text: mightengulftheentireMiddleBaatunless Ira~iforcesarocompletely and unconditionally w!tbdravn fromKuwaitandthelegitimate Kuwaiti GoverDBent is restored. Naturally, suchawithdrawal andrestoration shouldbecoupled withthe immediate releaseofallforeigners heldhostage byIra~.Turkeyfirmlybelieves thatUnitedNations sanctions shouldbefullyenforced andholdstheopinionthat thiscourseofactionha.thegreatest chancetoendthecurrentcrisis peacefully. ItiainthatspiritthatTurkeywillcontinue tomakeheavy sacrifices to.ecurefullcompliance withtheSecurity Council's resolutions. Despite manydiscouraging slgns,TurkeyhopesthattheGulfcrisiscanbe settled without degenerating intoarmedconflict. Nbileanticipating apeaceful settlement, wenevertheless con8ideritimperative thatthole8sonsthecri8ishas taughtshouldbeunderlined. Firstofall,theinternational community must redouble itaeffortsai..datcurbing theproliferation ofnuclear, chemical, biological andmis8ile technology. Secondly, thedetermination toworktogether againstthreatstopeacewhichhas.an1fe.ted it.elfbetween the8uper-Powera and theotherpermanent member.oftheSecurity Councilintheaftermath ofthecold warmuatbemaintained. Thecease-fire intheeight-year warbetween IranandIraq,thesettingin motionoftheprocess whlchculminated inNamibia'S independence, thearrangements thatledtoth6withdrawal offoreign troopsfromAfghanistan, andeffort8 DOW underwaytore.olveconflict. iDCambodia, Central America andNeatern Sahara couldnothevebeenreali.ed hadtheUnitedRationcnotb.enstrengthened bythe increasing harmony BnODgthepermanent member.oftheSecurity COUDcil. Lastyearmypredece••orhadtodrawtheattention oftheAaaembly tothe tragic8ituation oftheTurklahalaority inBulgaria. Sincethat ~i..,therigime Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library1MS/21 Alt!/PV.9 9t-9S (Mt.Bo"r,ZUrklY) inthatcountry haschange4, an4wearehopefulthatthepositive developll8nta takingplaceinBulgaria yillmakepo.siblo thefull rac~!tion ofminority rights verysoon. 'lurk.y's fimstand 011thequestion ofPalestine, whlchcODstitutes thecruz oftheM144leBastdispute, hasbeenezpres••dfrOMthisroatrum onmany occasions. Theuprisinq intheWeatBankandGas.isadirectresultofthe frustratio~ ofthePalestinians. Theattempts tosuppress therebellioD byforce andviolence areboundtoprovefutile,.specially inthelongrun.The Pale.tinians muattakeduecareDOttotarnishtheirimagebybeingprovote4 into actsthatcouldbeconstrued asarelapseintoterrorism. Israel,foritspart, mustcastasi4eitsintransigence sothatthecurrent stalemate inthepeace proce••CaDbebroken. Furthermore, Israelshouldalaohaltitsaystematic att_apts tomodifythe4emographic composition oftheoccupie4 Arabterritories. Thesituation inAfghanistBD continues tobeasourceofCODcern forTurkey. Inspiteofthafactthatmuchhasbeenaccomplishe4 inbringing th6conflicting partiestogether, thene.4forabroad-base4 government fully ~epre.entiD9 the Afghanpeoplestillstan4sout.sanessential component inthesear.-ehfora lastingsettleaent ofthisproblem. Pakistan's generosity andpatience inbearing thebruntofthebur4euofprovi41ng aheltertotheAfghanrefugees alsocontinue to4.s.rve muchptais.; theinternational community's indehte4De.s toPakistan is a.aUlling ever-growing proportions. " *ThePre.i4ent returned totheChair. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryBF/22 W45/PV.9 96 (Ht,Bozer,Turkey)m -TherecentunrestinJemmuandKashmirisasourceofanxiety forus.Weare especially concerned aboutthethreatening movement offorcesfromtheirpeace-time positions. Wehopethatallthenecessary efforts v11lbemadetodefusethe tensions inthatsensitive partoftheworld,andwewelco~ thedialogue between Pakistan andIndiadesigned toachievethisend.Weareoftheopinionthatthe 1972Simlaagreement andtherelevant resolutions oftheUnitedNations maybethe framework forapeaceful solution ofthisissue. Theaccession toindependence ofNamibiainMarchthisyearhasbeenasource ofgreatpleasure forus.Wehavebeendeeplygratified torecognize thisnew memberofthefamilyofnations, onewithwhichwehavepromptly established diplomatic relations. Coupled withthedevelopments thatbeganwiththefreeing of Mr.NelsonMandelainneighbouring SouthAfrica, andwiththeprogress towards the di5mentlilllg ofapartheid inthatcountry, wehopethatwemay,afterall,be witnessing thedawningofabetterandmorepromising erainthesouthern partof theAfrican continent. MovingbacktoAsia,lfewelcome thepositive developments inCambodia. Ifthe trendofthelastfewmonthsismaintained, anendtotheordealofthis long-suffering nationmaybeintheoffing. Turkeyisprepared tosupport United-Nations-sponsored endeavours toassistCambodia's returntothedemocratic process. TurningtotheKoreanpeninsula, wesupport theinit':'.ltives undertaken by theRepublic ofKoreaforameaningful dialoguo withitsnorthern neighbour. We
analysis: This text appears to be a speech or statement from the President of Turkey, discussing various international issues and crises. The text does not focus on economic development, natural resources, agriculture, industry, transport, communication, health, education, employment, or culture. Instead, it addresses humanitarian aid and relief, international relations, and global issues such as peace and security, nuclear proliferation, and minority rights. The text also touches on specific conflicts and crises, including the Gulf War, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the situation in Afghanistan.