TheNordiccountries willcontinue tomonitor closely thedevelopments andthe situation inSouthAfrica. Wewillcontinue toexertourinfluence topromote Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryFMB/l3 Al44/PV.99 53 (Mr.Mortensen. Denmark) dialoque andtheprocess ofdemocratization inSouthAfrica. Ourpolicies of restrictive measures willcontinue tobereviewed inthelightoffurther developments inthesituation inSouthAfrica. Mr.AKSIN(Turkey): Attheoutset, Sir,Ishouldliketoexpress our pleasure atseeingyou,aneminent sonofAfrica, presiding overthesevery important meatings oftheGeneral Assembly. Allowmealsotopayaspecial tribute totheSecretary-General, Mr.PerezdeCuellar, andtothemembers oftheUnitedNations teamforhaving presented acomprehensive reportontheprogress madeintheimplementation ofthe General Assembly's Declaration onapartheid. Thatreportgivesafulland realistic picture ofSouthAfrica's political situation. AstheSecretary-General rightly statesinhisreport, thesituation inSouth Africahasbeguntoevolveinanencouraging direction sincethebeginning ofthis year. Wehopethisevolution continues andbringstangible improvements inthe livesofthelong-suffering peopleoftheregion. Welcome astheymaybe,thechanges thathaveoccurred arestillnot sufficient tomaketheprocess ofdismantling apartheid irreversible, andthe measures required forthecreation ofafavourable climate forneqotiation havenot beenimplemented infull.Nevertheless, thestepstakenbytheSouthAfrican Government, ifsustained andcompleted byboldmeasures, might ~horten thelongand difficult roadthatliesaheadfortheeradication through peaceful meansofracial segregation anddiscrimination. Atthis junctu~e Ishouldliketorefertotherelease ofsomepolitical prisoners including, especially, Mr.Mandela; tothelifting ofthebanning order Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryFMB/13 W44/PV.99 54 (Mr. A~sin,Turkey) ontheAfrican Nati~nal Congress ofSouthAfrica (ANC),thePanAfricanist Congress ofAzania (PAC)andother anti-~artheid organizations; andtothepartiallifting ofthestateofemergency. Webelieve alsothattheGrooteSchuurMinuteaswellastheAgreement reached bytheGovernment ofSouthAfrica andtheANCattheconclusion oftheirtalks,if implemented onthebasisofmutualtrustandgoodwill can,asstatedinthe Agreement "become amilestone ontheroadtothetruepeaceandprosperity ofthe country". APartheid cannotbereformed; ithastobefullydismantled. Tothatend,it isisessential toeliminate themainpillars ofapartheid, suchasthePopulation Registration Act,theLandAct,theGroupAreasAct,aswellasalltheotherlaws andpractices thatunderpin racialdiscrimination. Theelaboration ofanewconstitution, theholding offreeandfairelections toaconstituent assembly onanon-racial basisand,ifnecessary, theadoption of theprinciple ofanational andnotaminority referendum, willbethemain elements th~twilltestthedetermination andwillingness oftheDeKlerk administration todismantle thisanachronistic system. Thewaveofviolence inNatal,whichhasrecently spreadtootherpartsofthe country, constitutes amajorsourceofconcern forthefutureofthepolitical climate necessary fornegotiations. Asidefromitsdevastating effects ina countryhistorically divided alongraciallines,theexistence ofviolence canbe usedasapretext tobringtoanendtheongoing process whichisalready meeting withopposition incertain segments ofthepopulation. Atpresent, wearewitnessing momentous changes intheworld. Despite the recentcrisisintheGulf,therearepromising prospects forthecreation ofanew Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryFMB/13 Al44/PV.99 55 (Mr.Ats1n,t!trkey) international orderbasedonsharedvalues, mutualcODfidence andinternational solidarity. Intheneweraofrapidly changing worldpolitics, theabhcrrent systemof ~partheid struggles onforsurvival despite theuniversal condemnation ofth~ international community. Wearefacedtodaywiththehistoric responsibility of ridding theworldofthescourge ofracismwhichrunscountertothemost fundamantal valuesinwhichweallbelieve. Weshouldtakeadvantaqe ofthe con$ensus oftheinternational community tomaintain themomentum generated byour Declaration onaBartheid, including thecontinuation ofallexisting pressures on SouthAfricauntilthepresent developments becomeirreversible. Wecannotrelax I
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a speech or statement by a representative of the Turkish government, discussing the situation in South Africa and the need for the dismantling of apartheid. The text focuses on the political and social aspects of the situation, mentioning the release of political prisoners, the lifting of bans on organizations, and the need for a new constitution. The text also touches on the international community's role in promoting democracy and human rights in South Africa.

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