text: coaprehensiw settlement aimedatendingthecivilwarinC~odia. Mydelegation isalaoencouraged byreports aboutplansforanewpolitical orderthatwouldend outaide a~supplies tothewarring Afghanfactions andsetupanimpartial electoral process. Weareequally encouraged bythepositive developments inthe Iran-Ira~ peaceprocess sincethelastsession, partiCUlarly byconcessions madeby Iraqleading toward.directDegotiations bythetwocountries ondtherepatriation ofseveral thouaands ofprisoners ofwar.Wecalluponalltheparties concerned andtheinternational community tolendtheirfullest co-operation tothesevarious Wehay.followed ~aitive trendainotherpartsoftheworldclosely. The a.publlc ofYeMn,whichwewelcome, iabeingrepresented hereforthefirsttime byonedelegation. Germanreunification andtheRoh-Gorbachev exploratory talks heldinS~Franciaco inJune1990havehadtheirimpactontheKoreanpeninsula, wberediacus.iona between delegations fromNorthandSouthKoreaandtheexchange Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryBBS/gt..• Al45/PV.6 93 ~..'(Mr.AI§moah. GhanA)oftop~level visits&reincreasing. 'Ar.solve bybothKor.asto.ettletheirdifferences lsthemostsecurebasisforpeaceintheKoreanpeninsula. Assovereign independent States,eithertheDemocratic People-s Republic ofKoreaortheaepublic ofKorea,orboth,areentitled tobeadmitted intotheUnitedHations. Itwouldbebetterstillifbyag~eement between tbemtheycouldfollowtheexampleofYe.n. IwouldnowlitetoturntotheAfrlcan continent, wheretheglobaldriveforpeacehasreceived aserious set-back throughthecurrentconflict inLiberia.GhanaandfiveotherfJistermembercountries oftheEconomic Community ofWestAfricanStates (BCOWAS) werecompelled tosendpeace-keeping troopstoLiberiainthecontextofthecease~fire monitoring groupestablished attheendoftheBanjulSummit OD7August1990tostopthecarnage andthedestruction ofproperty inthatcountry. WeappealtoallpeopleofgoodvilltoextendsupporttotheECOWASeffort. Wewouldalsoappealforearlyresumption ofpeacetalksinMozBmbique andAngola. Theadoption bytheSecurity Council on27June1990ofthe Secretary-General'simple..ntation pl~onWestern Saharamartsasignificant stepforward onthetortuous journey towards thesettlement oftheWestern Saharaconflict. Wecalluponallpartiestoextandmaximum co-operation intheimplementation oftheplan. Theroadaheadfortherealisation oftheGeneral Assembly'S objective ofa non~r&cial democratic SouthAfrica c~ntinu.s tobefraught withdifficulti ••despite recentencouraging 4evolopm8nts insouthern Africa. AsthereporteftheSecretary-Generaltft'theGeneral Assembly atitsresumedforty-fourth sellsionsho..,thepolitical guidollne. uetforthiathe14December 1989Declarationar~farfro.beingMetbySouthAfdca. Thel"eportistimely,partiCUlarly 1rathe •..t( _.~._. __"'__ "IIIIIIIIi!!-"'''''''''''----~~~ Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryBUS/gtW4S/PV.G 94-eau OII.a-A1mnoDb, Gbua) lightofcurrent ett.mptll being i1I8d~byPretoria andby.0.MembersoftheUnited Nations towardstheliftingofsanctions against SouthAfrica. RespoDsible publicleaders andorgani2ationl, includtng theCommonwealth Committee ofNineForeignMinisters andtheJuly1990SummitoftheOrqanizatioD of African Unity(OAU),havestroDgly urgedthatsanctions against SouthAfricashould bemaintain.d ~4~trength.n.d. Thetruthofthematteristhattherehasbeen littleprogre.s towards dismantling aparthoid. Meanwhile, right~ Jelements and thesecurity forcesarefuelling conflict andcarDag~ amongblacksasawayof reversing theprospects forpr~ress. Untilthereieclearevidence ofan irreversible movefordismantling APartheid, theinte~national community should continue tomaintain theprellu~e ODSouthAfricaintheformofcomprehensive and mandatory &4Dctions. Th~globalGconomic situation continues tobeasourceofconcorntoseveral developing countri.s, including mine.Forsub-Saharan Africa,inparticular, itis thesametragictaleofeconomic stagnation anddeclining livingconditions, despite thestructural adjustment programmes undertaken byaeveralcountries. Weapprftclate thego04willandpractical support extended toAfricabythe international cCI_unity, butmeu:eneedstobedone. Werecognise that"inthe for••••ablefutur., Africawillreguireeubstantial ext.rnal Dssistance to suppl••ntitsowneffort•• ButAfricar.quires theunderstanding byitsdevelopment partners ofthe cultural enviroDment inwhichthereformprogrammes mustbeimplemented. Itis important to.tr••sthispointiDord.rtodrivebome.onefundamental truthsabout theAfricasituation, pll1:'tleularly iIJthelightoftheemerging viewsaboutDew p~lltical con4itionalities forextending &Dsiatance toAfrica. ~laIsnotthe timeto"id.nthewebofconditionalities, particularly' ifthi.willlea4toths ~sitioD ofpolitical concepta andconstitutional-processes thatvillundermine ..' ". Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library•-~-,------------ BBS/gt national unityendatability. Iti.ratherthstt.atoadoptreali.tic attitude.
analysis: This text appears to be a speech or statement by a representative of a country, likely Ghana, to the United Nations General Assembly. The speaker addresses various issues and concerns related to international relations, peacekeeping, and economic development, with a focus on African countries. The text discusses conflicts, political developments, and economic situations in various regions, including the Korean peninsula, West Africa, and southern Africa. The speaker also touches on the importance of international cooperation, sanctions, and economic assistance.