parties concerned toseekcomprehensive political solutions, whichshouldprovide forthewithdrawal offoreign forcesandensurerespect forthesovereignty, independence, territorial integrity andnon-aligned statusofbothcountries. We willcontinue torenderoursupport toallefforts intended toachievethisgoals Ugandacallsforeffective measures toendallformsofforeign interference inCentral America. Wefullysupport theContadora Groupinitsefforts tofinda peaceful solution fortheregion, ascontained intheContadora ActonPeaceand Co-operation inCentral America, of7September 1984.TheActrepresents an important steptowardslasting peaceandthepromotion ofeconomic andsocial development intheregion. WeappealtothefiveGovernmentsiofCostaRica, ElSalvador, Guatemala, Honduras andNicaragua, todoallintheirpowerto conclude negotiations withtheContadora Groupwithaviewtosigning theActas earlyaspossible.RH/8 A/40/~V,!28 27" (Mr.Kutesa, Uganda) Permit menowtobriefthisAssembly o~.thepresentsituation, inUganda. TodayUgandacelebrates thetwenty-third anniversary o~itsindependence. Regrettably, formorethanhalfofitsinaepende~t existence Ugandahasknown nothing butcivilconflict, withitsattendant consequences oflawl'~£lsness, political instability, economic decline andmoraldecay. Uganda, oncedescribed byoneofthegreatest ofstatesmen, SirWinston Churchill, asthepe&rlofAfrica,startedoutonitsindependence road withgreatpromise andhighhopes. Duringthefirstfewyearsofitsindependence Ugandaexperienced rapiddevelopment inallfields,particularly inthesocial Sector. unfortunately thatrapiddevelopment andprogress suffered greatly owing topolitical instability; whichculminated inthemilitary coupstagedbyIdi Amin.The1971military:oup brought development andanyprogress toacomplete halt. Theworlddoesnotneedreminding howbrutalandchaotic Amin'sdictatorship was.Sufficeittosaythattheconsequences forUgandawereruinous. Thefallof Aminin1979presented thepeopleofugandawithagoldenopportunity tomakea feshstartalongtheroadtoreconciliation, peace,unityanddevelopment. Regrettably, thisopportunity wasallowed toslipthrough ourhands. Amin8sfall wasfollowed bythreeshort-lived administrations inthespaceoflessthantwo years. Following thegeneralelections ofDecember 1980,thevalidity ofwhose results weregreatlydisputed, thenewObateadministration wasfacedwithanother civilconflict. SomeUgandans whodisputed thefairness andvalidity ofthe election results decidedtogotothebushtoconduct aguerrilla waragainst abate's Government. Thiswarhasbeenextremely costlytougandaintermsoflives ~ost,property destroyed anddevelopment opportunities lost.RH/8--------------- W't0/F41.28 28 (Mr.Rutesa, Uganda) Onnuserous occaaiQns Dr.MiltonObotewasurgedbyprOlllnent personalities bothat~andabroadtoenterintoaialOgue withthevarious groupsfighting his adJail'ii1lJtration inordl1trtosaveugandmfrollfurther bloodshecJ andsUffering. He stubbornly refusedtoheedthisadvice. Thi.stubborn refusal rancounter tohis statedpolicyofre.eoncUia~lo~ andnorevengeasthebasisforreunifying uganda anditspeople. This,then,wasthebackdrop tothe.ilitary coupd'etatwhichtookplacein Ugan4~on.27July1985.Bxplaining thereasons fortheactiontakenb¥thearmy, GeneralTitoOkelloLutwa,Chairman oftherulingMilitary Council andReadof state,said: -FO~manyyearsnowourcountry hassuffered continuously fromaprocess ofpolitical andmoraldecayandthea~seofpowerb¥theauthorities ofthe day.Corruption hasbeenWidespread. Thehumanrightsguaranteed bythe Constitution havefrequently beenviolated. Tribalis., conflicts and indiacipline havebeenwidespread inallsectorsofnational life. ~heseills werekillingthecountry slowly. Theactiontakenb¥thelienoftheUNLAon Saturday, 27JUly1985,wastherefore aimedatstopping this dange~ous trend andrestor1n9peaceandorderinUganda.- 8ewentontoe.phasize that -Thefighting whichhasbeengoingoninsomepartsofthecountry forthe lastfiveyearshascausedtoomuchSUffering tothepeopleofUganda.Ithas beenaha.-orrhage draining thelifeandenergyofthenation. Thestopping ofallfighting andtheestablishment ofpeaceinthecountry therefore constitutes ahighpriority fortheMilitary Council.- PrOlltheforegoing itisquiteclearthatthenewGo~ernment's domestic and foreignpolicies willbedOMinated byagenuinedesireonthepartofthe Govern.ent forlasting peac~andtranquillity inugandainparticular andinourU/8 (Hr:.Kute.a, Uganda) regioo~a.awhole.Itisfortb~sreasonthat,rightfrc.thecutMt,tbe Governaent bassetasitstop-priority tasktheendingofallfighting inthe country.'1'0thisencStheMilitaryCouncil basvigorously pursued negotiatioosvitb allthegroupswhich.,.re'fighting Obote'. Govtlrsment •. 1wishtoreport th~tthen890tlations havebeensuccessfully concluded with allfighting groupswiththeexception oftheNational Resistance Aray,ledby YowerlMuseveni. Thesegroupsarenowparticipating fullyinthegovunlng ofthe