withtheprinciples oftheNorth-south statement of4July1972.Inthemeantime, itmaybeprudent toexamine whether theprocessofreunification wouldbe expedited iftheprinciple oft.heuniversality ofmembership oftheunitedNations wereextended totheKoreanpeople. InCyprusacommunal issuehasbeentragic&lly exploited tojustify the invasion oftheRepublic byforeign forcesandthishasledtothedefacto partition ofthatcountry. External intervention cannotbejustified norcanitbe condoned onanygrounds, evenonthegroundsofconcern forkindred c:ommunitiesin otherStates.sriLankahat:>consistently calledforthewithdrawal offoreign troopsfromCyprus, andpledged respect forthecountry's unity, indepe~dence, sovereignty, territorial integrity andnon-aligned personality. Theunilate~al declaration ofindependence in1983byrepr~sentatives ofoneofthetwo communities wasillegal andshouldberejected bytheinternational community. Thoseunilateral meaSures haveonlyrendered aneventual settlement inCyprusmore complicated anddifficult. SriLankacallsonallparties toco-operate withthe . Secretary-General inhislatestinitiative sothatajustandlasting settlement canbeachieved inaccordance withtherelevant UnitedNations resolutions. InCentral America, too,independent Statesfaceexternal intervention and destabilization attempts whichthreaten theirverysurvival assovereign States. SriLankafullysupports thenobleendeavours oftheContadora Grouptorestore peaceandstability, aswellasmutualconfidence, amongtheStatesintheregion, irrespective oftheirsocialorpolitical systems. Everyyearwedeliberate andmakepronouncements ontheurgentneedtoachieve ourcommonsecurity through awell-charted processofdisarmament. Weareagreed thatthereisnoalternative todisarmament. Weearnestly hopethatthe forthcoming talksbetween theleadersofthetwomajorPowerst"'illprovide an impetustobuilding confidence between themandcontribute totheover-all goalsof disarmament ·andtothesecurity ofallnations.efforts towards disarmament neednotbeover-emphasized. Wetlaveacknowledged that(Mr. Hame~, SriLanka) Theneedtofacilitate thecomplementarity ofbilateral andmultilateralRB/26 A/40/PV.5 111I inthisnuclear agesecurity through disarmament cannotbethepreserve ofafew. Itisourviewthatitistheconcernofthemany. ThereportoftheConference onDisarmament tothissession contains preliminary formulations ofprovisions ofafutureconvention onchemical weapons signifying thefruitsofmultilateral effortsatGeneva. Wearealsohappytonote thattheConference onDisa.:mament hasforthefirsttimesetupanAdHoc Committee tocommence workonthequestion oftheprevention ofanarmsracein outerspace,aninitiative inwhichSriLankatookanactivepartbothinthis Assembly andattheConference. Weareencouraged bytheagreements embodied in theFinalDocument oftheThirdReviewConference ontheNon-Proliferation Treaty, whichconcluded lastweek. Wehopefortheirearlyimplementation, andin particular forapositive r~sponse tothecallonthethreedepositary Statesand theothernuclear Powerstocommence earlynegotiations foracompr~hensive test ban. Weshouldtherefore rededicate ourselves tomultilateralism indisarmament negotiations. Wesupport thenon-aligned initiative fortheconvening atan appropriate timeofthethirdspecialsession ondisarmament asthechallenging meansofreaching aconsensus onconcrete andpractical measures ondisarmament and ofreVitalizing themultilateral process. InourownregionoftheIndianOCean,SriLanka,withother non~aligned countries, hasstriven foravitalmeasureofdisarmament -theDeclaration ofthe IndianOCeanasazoneofPeace. TheIndianOceanStateshavealready, in1979, accepted sevenprinciples ofagreement fortheimplementation oftheDeclaration. TheUnited ~ations AdHocCommdttee ontheIndianOCeanhasworkedtowards the convening ofaconference ontheIndianOceantotakeplaceinColombo, sriLanka,BB/26 A/40/PV.5 112 (Kr.Hameed,SriLanka) nextyear.Itisourhope"thatallpreparatory workfortheConference canbe completed toenabletheconvening oftheConference withtheparticipation ofall permanent membersofthesecurity Council, themajormaritime usersandthe regional States. Weconvened theFirstConference onCo-operation inMarineAffairs inColombo inJulyofthisyear.ThatConference.was bornoftheconviction thatregional co-operation wasthebestmeansofrealizing thepotential oftherichresources of theIndianOCeanforthedevelopment oftheregion. Itisexpected thata policy-level conference willtakeplaceinColombo nextyearfurthertodevelop the achievements ofthemeetings heldthisyear. TheGeneral Assembly willthisyearcontinue itsconsideration ofthe Antarctic TreatySystem. SriLanka's ownposition onthatexercise hasbeen
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a speech or statement by Sri Lanka to the United Nations General Assembly, focusing on international relations, disarmament, and regional cooperation. It mentions various international organizations, treaties, and agreements, as well as regional issues such as the Indian Ocean and Cyprus. The text does not directly address economic development, agriculture, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture.

**Category**
International relations, Disarmament