Ournewapproach, whichisreflected inadevelopment-oriented diplomacy, will besupported withinthecountry byapolicyoffreeing theeconomy andencouraging enterprises andprivateinitiatives thatwereforalongtimestifled. Webelieve thattherecordoftheunitedNations inits40yearsofexistence canbeconsidered positive. Infact,eventhoughourobjectives arenotalways achieved, wemaywellbepleased thatthehopesaroused throughout theworldbyJSM!at A/40/PV.23 4 (Mr.Toure,Guinea) theestablishment aftertheSecondWorldWaroftheunitedNationspersist. The maintenance andpromotion ofinternational peaceandsecurity remaintheessential purpose ofourOrganization, whichcannottolerate theserious hotbeds oftensio" whichstillpersist throughout theworld. Amongthoseserious hotbeds·of tensionthatcommand ourattention, southern AfricaandtheMiddleEastarethemosttroubling becauseoftheimmense lossof lifeandtheextentofthematerial damageinvolved. Insouthern Africatheracist regimeofPretoria isstepping upitsdefiance oftheinternational community throughitssystematic, ferocious oppression oftheblackpeoples ofSouthAfrica, itsactsofaggression against neighbouring countries anditspersistent refusal to grantindependence toNamibia. Itisfitting heretoreiterate ourunconditional support forandactive solidarity withthenational liberation movements andthepeoples thatthey represent. Theinterim government establish~d inNamibia bythecontemptible regimein SouthAfrica, without areferendum andcompletely ignoring theSouthWestAfrica People's Organization (SWAPO), thenationalist movement recognized bythe international community, hasnolegitimacy whatsoever andistherefore nulland void. Wetakethisopportunity tocommend theposition ofthewestern countries that havedecided toimposesanctions against theapartheid regime. IntheMiddleEast,thecontinuing illegal occupation ofArabterritories by Israel, madeworsebythefratricidal warinLebanon, makestheprospect ofa solution tothePalestinian question seemevenlessimminent. TheRepuolic of Guineareaffirms itsfirmsupport forthePalestinian peopleinitsstruggle under theleadership ofitssolerepresentative, thePalestine Liberation Organization (PLO),toexercise itsinalienable righttoexistence andtoanational identity.JSM!at A/40/PV.23 5 .(!!,r..Toure,Guinea) AsamemberoftheIslamic PeaceCommittee entrusted withseeking apeaceful ·solution totheIran-Iraq conflict webelieve, inspiteoftheobstacles encountered, thatthecommondestiny ofthosetwobrother Moslemcountries will leadthemtoceasehostilities forthesakeoffraternal coexistence. WithregardtotheCypriot question, theRepublic ofGuinea, asinthepast, continues tosupport ourOrganization tobringaboutajustandnegotiated solution. otherhotbeds oftensionalso ~eserve ourconsideration. InAfghanistan, as inKampuchea, wehavebeforeusasituation whichcontinues tobeofconcern tothe international community. TheGovernment oftheRepublic ofGuineabelieves that theAfghanandKampuchean peoples mustbeallowed tochoosetheirownpolitical systemincomplete freedom. AlsoinAsia,anewglimmer ofhopehasemerged astotheoutcome ofefforts toensurethepeaceful reunification oftheKoreanhomeland. Inthisrespect, we reaffirm thecomplete supportoftheRepublic ofGuineaforthestepsalready taken inmanyforumsandorganizations withaviewtothewithdrawal ofallforeign forcesandthetransformation ofthearmistice agreement intoapeaceagreement. •tMLG/Mo A/40/PV.23 6--_._-------------~--- (Mr.Toure, Guinea) Inrespect oftheWestern Sahara, theRepublic ofGuineasupports unreservedly therightofpeoples toself-determination inthespiritofUnitedNations resolution 1514(XV)andtherefore believes thatthetimehascomeforthecurrent President oftheOrganization ofAfrican Unity(OAU)andtheSecretary-General of theUnitedNations tojoinefforts inordertofindatlastanhonourable solution tothatpainful conflict. Inconnection withChad,thatbrother country whichonlywantstolivein peacewithinitsborders, weapplaud andsupport theefforts madebytheCongoto bringallparties inChadaroundthesamenegotiating table. Thepeaceandsecurity thatweallneedandforwhichallofusstruggle daily canonlybeobtained through theestablishment ofa·newinternational economic order, ma~ing tradeequitable andbringing aboutajustdistribution ofbenefits amongStates. "'herecanbenodevelopnent ofthepeoples without meeting theprimary needs ofmanthrough thecomplete economic development ofnations inaclimate ofpeace andsecurity forall.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement by the President of Guinea, focusing on international relations, diplomacy, and foreign policy. The content discusses various global hotspots, including southern Africa, the Middle East, Afghanistan, Kampuchea, Korea, Western Sahara, and Chad, with a emphasis on the need for international cooperation, peace, and security. The text also touches on economic development, highlighting the importance of a new international economic order and the need for a just distribution of benefits among states.

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