speaking in exercise of the right of reply, said that normally her delegation would not have replied to Zimbabwe's comments; however, the representative of Zimbabwe had gone too far in equating the Government of South Africa with that of the United States. It was said that a country which received considerable amounts of economic and technical assistance from the United States should not be represented by a delegation which expressed such biased opinions about the United States. 56. The United States had a long history of opposi­ tion to apartheid and racism; its arms embargo against South Africa pre-dated the United Nations resolution. Within the United States, both the Gov­ ernment and the people had long been striving to eliminate all vestiges of racism from society. 57. Trade with South Africa represented only a very small percentage of total United States trade. By contrast, 80 per cent of Zimbabwe's external trade was with South Africa. Some 17,000 Zimbabweans were working in South Africa and Zimbabwe had received some 1 million rand in South Africa invest­ ments. Zimbabwe's tourism depended heavily on South Africa, for one quarter of all tourists visiting Zimbabwe came from South Africa. Her delegation 58. Finally, the main thing was that all countries should unite their efforts to put an end to apartheid in a manner that did not bring about further suffering to the people of South Africa and to neighbouring countries. 59. Mr. CHIKETA (Zimbabwe), speaking in exer­ cise of the right of reply, pointed out that the fact that Zimbabwe received assistance from a country did not mean that it had sold its sovereignty. With regard to the question of mutual collaboration and the state­ ment that the United States and South Africa were birds of the same feather, that statement was borne 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the relationship between South Africa, Zimbabwe, and the United States, highlighting economic and trade ties between these countries. The representatives of both countries engage in a debate, with the representative of South Africa emphasizing the economic assistance received from the United States and the representative of Zimbabwe criticizing the comparison between the governments of South Africa and the United States. The text does not delve into other issues like natural resources, environment, agriculture, forestry, fishing, industry, transport, communication, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture. It primarily focuses on the economic aspects of the relationships between these countries.

**Category**
International trade