text: .epubl1c ofMalta,"ithinthegreatfamilyofnon-aligneet cOUDtries an4oftheBBS/c.. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryPKB/PLJAI"S/PV.' 71 (Hr.Bo9h-Booh, CIMgoop) theforty-fourth e••sioB b~tallotheworkofaublwqaent special seleion8. Kewishtoreiterete ouraupportfortheS.crota~-Gen.ral, Mr.Javior Por~.deCuellar. CamercoD encourcqe. hiMtocontinue unrelentingly the efforts hehasdeployed soadmirably throughout thswE'1dforthecaulaofpeace and!ntsrD~tional ce-operatioD~ efforts the8UCCeagofwhichieemphatically dQmonstrated bytherecentIndepondence ofN~lbiQ. Lastly, wewishtocODgr~tul~tG thePrincipality ofLlochtenstelu ODits admission astholfiOthMemberofthe~r9'uhaUoll, whoseuniversality thus continues togrew. Lessthan10yearsbeforethethi~d mll1enDi~, thefundamental ChDB9'~. which haveoccurred Intheworldsincethelast••S.10DoftheAs••mblyhaverelhaped the international political chaquer-board. Generally speakinq thehighlyaymbolic imagaofthecollapse oftheBerlin Wallhasinave~ypesitive ~en8eraduce4theBaat-Weat tensiODs which,aincethe lastwar,hadsogreatly iDflucnco~ world rela~ieDs. Insuchafavourable international climate, dialogue hasbeeDrestored tofavourendisconsequontly 8 sourceofhopeiDraspODes tethemajorchallsngas poaedbyfreedoms, development andscienceintheclosingyearsofthecentuiY. Peace.isatourdoersthatistheme.sag. Bsnttousbydetente, theopeniaC} upofBastEuropeandthe~ignif1cant tmproveR6n~ inrelatioDs between theUnited StatesandtheSovietUnion. ThatmeS.8ge 18strellC1thelled bytheprogre••made111 thefieldofdi8armam3nt. Inthisconnection theresultsofthevarious Sovlet-ADeri~an lummitmeetings andagreements havebeenmoatencouraging, aBarethevarious conclualonl and Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryPKB/PLJAl45/PV.9 12 (Mr.8ooh-8ooh, Cameroou) recommendatioDs oftheworkoftheConference onDisa~ament andtheFourthReview Conference oftheTreatyontheNon-Proliferation ofNuclear Weapons. Weparticularly welcome theconsensus intheConference ODDisa~ament on questions pertaining toSouthAfrica'. nuclear capacity, conventional disarmamsnt andthestreDgthening oftheroleoftheUnitedNationsinthefieldof disarmament. Weverymuchtrustthatthepeacedividends resulting fromthe slackening ofthearmsracewillbedevotedtothefinancing ofdevelopment, particularly thatofthepoorcountries. Thenow-acknowledged linkbetween disarmament anddevelopment wouldthusbetranslated intoreality. Itisessential thattheremarkable improvement intheinternational political Climatebolster ourattempts tofindsolutions tothenumerous conflicts which stillafflict variouspartsoftheworld. Namibia's accession toindependence is stillfreshinourmemories. Wewishtotakethisopportunity yetagaintowelcome mostcordially amongusthepresence ofthatYOUDgStateasafUllyfledged Member oftheOrganisation. Theinternational cOlllllunity, whichworkedsohardtobrinC} thisabout,mustnowprovidethatcountry withallthenecessary assistance to enableittoconsolidate itssovereignty, recoveritsterritorial integrity and promoteitseconomic andsocialdevelopment. Cameroon willcertainly spare DO efforttodevelop undstrengthen comprehensive co-operation withthatbrother country. Kithreference tothesituation inSouthAfrica, notwithstanding therelease ofNelsonMandela andotherpolitical prisoners, theannouncement ofanumberof refo~s andthecommencement ofadialogue between theracistregimeandthe opposition movements, itremains asourceofgraveconcern because thepillars of theodioussystemofuartheid ares'!-!/.lsolidlyinplace,sustaining adisguised fo~ofracistterrorwhichwecondelllD. o Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryPltB/PLJ------------------- W4S/PV.9 73 (Hr.DOob-SOob« ClI'lNtroop) Inthiscontoxt, theinternational community mustkeepinplaceeconomic sanctions againstthatregimeuntilithasbeenshownproofoffundamental, irreversible changeinthesituation. Theobjective isnottorefo~butto eradicate apartheid completely andtosetupafree,democratic andnon-racial societyinSouthAfrica. InAngolaandinMozambique, Cameroon hasDotedandwishestoencourage the movesmadebytheleaders ofthosecountries toestablish lasting domestic peace. Waalsosupport theeffortsoftheSecretary-Goneral toimplement thesolutions advocated bytheUnitedNations andtheOrganization ofAfrican Unity(OAU)in respectofthecQnflict inWestern Sahara. IntheHornofAfrica, aawellasbetween ChadandLibya,oragainbetween Senegal andMauritania, theneedsofpeacetodayrequire aresponse fromall concerne~. Dialogue isthewaytosalvation. ItiswiththisinmindthattheAfrican HoadsofStateandGovernment atthe lastsummitmeeting oftheOAUinAddisAbabareaffirmed theirdetermination to worktogether towards arapidsolution ofalithsseconflicts byAfricanefforts andinitiatives.
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement on international relations, diplomacy, and conflict resolution, with a focus on the promotion of peace, disarmament, and cooperation. It mentions various countries and regions, including South Africa, Namibia, Angola, Mozambique, and the Horn of Africa, and touches on issues such as apartheid, nuclear disarmament, and international cooperation. The text also references the United Nations, the Organization of African Unity, and other international organizations.