UNITED NATIONS A GeneralAssembly Distr. GENERAL A/40/98 28January 1985 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Fort1eth session QUESTION OFPEACE, STABILITY ANDCO-OPERATION INSOUTH-EAST ASIA DEVELOPMENT ANDSTRENGTHENING OFGOOD-NEIGHBOURLINESS BETWEEN STATES PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OFDISPUTES BE'lWEEN STATES Letterdated25January 1985fromthePermanent Representative of ViatNamtotheUnited Nations addressed totheSecretary General Ihavethehonour toforward herewith thetextofaninterview bythevietnam NewsAgency withForeign Minister Nguyen CoThachontheresultoftheTenth Conference oftheForeign Ministers ofLaos, Kampuchea andVietNamheldin HoChiMinhCityon17and18January 1985(seeA/40/9l) • Ishould begrateful ifYourExcellency couldhavethisnoteanditsenclosure circulated asanofficial document oftheGeneral Assembly, undertheitems entitled "Question ofpeace,stability andco-operation inSouth-East Asia", "Development andstrengthening ofgood-neighbourliness between States" and "Peaceful settlement ofd1sputes between States" .. (Signed) HOANGBICHSON Permanent Representative 85-02297 l829h(E) /...A/40/98 English Page2 ANNEX Interview at19January 1985bytheVietnam NewsAgency with Foreign Minister Nguyen CoThachontheresultattheTenth Conference oftheForeign Ministers ofLaos,Kampuchea and V>etNamheroinHoChiMinhCityon17and18January 1985 Question 1 :Couldyouplease, corrrade Minister, evaluate thepast10 conferences or'theForeignMinisters ofthethree-Indochinese countries? Answer:Thepasttenconferences havebeenlandnBrks inthesix-year r.ardstruggle ofthethreeIndochinese peoplesagainst theChinese hegemonists andtheThaireactionaries, fortheirnational rightsandpeace,especially the Kampuchean people's righttoliveinpeacewithout thethreatfromthegenocidal polpotists . Thetenconferences havedemonstrated thethreeIndochinese countries' consistent stand,namelywithdrawal ofth"Vietnamese volunteer armyfrom Kampuchea pairedwiththeexclusion ofthePolpotists, respect forthenational rightsofthecountries inSoutheast Asia,andpeaceful coexistence amongthe Southeast Asiancountries. Atthesametime,theyhaveshownthatthethree Indcehinese countries standforapeaceful settlement" ofalldisputes among nations. However, ChinaandThailand hopethattheVietnamese troopswould pulloutofKampuchea sothattheycouldbringthePolpotiests backtoKam­ pucheatosabotage theKampuchean people's revival. Theyareopposedto negotiations andhaveinvariably resorted toconfrontation inthehopeof carryi!:g outtheirscheme. Thetenthconference isaconcentra tedexpression ofthetriumphofthe juststruggle oftheKampuchean, LaoandVietnamese peoples overtheschemes ofthehegemcnists andexpansionists andalsoofthetriumphofthestandfor negotiationoverthepolicyofconfronta tion. Question 2 :Whatisyourcomment onthefactthatmanyAseancOLintries viewthe"Kampuchean question asnotonebetween AseanandIndcehina. ? Answer:ChinahaspittedtheAseancountries against theIndcehinese countries ontheKampuchean qt:estion. Ithasundermined therelations between thesecountries andtheefforts toturnSoutheast Asiaintoaregionof"peacein inexecuticn ofitsdivide-and-rule policy. ThattheAseancountries have declared thattheKampuchean question isnotonebetween AseanandIndochina /...A/40/98 English page3 isafailure ofChina.Itopensthedoortothedevelopment ofrelations amcng Southeast Asiancountries andthellBkingofSoutheast Asiaaregionofpeace, andwillcreatefavourable conditions fcraquicker withdrawal ofVietnamese armyvolunteers fromKampuchea. Question 3:WhatisnewinthethreeIndochinese countries' proposal fOl'apolitical SOlution asmentioned inpointsixoftheCcrrmunique ? Answer:Thisproposal isanewreflection ofthestandofthethree Indochinese countries andofthelegitirrate interests ofallPll'ties con­ cerned. Question 4 :Whatisnewinthenewproposal ofthethreeIndochinese countries for---ai1international conference ccmpared withtheprevious proposal~ ? Answer:Intheirprevious proposals, thethreeIndochinese cOUntries suggested thatinaddition tothesoutheast asiancountries, suchan internat1Ilnal conference sbouldinclude thesixbigpowerswhichhadparti­ cipated intherestcraticn ofpeace'inIndcchina in1954,inLaosin1961-1962
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic communication between the Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations and the Secretary-General, regarding the outcome of the 10th Conference of the Foreign Ministers of Laos, Kampuchea, and Vietnam. The content focuses on the regional political situation in South-East Asia, particularly the conflict in Kampuchea, and the efforts of the three Indochinese countries to achieve a peaceful settlement of disputes. The text does not contain any specific information about economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues.

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