Progress intheseareasnotonlyyillcontribute immeasurably tobuttressing peace andstability intheAsia-Pacific regionbutalsowillhelpextendtootherparts oftheworldthesubstantive improvements intheEast-West relationship thatare takingplaceinEurope.ItisonthisbasisthatJapanwillcontinue furtherto expandandstrengthen thedialoguel IhopethattheSovietUnionwilllikewise make greaterefforts forfundamental improvements intherelationship. Itiscrucialtopeaceandstability inthe~sia-Pacific regionthatthe People's Republic ofChina remain open'to therestoftheworldanden10ydomestic stability. JapanhopesthatChinawillcontinue topursuepolicies ofreformand openness, and,.foritspart,w111continue itspolicyofextending allpossible co-operation tosuchChineseeffortsatmodernization. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAE/PLJ Al45/PV.7 31 (Mr.Nakayoma, Japan)= Acomprehensive political settlement inwhichtheUnitedNationsisinvolved isessential toanylasting solution tothelong-festering Cambodip~ problem. Following lastyear'sinternational conference inParis,efforts forapolitical settlement have bee~made,attheinternational level,attheregional level,and atthenational level,amongtheprincipal parties. AnAsiannationitself, Japan hostedtheTokyomeeting onCambodia inanefforttofindasolution tothis problem, whichistheprimary destabilizing factorintheregion, andhastakenan activepartinthepeaceprocess. Themomentum forpeaceisbuilding, withtheformulation ofaframework fora settlement bythepermanent members oftheSecurity Council, andwiththe establishment, attheJakarta meeting, oftheSupreme National Council. Ivery muchhopethattheParisconference willbeconvened soon,thattheremaining problems will b~ironedout,andthatpeacewillcometoCambodia inthenear future. Japanisconsidering howitmightextendco-operation withUnitedNations peace-keeping activities and,oncepeaceisattained, withnational rehabilitation efforts. TheissueoftheKoreanpeninSUla is,asamatterofprinciple, onetobe settled peacefully throughdirectdialogue between theauthorities oftheNorthand oftheSouth. Highlyap;?reciative ofthefactthatthehistoric North-South Prime-Ministerial meeting tookplaceearlierthismonthinSeoul,Japanhopesthat further progress willbemadeintheNorth-South dialogue. I~thelightofthis newsituation, Japanisworking positively toimproverelations withNorthKorea, withdueregardforthemaintenance ofinternational pOlitical balance. Japan hopostocontribute tothecreation ofaclimate conducive tofurther dialogue between NorthandSouthKorea. Moreover, wehavemaintained thepOBition thatwe wouldwelcome andsupport UnitedNatioDs membership forNorthandSouth,asan Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAB/PLJ A/45/PV.7 32 (Mr.NokeyAmP, JAPAn)J interim mftasure towards thegoalofunification ofthepeninsula. Thiswouldalso contribute totherelaxation of4tensions andwouldenhance theuniversality ofthe UnitedNations. Wehopethatconstructive talkswillbeholdbetween Northand Southonthebasisoftheoutcome oftherecentNorth-South Prime-Ministerial meeting. Iplacethegreatest importance ontheprogress maderecently inSouthAfrica towards theelimination ofapprtheid. Preliminary negotiations between the Government ofSouthAfricaandtheAfrican National Congress haveprepared theway fortruenegotiations onthedrafting ofanewconstitution, andIbeliovethat thisrepresents asignificant steptowards apeaceful resolution oftheproblem. Japansupports theefforts ofalltheprincipals involved inSouthAfricatowards theestablishment ofafreeanddemocratic regime, aregimefromwhich APartbei~ hasbeenfullyeradicated. Womustnotforqetthat, ~ventoday,internal fighting continues in Afghanistan. Japanhaslongemphasized thattruestability cannotbeattained in Afghanistan without theestablishment ofQbroad-based Government thatreflects the popularwill.Japanhasbeenworking actively forrefugeerepatriation -for example, bycontributing totheOfficeoftheCo-ordinator forUnitedNations Humanitarian andEconomic AS3istance toAfghanistan. Isincerely hopethat, through thedetermined efforts oftheAfghanpeoplethemselves tosolvetheir problems, andthrough thenegotiations between theUnitedStates.andtheSoviet Union,peaceandstability willberestored toAfghanistan an~thatrefugees will beenabled toreturntotheirhomesassoonaspossible. Japanhasconsistently supported theefforts andinitiatives ofcountries in theregiontorestore peacetoCentral America. Weattachthegreatest importance tothefactthatachangeofGovernment waseffectad inNicaragua th~ough freeand
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement by a Japanese representative, likely the Prime Minister or a high-ranking official, discussing various international issues and Japan's stance on them. The topics range from regional conflicts, such as Cambodia and Korea, to global issues, like apartheid and humanitarian aid. The speech focuses on Japan's efforts to promote peace, stability, and cooperation, rather than economic or technological development.

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