The neeting expressed its grav€ concern at the high level ofvioLence and inti:nidation in varioug parts of the country.It supported the steps that had been taken to implove thecollntry's capacity to maintain law and order. The neetingcalled upon -aII South Africana to desist fron the use oiviolence and intinidation and to support the steps rhich werebeing taken to curb it, at the aame time al.loring thepeaceful proceaa of talkE and negotiationa to take itscourge . On 24 August 1990 the State presidEnt restated the SouthAfrican Governnent'a preference for all political groupe withrecognized suplrort to be represented at the negotiatingtabl.e. h this connection the Uinister of ConEtLtutionaLDevelopment, dr G van N VilJoen, rrote to the Pan AfricanCongresa on l7 August 1990, inviting the PAC to take part intalkE on a ner conatitution. The PAC,g President, nr Zephuothopeng replied that "after consultation sith menbers ofthe National Tlorking Conmittee, it tras decLded that thenatter should be referred to all PAC atructures andAfrLca[ist fornations for discussion". Bhe South AfricarrGovernment would welcorne PAC participation in futurenegotj.ations. A gimLlar invitation is belng ertended to Azapo.(a) theprinciples andconcepts concerning regional government; (b) stepstobeundertaken intheevent ofthe substitution ofexisting secondtierconstitutional structures byanewsystem; (C) without inanywaypre-empting negotiations or binding parties, alternatives forthecomposition of anegotiating forum, howrepresentatives tosucha forumshould beidentified andwhichstepsareneeded toreachthatgoal. Theworking groupwouldbefreetoco-ordinate withother working groupsorbodies concerned withrelated matters. Inajointcommunique itwasstatedthat: "Indoingtheabovewe,whohaveformanyyearswalkedthe pathofpeaceful progress, willbecontinuing onthat road. Recent developments haveraised hopesthatallour countrymen willsoonsitdowntogether tobeginreal negotiations towards anewdemocratic SouthAfrica". Themeeting expressed itsgraveconcern atthehighlevelof violence andintimidation invarious partsofthecountry.Itsupported thestepsthathadbeentakentoimprove the country's capacity tomaintain lawandorder. Themeeting called uponallSouthAfricans todesist fromtheuseof violence andintimidation andtosupport thestepswhichwere beingtakentocurbit,atthesametimeallowing the peaceful process oftalksandnegotiations totakeits course. On24August 1990theStatePresident restated theSouth African Government's preference forallpolitical groupswith recognized support toberepresented atthenegotiating table. Inthisconnection theMinister ofConstitutional Development, drGvanNViljoen, wrotetothePanAfrican Congress on17August 1990,inviting thePACtotakepartin talksonanewconstitution. ThePAC'sPresident, mrZeph Mothopeng replied that"afterconsultation withmembers of theNational Working Committee, itwasdecided thatthe matter should bereferred toallPACstructures and Africanist formations fordiscussion". TheSouthAfrican Government would welcome PACparticipation infuture negotiations. Asimilar invitation isbeingextended to Azapo.A/44/976 English
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a statement or communiqué from a meeting or organization, discussing political and social issues in South Africa. It mentions violence, intimidation, and negotiations, which suggests a focus on conflict resolution and governance. The text also mentions specific political groups and parties, indicating a political context.

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Politics, Humanitarian aid and relief