committed against that African country detailed by pre- vious representatives. It is important, however, that I reaf- firm, on behalf of the Group of Arab States, that the acts of aggression by South Africa against the territory of a sovereign State Member of the United Nations, Angola, are a flagrant violation of the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and the norms of international law on which is based the legal system of the international community. 120. The Group of Arab States strongly condemns these repeated acts of aggression. It is high time to put an end to those acts, to deter the aggressor State and to impose the sanctions provided for in the Charter so that that State ceases its unjust policies, returns to legitimacy and respects the provisions of the Charter. 121. The flimsy pretexts put forward by the South Afri- can regime are baseless and illegal. We have heard such pretexts concerning preventive attacks before in our region of the world. Israel has resorted to such flimsy pretexts in order’ to justify its acts of aggression against neighbouring 10 countries. Now it is South Africa that seeks to justify its acts of aggression against Angola. We condemn this atti- tude in both cases and call upon the Organization and the Security Council to redress the situation. We call upon the Council to reject emphatically these flimsy pretexts in order to strengthen the foundations of the international system, to deter aggression and ultimately to maintain international peace and security, which these insane adven- tures have placed in jeopardy. 122. We are confident that the Council will shoulder its responsibility and adopt a strong resolution, consistent with the provisions of the Charter which reject the use of force in international relations and seek to safeguard inter- 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement condemning South Africa's aggression against Angola and urging the United Nations Security Council to take action. The language used is formal and emphasizes the importance of international law and the Charter of the United Nations. Given the context and tone of the text, it seems likely that the category would be related to international relations or global governance.

**Category**
International relations