Theestablishment ofastateofemergency in36districts ofthecountry is clearevidence oftheconfusion sownbytheapartheid regime, confronted bythe deter.ination ofthesouthAfrican peoples, whowishtoliveinanegalitarian nationandwho,undertheleadership oftheAfrican National Congress ofsouth Africa (ANe),shrinkatnosacrifice todefendtheirrightsasfreemen.Thisis nowanappropriate timetohailtheunshakable courageofNelsonMandela, aworthy sonofAfrica, ofwhomwedemandtheunconditional andimmediate liberation. TheVirtually continuous actsofaggression perpetrated against ~ngola, Mozambique andtheotherfront-line countries illustrate the-addesireofSouth Africatodestabilize thecountries ofthisregion. TheBeninese peopleonceagainwouldliketoexpress, through me,toallthe peoples ofsouthern AfricaandinpartiCUlar tothepeopleofAngolaitsunswerving support andmilitant solidarity. Todaymore th~never,theinternational community isconvinced oftheabsolute needtoapplyglobalandbinding sanctions underChapter VIIoftheUnitedNations Charter against theracistregimeofSouthAfrica. Wemustwelcome thefactthatpeace-andjustice-loving Stateshavefinally understood thatonlystrongsanctions against SouthAfricaarelikelytoputanend tothisgreatblotonmankind. Weurgethemtoexercise allposoible formsof pressure onPretoria untilourworldisfreedoftherepugnant scourge ofapartheid.JVM/l2 A/40/JN.25 42 (Mr.Affo,Benin) Finally Itakethisopportunity toreaffirm mycountry's fullsupportofthe ARCinitsheroicstruggle forpeace,liberty, equality andsocialjustice inSouth Africa. Themisfortunes oftheSouthAfrican peoplecanbecompared onlywiththoseof thePalestinian peoplehunteddownandpersecuted onitsownlandintheMiddle East.Theconflicts inthisregioncontinue tocausedeath,SUffering, miseryand deprivation ofallsorts. Defying theeffortsoftheinternational community fora justandequitable solution ofthePalestinian issue,Israelengages inactsof aggression directed against independent andsovereign countries. Therecentcase ofbarbaric aggression against Tunisia gaverise,andjustlyso,topractically unanimous condemnation bytheinternational community. Wevigorously condemnthat actandreaffirm oursupportofthePLOandoftheTunisian people. Theseterrorist expeditions farfromintimidating thePalestinian peopleonly strengthen itsdetermination tostruggle towardstherecovery ofitsinalienable rights. Israelmustfinally acknowledge thatthesettlement ofthePalestinian question mustincludeitsimmediate andunconditional withdrawal fromallArab territories occupied since1967. WithregardtoLebanon, theBeninese peoplehopetoseethatcountry emerge onceandforallfromthepolitical crisisthathasbeenbesetting itsothatit mayeffectively achieveitsnational unityandembarkwithdetermination onthe taskofreconstruction forthewell-being ofthewholeLebanese people. Asforthedispute whichhasforfiveyearsnowbeenpttting Iranagainst Iraq,wefearthatrecenteventsinthatmerciless warwagedbythesetwofraternal countries isnowincreasing theriskoftheinternationalization ofthatarmed conflict. Inaddition, massiveactsofdestruction carried outthrough thebombingof citieswillnotencourage effortsatdevelo~~ent bytheIranian andIraqipeoples, whosecasualties arenowinnumerable.JVMV12 A/40/PV.25 43 (Mr.Afto,Benin) Mydelegation therefore againurgesIranandIraqtositdownatthe negotiating tableinorderpeacefully tosettlethedisputethatdivides themand restore peacetotheirtwopeoples andtotheinternational community. Mydelegation's position inregardtothesituation inChadremains unchanged. Weareconvinced thatonlytotalpeaceandaneffective reconciliation ofallthesonsofChadcanallowthatpeopletoengage, inpe~ceandharmony, in theenormous taskofrebuilding theircountry, soseverely affected byyearsof civilwar. Mycountry therefore supports allefforts aimedatestablishing peaceand harmony inChadthrough aunionofallcitizens ofChad. Onceagainitisclearthatpeaceandsecurity intheworldinevitably depend ontheelimination ofallthesefocalpointsoftension whichthegreatPowersand theiralliesunfortunately insistonmaintaining. Despite therelevant resolution oftheninete~nth summitoftheOrganization ofAfrican Unity(OAD)regarding thewestern Saharaapproved bytheGeneral Assembly atitsthirtyeighthsession, western saharacontinues tobethevictimof actsofaggression carried outbythosewhodonotshrinkatanycrimewhatever to satisfy theirimperialist designs andegoistinterests. Mydelegation, faithful totheprinciple oftherighttoself-determination of allpeoples, onceagainurgestheGeneral Assembly todoeverything itcanto ensuretheeffective implementation oftherelevant resolutions oftheOAUandthe UnitedNations onwestern Sahara. Thesituation inCentral America andinAsiaisofjustasmuchconcern as thoseintheMiddleEastandinAfrica. Inthefaceofflagrant anddaily
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