of norms necessary for peace and security. The People’s Republic of Angola has been before the Council on a number of occasions demanding action to stay the hand of the aggressor. The general membership of the Organiza- tion has on a number of occasions demanded action to eradicate the system of apartheid, which is the cause of the aggression. Apartheid is itself aggression. It is a permanent assault on the freedom, the dignity and the very humanity of the blacks of South Africa and of the region as a whole. The Council is the highest international institution, and can, given the co-operation of all its members, ensure observance of the decisions of the Organization for peace and security and for freedom, sovereignty and territorial integrity. 20. We therefore join those who have done so before us in demanding that South Africa be made to pay for the loss of life and damage to property, sustained by Angola. More important, however, we consider it high time for the Council to take action to ensure that apartheid South Africa no longer commits aggression. To that end, it is our hope that the Council will take appropriate action under Chapter VII of the Charter and impose comprehensive mandatory sanctions against the apartheid regime. To do otherwise, to fail to act firmly and with conviction, can only send the wrong signals to a regime universally abhorred and internationally condemned. That would be tragic. For that reason the Council will take action, we hope, as already demanded by the People’s Republic of Angola and as dictated by the real threat to peace and security caused by the policies and practices of the apart- heid regime. 21. The PRESIDENT: The next speaker is the represen- tative of Mozambique. I invite him to take a place at the Council table and to make his statement. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a political and diplomatic issue, specifically a conflict between Angola and South Africa related to apartheid, with a focus on the United Nations Security Council's role in addressing the situation. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating that the topic is of international concern.

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