Inaaopting resolutions 566(1985)and569(1985)theSecurity Council recommended asetofmeasures tobeadopted byGovernments inthisregard. The Austrian Government hasdecided totakethefollowing sixautonomous stepsin accordance withtheseresolutions: first,tosuspendallinvestments byAustrian pUblicenterprises inSouth Africa~ secondly, toprohibit theimportof krugerrands andallothergoldcoinsmintedinSouth Africa~ thirdly, toimpose restrictions inthefieldofsportsandcultural relations~ fourthly, tostop government guarantees forexport credits~ fifthly, toprohibit theparticipationAMB/9 A/40/PV.ll 28 (Mr.Gratz,Austria) ofpublicenterprises inSOuth Afri~an procurement procedures inthenuclear field, although nosuchcasehasarisensofar;sixthly, toprohibit allexports of computer equ;l.pment that ma~'beusedbytheSOUthAfrican arayandpolice. Austriaremains firJllycomittedtotheachievement offreedom forNamibia. Theonlyaccep1:able basisforNamibia's inoopendence issecurity Council resolution 435(1978), adopted asmuchassevenyearsago.Yet,indefiance ofinternati~nal law,indefiance oftheeKpressed willoftheinternational community andin disregard oftheaspirations oftheNamibian people, Sou'ChAfricacontinues to obstruct theimplementation oftheUnitedNations plan. Werejecttheinstallation ofaso-called transitional government forNamibia asafurther attempt bySouth Africa toimposeaunilateral solution. Thesituation inCentral America hasnotimproved. Centuries ofsocialand economic injustice haveresulted inawidespread atmosphere ofcrisisanddespair. Theproblems oftheregionmustbesolvedbythecountries oftheregion themselves. Anyattempt tointroduce elements oftheEast-West conflict further collplicates thesituation. Theprinciples ofnon-interference andthepeaceful settlement ofdisputes mustbefullyrespected. Thepeaceprocess initiated bytheContadon Groupstillprovides thebest chancetoachieve asolution. We~egretthatthusfarthispeaceplanhasnotbeen implemented. Wewanttoassureallcountries oftheContadora Groupofour continuing support. Violence andhumansuffering continue tocharacterize thesituation inthe MiddleEast.Oppression andterror,mistrust andhatredhavemadethepeople suffer through decades ofconfrontation andwar.Worldpeaceandinternational security aredirectly threatened. Austria's position ontheelements ofasolution oftheMiddleEastproblem remains ~~chan9ed. Therightofallstatesintheregion, inclUding Israel,AMH/9 A/40/PV.ll 29-30 (Hr.Gratz,Auatria) toexistwithinsecure andrecognized boundaries mustberespected. The Palestinian question isatthecoreoftheMiddleEastproblem. Asolution therefore reqQires therecognition of~~enational rightsofthePalestinian people, including therighttotheircwnState. ThePalestine Liberation Organization (PLO),astherepresentative ofthePalestinians, mustparticipate in thepeaceprocess. Israelmustwithdraw fromallterritories occupied since1967. Austriasupportstheproposal toconvene aninternationa1peaceconference onthe MiddleEast. Astheonlyinternational forumopentoallparties totheconflict andallotherinterested Powers, th~UnitedNations hasthec~pacity andthe responsibility tocontribute substantive1y topeaceintheMiddleEast.,, During thelastmohthsvarious important initiatives havebeenundertaken. Prospects foragenuine dialogue have i~roved. Itisnowessential tomaintain themomentum andtoremoveallexisting obstacles tothebeginning of negotiations. SOthsideshavetocometotermswitheachotherISexistenceand legitimate interests.MLG/at A/40/PV.ll 31 (Mr.Gratz,Austria) TheMiddleEastisrichinnatural resources, ithasagreatcultural heritage. Ifthepeo~leofthisareacouldworktogether inpeace,theirregion couldbeoneofthemostprosperous onearth. Almostsixyearshavepassedsincethemilitary intervention inAfghanistan. Weremaindeeplyconcerned aboutthecontinuing occupation ofthistraditionally non-aligned country andtheviolation ofitsindependence. Thesuffering ofthe refugees mustnotbeforgotten. Anysolution mustenabletheserefugees toreturn homeinsafetyandhonour. Wesupport theeffortsoftheSecretary-General's Special Representative inhissearchforapolitical settlement. InKampuchea themilitary occupation, theuseofforce,themiseryofrefugees andthedenialofhumanrightscontinue. Onlynegotiations between theparties to theconflict onthebasisoftheresolutions oftheGeneral Assembly andofthe International Conference onKampuchea willleadtoajustsettlement whichcould