text: Assembly, theSecretary-General oftheUnitedNations tooktheinitiative tosubmit thisproblem fordiscussion bytheGeneral Assembly andrequested theMemberStatesisnotamatterofideologies; itisnotamatterofreligious beliefs. I thinkitisamatte~thataffects ourconscience ashumanbeings.-ofcowardice. Ibelieve thatyouallsharewit1iliethisfeeling ofshame.It IshouldliketojoinwiththeSecretary-General andrespond totheappealheAthispressconference of21June1985,thesecretary-General statedtheencompasses thewholeworld.thattheNamibian question beresolved assoonaspossible onthebasisofSecurity Finally, Ishouldliketotackletheissueofterrorism, anevilwhichtodaysolution tothatproblem. terrorists ared~lngallovertheworldisn~tonly,acrimebutalsoanact(Kr.Tindell&ns, BelgiulI) ItisinthisspiritthatBelgium; ~gether withitspartners intheEuropean CODl1lunity, decided totakerestrictive aswellaspositive measures vis-lt-vis Sou~ Africa. Belgium, asamemberoftheunitedNations Counc,il forNmibia, insists Council resolution 435(1978).Itisconvinced thatthesettleJllent ofthisproblem willlessentensions intheregion, thusinitiating anCiverall evolution inthe -following atthetimeofthetakingofhostages onthe'lWAplane: (spokeinEnglish) -Asahumanbeing,Ihaveafeelingofshame. IthinkthatwhattheAP/dwAP/dw A/fO/Wltll 83 (fer.Tindemans, Belgium) Resolutions wereadopted Mdaspecial CO!Uiittee wassetuptostudythe question andtoIRakeproposals inordertofindeffective solutions totheproblem ofterrorism. .However, wewereunabletoreachconsensus. Thediscussions werenotcclfined toprinciple andlaw,butledtoapolitical confrontation between countries favouring totalsuppression ofterrorism andcountries whichconsidered thatthey wouldratherlookintoitscauses. Ofcourse, international terroriS13 cannotbe eradicated completely without aninproveaent inthepolitical, economic andsocial situations whichencourage it. Nevertheless, terrorism cannotbeameansthatisjustified bythegoalsit pursues. ThereareactswhichHesobarbaric, soheinous, andsocontrary to society thatnothing canjustify them.Unless weackn<7llledge these,thefight against international terrorism willbecompletely paralysed. Giventheaggravation ofinternationalt~rrorism whichthr(!atens thelivesand thesecurity ofinnocent peopleallovertheworld,thetimehascometodetermine theeriteriaforactswhichcannotbejustified orexcused, notwlthstanding the symPathy andunderstanding whichsomepolitical, cultural, socialoreconomic situai:1onsmayarouse.Itseemsurgenttoustoestablisb, everandbeyondall ideological confrontation, aseriesofuniversally recognized measures against thosecriminal acts.Theviewthatassaults, thetakingofh~stages andothersuch cr''''!!''.al be..l'1aviour iareacts~ichcellforleniency because oftheit'political natureandmaybecOll1llitted withiDl»unity bytheirperpetrators, cannolocQerbe tolerated. Itis,nodoubt,encouraging toseethatvarious measures andregulations have already beenagreed 91'lattheregional andthesectoral levels.AP/dw A/40/W.ll 84-85 (Mr.Tindemans, Belgium) Attheregional lev~l,Ishouldliketoaentioninparticular the1977 European Co.,vention ontheSuppression of'Ierrorisa which,afterthorough di-scussions, hasjustbeenadopted bythe'Belgium Parliament. Consequently, this Convention willbeinf(;;rceamongthe15aemberStatesoftheCouncil ofEurope unitedintheirstruggle against thatscourge. Theso-~calle;3 partial approach has,furtheraore, allowed theinternational COIIlmunity tolegislate onvarious kindsof'terrorisa. 'Iallreferring totheTokyo, Montreal andTheHagueConventions concluded withintheInternational Ci.vil Aviation Organization (ICAO)framework. Theyhaveallbeenratified byBe1giWD as wellastheInternational Convention against theTakingofHosta~~s adopted in1979 by~,~,UnitedNations General Assembly. ThatConventiorll willsoonbesubmitt..ed for apprcnal tothaBelgium PaJ:liament~ Thus,Belgium hasalready adopted theapproach recommended inther~golution unterrorism adopted unanimously bytheSeventh UnitedNations ,Congress onthePrever.tion ofCrimeandtheTreatment ofOffenders whichwasheldreelentlyinMilan. Experiencehasshownthatnocountryissafefromterrorism. Thedrafting of ageneral convention onir.ternationa1 terl'urbm isdoubtless agoalwtiichistoo ambitious, whichprobably cannotbereached inthenearfuture. Itwouldbe better,Ithink,totrytoresolve thep1:oblem byconsideringi.tsvarious aspects succesoively. Anysystemofterrorrunacounter totheprinciples oftheunited Nations Charter a.'1ditistherefore incumbent uponMemberStatestohell)to eradicateit. Theefforts tobemadeatthemulti1a~ral level,wU.hintheUnitedNations, mustalsobesupplemented bybilateral agreements. Discrepancies between legislations andthesensitiveness (,fnational sovereignty shouldnotallaw
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement by a high-ranking official, likely the Prime Minister of Belgium, on the topic of terrorism and international cooperation to combat it. The speaker references various international conventions, treaties, and resolutions, indicating a focus on international relations and global governance.