past five years-and, for that matter, what is today happening in Nicaragua, Cambodia, Afghanistan and Angola, where people are fighting and dying for inde- pendence and freedom.” 32. South Africa is committed to peace and stability in southern Africa. My Government has often gone on record to invite the leaders of southern Africa to come together, to negotiate and to work out solutions’to the problems of the region. I have frequently repeated and extended such an invitation in the Council. South Africa would far prefer to resolve the problems of southern Africa by negotiation. It does not believe that military solutions are feasible. I would accordingly like to repeat the appeal which I made on behalf of my Government on 20 September for the resumption of direct talks between South Africa and Angola-and the present situation surely makes such a dialogue more urgent than ever. But peace and stability cannot be achieved while foreign interests dictate developments in our subcontinent and while for- eign Powers abuse the countries of southern Africa for the furtherance of their own global aims. 33. Only the other day, the South African State President again appealed to all the leaders of southern Africa to stand together in order to rid our region of all foreign forces. He said: “Par the sake of its own security, for the sake of its own peace of mind and for the sake of its own progress, I hope that southern Africa will attempt to free itself from the forces of enslavement now encroaching upon it. “Say to the Cubans ‘Go home’ and say to the Rus- sians ‘Go home; and the minute this happens, I will be prepared to contain all our military forces inside South Africa.” 34. South Africa has issued an unambiguous call for the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement by a government official, likely the President of South Africa, addressing the situation in southern Africa and the region's relations with foreign powers. The content focuses on international relations, peace, stability, and security, with mentions of specific countries and conflicts.

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International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief