Inaaopting resolutions 566(1985)and569(1985)theSecurity Council recommended asetofmeasures tobeadopted byGovernments inthisregard. The Austrian Government hasdecided totakethefollowing sixautonomous stepsin accordance withtheseresolutions: first,tosuspendallinvestments byAustrian pUblicenterprises inSouth Africa~ secondly, toprohibit theimportof krugerrands andallothergoldcoinsmintedinSouth Africa~ thirdly, toimpose restrictions inthefieldofsportsandcultural relations~ fourthly, tostop government guarantees forexport credits~ fifthly, toprohibit theparticipationAMB/9 A/40/PV.ll 28 (Mr.Gratz,Austria) ofpublicenterprises inSOuth Afri~an procurement procedures inthenuclear field, although nosuchcasehasarisensofar;sixthly, toprohibit allexports of computer equ;l.pment that ma~'beusedbytheSOUthAfrican arayandpolice. Austriaremains firJllycomittedtotheachievement offreedom forNamibia. Theonlyaccep1:able basisforNamibia's inoopendence issecurity Council resolution 435(1978), adopted asmuchassevenyearsago.Yet,indefiance ofinternati~nal law,indefiance oftheeKpressed willoftheinternational community andin disregard oftheaspirations oftheNamibian people, Sou'ChAfricacontinues to obstruct theimplementation oftheUnitedNations plan. Werejecttheinstallation ofaso-called transitional government forNamibia asafurther attempt bySouth Africa toimposeaunilateral solution. Thesituation inCentral America hasnotimproved. Centuries ofsocialand economic injustice haveresulted inawidespread atmosphere ofcrisisanddespair. Theproblems oftheregionmustbesolvedbythecountries oftheregion themselves. Anyattempt tointroduce elements oftheEast-West conflict further collplicates thesituation. Theprinciples ofnon-interference andthepeaceful settlement ofdisputes mustbefullyrespected. Thepeaceprocess initiated bytheContadon Groupstillprovides thebest chancetoachieve asolution. We~egretthatthusfarthispeaceplanhasnotbeen implemented. Wewanttoassureallcountries oftheContadora Groupofour continuing support. Violence andhumansuffering continue tocharacterize thesituation inthe MiddleEast.Oppression andterror,mistrust andhatredhavemadethepeople suffer through decades ofconfrontation andwar.Worldpeaceandinternational security aredirectly threatened. Austria's position ontheelements ofasolution oftheMiddleEastproblem remains ~~chan9ed. Therightofallstatesintheregion, inclUding Israel,AMH/9 A/40/PV.ll 29-30 (Hr.Gratz,Auatria) toexistwithinsecure andrecognized boundaries mustberespected. The Palestinian question isatthecoreoftheMiddleEastproblem. Asolution therefore reqQires therecognition of~~enational rightsofthePalestinian people, including therighttotheircwnState. ThePalestine Liberation Organization (PLO),astherepresentative ofthePalestinians, mustparticipate in thepeaceprocess. Israelmustwithdraw fromallterritories occupied since1967. Austriasupportstheproposal toconvene aninternationa1peaceconference onthe MiddleEast. Astheonlyinternational forumopentoallparties totheconflict andallotherinterested Powers, th~UnitedNations hasthec~pacity andthe responsibility tocontribute substantive1y topeaceintheMiddleEast.,, During thelastmohthsvarious important initiatives havebeenundertaken. Prospects foragenuine dialogue have i~roved. Itisnowessential tomaintain themomentum andtoremoveallexisting obstacles tothebeginning of negotiations. SOthsideshavetocometotermswitheachotherISexistenceand legitimate interests.MLG/at A/40/PV.ll 31 (Mr.Gratz,Austria) TheMiddleEastisrichinnatural resources, ithasagreatcultural heritage. Ifthepeo~leofthisareacouldworktogether inpeace,theirregion couldbeoneofthemostprosperous onearth. Almostsixyearshavepassedsincethemilitary intervention inAfghanistan. Weremaindeeplyconcerned aboutthecontinuing occupation ofthistraditionally non-aligned country andtheviolation ofitsindependence. Thesuffering ofthe refugees mustnotbeforgotten. Anysolution mustenabletheserefugees toreturn homeinsafetyandhonour. Wesupport theeffortsoftheSecretary-General's Special Representative inhissearchforapolitical settlement. InKampuchea themilitary occupation, theuseofforce,themiseryofrefugees andthedenialofhumanrightscontinue. Onlynegotiations between theparties to theconflict onthebasisoftheresolutions oftheGeneral Assembly andofthe International Conference onKampuchea willleadtoajustsettlement whichcould
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a statement by the Austrian government on various international issues, including economic sanctions, human rights, and international conflicts. It touches on topics related to economy, politics, and international relations, but does not specifically focus on economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues.

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