116. I resume my function as PRESIDENT of the Council. 117. If I hear no objection, I shall first put operative paragraph 6 of the draft resolution to the vote. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Australia; Burkina Faso, China, Denmark, Egypt, France, India, Madagascar, Peru, Thailand, Trini- dad and Tobago, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Against: None. Abstaining: United States of America. Operative paragraph 6 of the draft resoIution was adopted by 14 votes to none, with I abstention. 118. The PRESIDENT: I shall now put the draft resolu- tion as a whole to the vote. A vote was taken by show of hands. i%e draft resolution was adopted unanimously [resolution 574 (1985)]. 119. The PRESIDENT: I shall now make a statement as the representative of the United States in connection with the vote. 120. Once again, we find ourselves gathered around this table to consider a violation of the integrity of Angola’s borders. Once again, I shall set forth United States policy towards South African operations of this sort. We con- demn them. They serve to exacerbate an already volatile situation. Besides their negative consequences on chances for a negotiated solution to the problems besetting the region, they cause misery and death. So long as they con- tinue they will frustrate the aspirations of all those in southern Africa longing to enjoy their simple, inalienable right to a life without war and bloodshed. 121. The diplomacy of the United States in the region is geared to peaceful, negotiated solutions. It is the road to a deeper and more lasting settlement than gunpowder can ever offer. My Government asks all parties to recognize the folly of this strife. They should realize the necessity of 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a report of a United Nations meeting, where a draft resolution is being discussed and voted on. The resolution is related to a conflict in Angola, and the representative of the United States is making a statement condemning South African operations in the region. The text does not mention any specific economic, environmental, or technological issues, but rather focuses on the political and humanitarian aspects of the conflict.

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