the military and nuclear fields, since such co-operation serves to strenqthen the r&lime and impedes the eradication ot the apartheld system in South Atrlca. 6. The Soviet Union unswervinqly supports the eradication ot the shameful apartheid system and the immediate cessation ot the illeqal occupation or Namibia hv South Africa, opposes extension Of the apartheld policy to Include Namlhla, and supports the immediate transfer of full power to the Namihlan people in the person ot SWAPO, which is recoqnized by the Orqanlzatlon of African Unity and the Unlted Nations as the sole leaitimate representative ot the Namihian people. 7. The Soviet Union was the initiator of the adontion by the United Nations ot the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment ot the Crime or Apartheid and was amonq the first States to ratity this Conventlon. H. Guided by its position of principle with reqard to the struqqle aqalnst c:olonial i sm, racism and apartheld, the Soviet Union stronqly condemns the apartheld r)olicy of the South African rbqime, which is deslqned to consolidate and perpetuate colonial and racist domination in South Atrlca, “bantustanlzatlon”, and the cruel acts ot reprcsslon meted out to those struqqllnq aqainst apartheid. -34- 9. In accordance with Sscurity Council resolution 556 (1984) and the resolutions of the thirty-ninth session of the General Assembly, the Soviet Union condemns and re1ects the political manoeuvres of the racist reqime ot South Africa with respect to the “new constitution”, which has been declared entirely invalid by the General Assembly. 10. The USSR strongly condemns the Pretoria racist teqime, which treats the majority of the population of its country with tyranny and violence and practises a policy of aqqression and State terrorism throuqhout the southern part of the cant inent . The Soviet Union supported Security Council resolution 569 (19851, 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a statement from the Soviet Union regarding its stance on the apartheid system in South Africa and its support for the Namibian independence movement. The text focuses on the political and ideological aspects of the issue, condemning the apartheid regime and its policies, and expressing support for the international community's efforts to address the situation.

**Category**
International relations, Politics