hopethattherecenthigh-level contacts between thetwoStateswillfacilitate the findingofapeaceful solution totheiS5uesbetween them,thusleadingtotheir eventual representation 8SfullMembers ofourOrganisation. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryEF/22-------------_ .._---_...- Al45/PV.9 97 (Mr.BOler,Turkey) Theabuseofandillicittrafficking innarcotics hasnowbecomeadeadly scourge menacing thesocialfabricofallcountries. Insomeofthem,thisevil hasassumed thedimensions ofa~estabiliaing forcethatevenundermine3 political andeconomic structures. Oftenlinkedtoarmssmuggling and,thereby, to international terrorism, theissuehasac~uired increasingly disturbing proportions. AtthispointIshouldliketoezpres8 againourfirmsolidarity with theGovernment andpeopleofColombia intheirvaliant struggle against the merchants ofdeath. Othercountries engagedinsimilar struggles alsohaveour fulls!I"pathy. International terrorism stillcastsadarkshadowoverrelations between nations and,asamajorsourceoftension, continues tob~aglobalproblem. Experience gives ade~ata proofthateventolerating, nottomention supporting, terrorism iscounterproductive, andthosewhocondone s"chactivities havealways hadreasontor,grettheirshort-sighted policies. Turkeycondemns allformsof terrorism, regardless oftheirorigins, causesandpurposes, ascriminal and unjustifiable. Weremainattached toapolicyoffirmness ¥is-A-Vis thisevil. After27yearstheCyprusproblemstillawaitsanegotiated settlement. On several occasions theTurkish Cypriot sidehasmadeconstructive proposals and accepted negotiated ideasforaSOlution. TheSecretary-General himself hasalso exerted cODsiderabla efforttowards thesarnsend.Nevortheless, amutually agreed solution continues toeludeus.Thedetermining elementintheCyprusissueisthe political e~uality ofthetwosidesintheisland. thisisthesinglemost important factaboutCyprus. Independence andthestateofaffairs createdin1960 werefounded ODtheprinciple ofequality andthepartnership ofthetwopeoples. Whilethe1960orderwassoondestroyed bytheGreetCypriots through theuseof forcetoestablish their hegemo~Y andanneatheislandtoGreece, theprinciple of Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryIr/22 A/45/PV.9 98 (Mt.BOI8r,Turkey) theequalstatusofthetwocommunities hascontinued toguideallsubsequent developments. Indeed, thenegotiating process andtheSecretary-Gsneral's mi8sion ofgood offices haveovertheyearsbeenbasedonthefactthatthereisapolitical dispute bett1een thetwopeoples inCyprusandthat,asthepartiestothedispute, thesetwopeoples arepolitical equals. Themostrecent confi~ation ofthis principle istobefoundinSecurity Council resolutioD 649(1990)# adopted unanimously onlZMarchthisyear.InthatresolutioD theSecurity COUDcilcalls forafreelyreached andmutually acceptable solution tobearrivedatthrough negotiations onanequalfooting. Fullrespect forthestatusofequality ofthe twocommunities i8asineguagonforprogress inCyprus. TheGreekCypriots mustrecognize thattheobjectofintercommunal negotiations istocreateaDewpartnership thatwouldbringtogether thetwo peoples andtheirrespective administrations withinaDewpolitical association basedonequality. ThereasonwhytheCyprusquestion remains unresolved todayis theGreekCypriot refusaltoacceptthe~urkish Cypriots astheirequals. Thisis theattitude thatunderlies theirapplication totheBuropean Communities forfull membership: theyclaimthattheycanacttU1ilaterally inamatterthatconcarns thefuturepolitical andeconomic statusofthewholeisland. Thisclaimhasno legal,moralorfactualbasis,butitdoesshowthetruenatureofGreekCypriot perceptions. TheGreekCypriot mentality viewstheTurkish Cypriots asadversaries _homust beforcedintoobedience bywhatever meanspossible. Thisisafarcryfromthe notionofequality. Thismentality i~alsorespoDsible foroneofthemostserious casesofhumanrightsviolations: the~urkish Cypriots, whoselivesandwell-being wereinconstant dangeruntil1974,wereforcedtosurviveinsmallenclaves for Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryBF/22Al45/PV.9 99-100 (Hr.BOler.Turkey)• manyyears. Since1974theyhavebeensub'ected toaruthless andpervasive embargo bytheGreekCypriots, andarefacedwithanincessant GreekCypriot campaign toisolate themfromtherestoftheworld. TodaytheTurkish Cypriots havetoovercome GreekCypriot obstacles totheirtrading andtravelling freely. TheycannotsendOfreceivelettersdirectly. Theiryoungpeoplecannotcompetein international sports. Foreign shipsandaircraft areprevented fromoperating to andfromtheTurkish Republic ofNorthern Cyprus. KhathavetheTurkish Cypriots donetodeserve this?Nothing excepttodefendtheirequality andtheirrights.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement by a representative of Turkey, addressing various international issues, including the Cyprus problem, terrorism, and drug trafficking. The focus is on the political and human rights aspects of these issues, with little mention of economic or environmental concerns. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text is intended for an international audience.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations