unconditional withdrawal ofIsra~l frOllallArabterritories occupied since1967 andtheexercise bythePalestinian peopleoftheirinalienable national andhuman rights, inclUding therighttoestablish anindependent Stateintheirhomeland. Thesituation doesnotbrookdelay.EMS/13 A/40/PV.10 56 (Mr.Khan,India) Weunderscore onceagaintheimportance oftheearlyconvening oftheproposed international conference onpeaceintheMiddleEast,undertheauspices ofthe UnitedNations ar~wi~~ ~~cparticipation ofallparties concerned, forsecuring a comprehensive, justandlasting peaceintheregioninaccordance with well-established principles. Indiaisreadytoextenditsfullsupport and co-operation inthisconnection, andisappreciative oftheefforts being undertaken bytheSecretary-General. Thetragicconflict between IranandIraq,twovaluedmembers ofthe non-aligned fraternity, continues tobeamatterofconcern andanguish. India, alongwithothernon-aligned countries, hastakenrepeated initiatives toresolve thisconflict. Ourefforts continue, alongwiththeefforts ofthe Secretary-General andothers. Inspiteofthevaliantefforts oftheContadora grouptobringabouta peaceful negotiated solution totheproblems inCentral America, thesituation in theregioncontinues tobemarkedbyinstabilit¥, tension andconflict. Policies ofinterference andintervention andthethreatoftheuseofforceimperil peace andsecurit¥ intheregion, complicating itsserious socialandeconomic problems. TheGovernment andthepeopleofNicaragua liveunderconstant threat, harassment andintimidation. Theproblems ofCentral America canberesolved onlybypeaceful means,throughpolitical dialogue andnegotiation. TheContadora groupmust intensify itsefforts toovercome theobstacles initsbidtobringlasting peace totheregion. Wearedistressed bythelast-minute impediments whichprevented thesign~ngofthereviseddraftContadora ActforPeaceandCo-operation in Central America of7September 1984.However, wehavenotedwithsatisfaction the presentation ofafurther reviseddraft,following themeeting inPanamaearlier thismonth.Itisourearnest hopethatthemeeting ofplenipotentiaries scheduled fornextmonthwillfinally pavethewayfordurable peacetoreturntothisEMS/l3 A/40/PV.lO 57 (Mr.Khan,India) Itroubled partoftheworld. Theendeavours ofthenewlyconstituted Limagroup willnodoubtstrengthen Contadora's hand. Wehave al~aysaffirmed ~~ein~~"issibility ofinterference intheinternal affairs ofStates, asalsoertheintroductic~. offoreign troopsintoanycountry. Thesituation inSouth-West Asiacanberesolved onlythrough anoverallpolitical settlement basedontheprinciples setoutintheNewDelhiDeclaration. India's ownefforts havebeendirected towards thisend.Wesupport thesovereignty, independence, territorial integrity andnon-aligned statusofAfghanistan. Wehave closely followed theeffortsoftheSpecial Representative ofthe Secretary-General, whichdeserve thefullest support ofallconcerned. Tension, conflict andinstability afflict otherpartsoftheworld,including South-East Asia.cypruscontinues tofacetravail andthreats toitssovereignty, independence, unity,territorial integrity andnon-aligned status. Tension continues toprevail intheMediterranean, theSouthAtlantic andthePacific region. Colonialism, asIobserved earlier, persists initsmostvirulent formin Namibia. Inotherpartsoftheworldaswell,thetaskofdecolonization remains incomplete. Inthistwenty-fifth yearoftheunitedNations Declaration on decolonization, tributeisduetothecommendable roletheUnitedNations has playedinthefieldofdecolonization. Wemustalsoreaffirm ourlesolve to sliminat2 thecolonial phenomenon altogethei:. T~eworldeconomic environment continues tocausegraveconcern. Atthe Seventh SummitConference ofNon-Aligned Countries, heldatNewDelhiin March1983,ourHeadsofStateorGovernment stressed that "theinternational community cannotbeassured ofdurable peacesolongasthe economic disparities between nations arewidening". (A/38/l32, p.64)EMS/l3 A/40/PV.lO 58 (Mr.Khan,India) TheForeign Ministers ofnon-aligned countries, meetingatLuandaearlier this month,wereconstrained topointoutthattheworldeconomic situation hadnot improved sincei;S3. Thelimited ~ndfragile recovery achieved insomeoftheindustrialized countries, whosespreadhasremained uneveneven amongs~ them,isnowfaltering, becauseithasbeenbasedonunsustainable macro-economic policies. The