~ Weurgetheinternational community to~~rsuade theUnitedstatesthatmightisnot alwaysright,certainly notinthecaseofNicaragua. Inspiteofthestrenuous diplomatic efforts deployed withintheframework of theunitedNations andoutsideit,theconflict inKampuchea stilleludes solution. Thecontinued military conflict hasonlyaccentuated theregional and
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement by a representative of Ghana to the United Nations, focusing on international relations, conflicts, and humanitarian issues. The topics discussed include the situation in Lebanon, the war between Iran and Iraq, the Cyprus question, the conflict in Nicaragua, and the situation in Kampuchea. The speech is critical of actions taken by various countries and organizations, including Israel, Iran, Iraq, the United States, and the Turkish Cypriots.