w&coademn thedestatilization policyinsouthern Africapursued bytheracist SouthAfrican regimeinordertoprotectitspolicyandsafeguard itsvery existence. Moreover, westrongly appealtothaSecretary-General andthe international community tointensify theefforts tocomplete theimplementation of theGeneral Assembly's Declaration onApartheid anditsDestructive Consequences in Southern Africa. Syria,proceecling fromitsprincipled consistent policyagainst racial discrimination, whichistheworstevilinflicted onmankind, wishestoreaffirm itsunlimited support foranyactionorprocedure thatmayleadtoridding' the victims ofracialdiscrimination framthisbane.Because webelieve intheunity oftheArabAfrican struggle wereaffirm ourfullsolidarity withthepeopleof SouthAfricainitsstruggle against theapartheid regime, Asourbrethren inSouthAfricasufferfromracism, so,too,doourbrethren intheArabnation, intheoccupied Arabterritories, sufferfromthepractices of theracistZionist regimeinPalestine andotheroccupied Arabterritories. In thisrespect, wewishtorecallthecourageous stanceofMandela insupporting the legitimate fightofthePalestinian peopleanddenouncing thedccupation bythe racistregimeinTelAvivoftheoccupied Arabterritories whichhevoicedfrom thisveryrostrumattheUnitedNations andotherforums. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAl44/PV.99 9-10 (Mr.Shaheed, ~rianArab Republic) Undoubtedly, theco-operation between thetworacist reg~es t~atenjoythe supportofasuper-Power because oftheroletheybothplayzepresents anobstacle tothecommon inte~national endeavour todiumantle apartheid, andinaddition encourages theapartheid regimeinSouthAfricatopersistinthep~licyofracial discrimination. Iwishtoquoteherefromastatement oftheRappurteur oftheSpecial Committee against Apartheid, Mr.Virendra Gupta,inhisintroduction tothelatest reportoftheSpecial Committee onrecentdevelopments concerning relations between IsraelandSouthAfricainwhichhesaidthat: "itistheviewoftheSpecial Committee that,despite therepeated statements bytheGovernment ofIsraelthatitsrelations withSouthAfricahavebeen curtailed, collaboration continues unabated, particularly inthemilitary field.Israel ap~ears tohavecontinued tosupplymilitary technology to SouthAfrica, andfr~mthispointofviewIsrael's caseisratherunique." (A/44/PV,46, p.23) Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryFMB/5 -V44/PV.99 11 (Mr.Shaheed. S,yrianAro)) Republic) Itgivesmegreatpleasure toextendmydelegationls warmest gratitude tothe Special Committee foritsunremitting effortsinthestruggle against themost heinous crimeagai.nst humanity. Wewishatthesametimetoexpress ourwarmest affection andrespect fortheChairman oftheCommittee, Ambassador Ibrahim Gambari aswellthepleasureitgaveustoworkunderhisskilful guidance. Participation intheefforts oftheinternational community toliberate southern Af~~1fromracialoppression andtoestablish aunified democratic, non-racial StateinSouthAfricaisadutyofmankind. Welookforward tO,the achievement ofthatgoal. Ms.CHANHengChee(Singapore): Attheoutset, Ishouldliketosayhow pleased mydelegation istoseeyoupresiding overthisresumed sessio~ ofthe General Assembly. ~hisisespecially soasbothyouandyourcountry, Nigeria, haveplayedaleading roleintheefforts oftheinternational community to I eradicate theevilsystemofapartheid. Mydelegation wouldalsoliketothankthe Sec~etary-General forhisreportontheimplementation oftheDeclaration on Apartheid anditsDestructive Consequences. Intheninemonthssincethespecial session oftheGeneral Assembly adopted theDeclaration, wehavewitnessed several newdevelopments inSouthAfrica. Mr.NelsonMandela andseveral ofhiscolleagues fromtheAfrican National Congress ofSouthAfrica (ANC)havebeenreleased fromtheirlongincarceration. ~he banning orderontheANC,thePan-Africanist Congress andtheSouthAfrican Communist Partyaswellastherestrict~ons on33otherorganizations havebeen lifted. Certain aspects oftheemergency regulations havebeenrepealed, restriction ordersonindividuals havebeenlifted, andthedeathpenalty hasbeen suspended pending adoption ofthereviewprocedure. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryFMB/5 A/44/PV.99 12 (Ms.ChanHapgChee, Singapore) Whilethesemeasures areencouraqinq, wehavetoaskourselves thelarqer question whether SouthAfricaisnowfirmlyenroutetowards fundamental and
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a diplomatic speech or statement, likely from the Syrian Arab Republic, addressing the United Nations General Assembly. The speaker is discussing the apartheid regime in South Africa, its destructive consequences, and the international community's efforts to combat it. The text also mentions the struggle against racial discrimination and oppression, as well as the support for the Palestinian people and the occupied Arab territories.

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