A/36/PV.24 General Assembly

I regret the necessity of making this statement ln reply to what was sald tbls morning by the Minister for Ruelgn Affairs of Rkistan. 339. The unwarranted reference to Jammu and Kashmir. which was made by the Pomlgn Minister of Pakistan this year [23rd frreeling) as in carller years, seems to have &omc 80 unfortunatq~~aonual feature Even if ww ww 341. F’akistan knows, because we have repeatedly conveyed this to it, that India seeks nothing but peaceful and stable relations with our neighbour, based on mutual mspect and in strict accordance with the letter and spirit of the Shnls Agreement. When our Foreign Minister visited FQklstan last summer he conveyed this in unambiguous terms to his Pakistani colleague. Rtklstan, too, then reaffirmed its commitment to the Simla Agmement. This is why, while we regret this mention of Jammu and Kasbinir here today, the contradictiop that I have referred to ls difficult to refoncile. :. 342. We believe that whatever the differences between us they can best be settled through bilateral discussions. We take note that even in today’s statement Pakistan indicated its tbadiness to pursue the bilateral approach enshrined in the Simla Agreement. Propaganda and pclemics have no place if the objective is mutu+ trust +-$ go&l-tteighlnxtrlinessrliness. : i .. 343. The Foreign Minister of Pakistan dwelt on the geostrategic situation of Pakistan and hls country’s security concerns. This is not the time nor the plnce to attempt an analysis of these perceptions, but he knows full well that his country face+no threat of any kind whatsoever from India. As the Foreign Minister of my country stnxsed in his statdent in the general deb3te on 28 September: ’ “India wants to have strong and self-reliant neighbours, since we are convinced that that alone is in our interest. We are. however, gravely concerned by the deteriorating security environment in our region: While India does not find itself helpless in any way, we view with deep concern the possibility of the strategic calculations of outside Powers engulfing countries in our region.” [ISrh meeting, para. 44.1 344. Mr. ZAFUF (Afghanistan)i In his statement at the last meeting the head of the Pakistani delegation made a 346. ‘The head of the Pakistani delegation also referred to the number of Afghans living in the territory of Pakistan. It is interesting to note thnt the Bkistani official figures rue almost 1 million mom than the nlready exaggerated figurcs estimated by UNHCR. Neither the renl number nor the nature of those living in Pakistan, nor their masons for being them justify the cir+ns nutde, by the PakIstani Govemqent.. 347. We must state clearly that no danger or threat to the peace and security of the region, not to mentlon the world, results from the developments within Afghanistan. The teal reason for the present tense situntion in our aten lies in the flagrant interference in the internal affqirs of our countly. 348. It is encouraging, however, to see that me Drkistani slde Is finally convinced that political negotintions are the only proper means of reaching a settlement of the situation in our area. For its part, the Government of the Democratlc Republic of Afghanistan has responded favourably and positively to the.lnitiative of the Secmtary-General,in order to bridge the gap between the positions of Afghanistan and I%kistan. with a view to conducting direct negotiations. The process of indirect contacts that started earlier this year through the representative of the Secmtary-General has continued during the past few days of the current session when, apart from procedural aud organizationd matters, some substantives lssnes have .alsc been dIscussed. 349. We believe that the proposals of 24 August of the Government of tbe Democratic Republic of Afghanistan [A/36/457] provide a malistic and sufticiently flexible basis for the negotiations between our two countries. We should llkc to hear the comments of the PdLlstani side on those proposals. 350. Afghanistan .is prepared to continue Its tlexible position in order fo elhninate any pretext for further delay in dhect bilateral talks. We consider bilateral and.dipxt negotlatlons to be the most efficient and practical mechnnism. However, we do not object to the continuance ef the indirect contacts through tbe mpmscntative of the Secmtary-General as a preliminary and preparatory stsge, nlthough it is obvious that such contncts rue much less cfficient and very time-consuming. 351. Let us not be misled and deceived by men: words. Rather, let us get down to serious and honest tulks.

In exercising his right of reply the mpnxentative of Indla made certain comments their dlsputcs by peaceful means. I twecn the rcpresciitativcs of Iran, P&h&m and the People’s Democratic Repuhllc of Afghardstan hecori~~ 354. Secondlv. under the Simla Agreement the two countries agn& that, pending the peeceful settlement of MY uroblems. neither should unilaterally alter the situatldn.‘Thts provision applies equally to the final scttlc~nt of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. 355. Thirdly. the Shnla Aarccment calls for rcsuect for the lint of c&trol resulting hm the cease-fire of 17 Decembcr 1971 “without prejudice to tbc nxognizul positic17 of either side”. 3.56. In reiterating Pakistan’s position, which is based on the relevant resolutions of the Security Council. the statement of the leader of my delegation was w in full CMfotmlty with the Slmla Agtccmeot. , * 357. R&Man remains committed to the Shnla Amemerit, which outlines the parameters of the process fo; the ~mukation of relations between Pakistan and India. We also-believe that the complete normallzatlon of relations can be achieved through the final setllement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute In accordance with the relevant teso- IuUons of the United Nations and in the spirit of the Simla Agreement. palristan nmalns deeply interested in the development of a relationship of cordiality and mutual Imoflt with Indln. This de&e of Pakistan was once again reiterated this morn@ in unequivocal temts by my Fbrcign Mhilsto~ 358. The representative of the authorities in Kabul has also taken exceptlon to certain parts of the statement made today by my Foreign Mhtlster. 1 should Ilke to take thla opportunity to make some brief comments on what ho has said. oarcnts and. when before the iudae. asked for mercy be- 359. It is not Pakistan that is responsible for the,prcsent tutioii in Afghanistan. The steady influx of an uprooted mass of .Afghan men, women and chlldmn into our territory bcan.testimony to the existence of a grave sltuatlon arising out of fonlgn intervention. As the leader of the d&gallon of Rtklstan tmdcrlln#l, one of the main imperatives of our pursuit of an urgent &d peaceful solution of the crlsk arisbtg froin t&t, intervcntlon is our quat for ways and means for those displaced Afghan natlo~~Is to rctum to their homes in safety and honour. 360. The 2.5 million refugees on our sol1 constitute the largest single body of uprooted human@ in the world today. This number has been verified by the rcprcsentatives of UNHCR who adminlstcr aid to those .refugces. WC have offered them sanctuary out of humrinitarian considerations. We cammt and will not use force to push them back into thclr troubled land, and they will not return to their country unless they are assutcd of the r&oration of condillons in which they can have confidence. Such confeasible the only practical course is that of continuing a. dialogue through the Secrctnry-General on sihlitiith~ ls: sues tclatlng to the. Afghanlstau quest@ ‘. - ‘- -.-- -’ 362. My delegation also looks to this world forum once again to maffinn the principles of the peaceful settlement that it approved by an overwhelming majority twice last year [General Assetttldy wsolurlons ES-612 atid 3SN?j. 363. The PWIDBNT (fttterpretdm jrottt Spt~~sh): The Observer for the Rdestlnc Liberation Organlzatlon has asked to be allowed to reply to a statement made by one of the spealrers in the gcncral debate. I intend to call on him on the basis of General Assembly resolution 3237 (XXIX) of 22 November 1974, and particularly on the basis of the rulhtg made by the Presldcnt of the thirty-first se&on and of the precedents cstabllshed in slmllar clrcumstancrs during subsqucnt sessions of the:%t$jy, !. calI M he Observer for the PLO. 364. Mr. ABDEL RAHMAN (Palestine Liberation ’ Organlzation): At the 22nd meeting, the Foreign Minister of the Govermnent of the teriorist Menachem Begin, who was himself also nsponsible for the assassination of the late Count Bemadotte. the UnltedNatlons Medlator, tnadc a statement before the Assembly. I must confess that it wns not an easy de&Ion for me to ask to be allowed ts, speak Mu make s4mc. qommetits ml hi3 stalcment., 365. He started out by telling a joke in bad taste when ho clahned that his Govermnent adheres to and respects the ptinciples of the Charter of the United, Nations and wages a war agahtst Mombors of this body for attacking Israel. He reminded me of the child who killed bothhls &se he w& an orphan. I sh&ldlike to ask if any-state Member of this Organlzation has been condemned by the United Nations for ;iolating the Charter of the United Nal tlons, the norms of international law. and the standards of clvllizcd bchavlotu,as much @s.l& terrQrl.st. ,~oyernmcnt hps~@&. :. .- ;- .-. .F’. : .I... 366. I am curious to knoU; if mr. Shnmlr waS present last week at the official cclcbratlon that his gang held hi commemoration of the blowing-up of the King David Hotel, whem 91 people. mainly civilians. wcrc killed and 145 others wcrc injured. I am not surprised that occasions like that warrant a celebration for the new Nazis in Rl Aviv. I should like to rcmlnd him of another occnrlon that he may want to celebrate. and thnt is 9 April, the anniversary of the massacre of Deir Yassiii, when 254 men, w&men and children were massacred in cold blued by none other than his chief, Mcnachcm Bcgln. Or maybe hc wants IU celebrate 17 July, the anaiversary of the attrk on the heart of Debut, when thousands of civlllans- 368. .The lack of respect for the principles of lntematlonal legality that character&s Zionist behaviour could not continue were it not for the unlimited support that the Zionists mc@e from the United States Government, which allows them to appear here and to speak with such arrogance in a situation in which might, unfortunately, makes right. The United States Government helps the outlaws and criminals in Tel Aviv to perpetrate their crimes against the Palestinian people and the Lebanese People. In southern Lebanon alone 105 villages have been attacked by Israeli aircraft of United States manufacture; 600,000 people are refugees; over 30,000 people have been killed since 1978. And now in Lebanon the Israeli Government is condu+ng a cowardly war against Palestinian and Lebanese civilians by means of booby-tiapp,+ cars. Those crimes are crimes against humanity. 369. I should like to remind representatives of something tbat was said by a man who struggled for peace and justice. the late Martin Luther King: the victory of.injustice anywhere is a defeat for justice everywhere.

The representative of India has asked to be allowed to speak again in exercise of the right of reply. Before calling on him I would rcmlnd him that for a secpnd statement the time-limit is five minutes. 371. Mr, KRISHNAN (India): In exercising his right of reply the representative of pdklstan purported to give an interpretation of the Shnla Agreement. I should like to offer a few clar&atIons. 372. In the nrst place, I wish to state in clear and categorical terms that the Unifed Nations resolutions to which he referred, and which were referred to a:so by the Pareign Minister of Pakistan this momlng, are no longer relevant in respect of Jammu and Kashmir. Even if Pakistan takes a different view, this is our position, which we have consistently held over the years. ,. . . 373. Be that as it may, the point for consideration is what is gained by P&istan adverting to Jammu and Kashmir here in this forum, since it has been agreed between the two Governments that this will bc setrlcd bilaterally under the Simh Agreement. 374. The representative of Pakistan quoted the first point of agreement in the Simla accord: that the proposes and princip!es of the Charter of the United Nations shall 8overn the relations between the IWO countries. That is a truism. It has never been our contention that the pumoses and principles of the Charter do not govern the relations 377. Secondly, does Pakistan continue to abide by the letter and spirit of the Simla. Agreement? 378. Thirdly, does Pakistan adhere to the sentiments rcfleeted in the joint press statement issued at the end of the visit to pdkistan of tbe Foreign Minister of India on 10 June 19811 379. Fourthly, and lastly, does Pakistan share the firm resolve of India to seek a settlement of differences peacefully and through bilateral discussion, as provided in the Simla Agreement and reaffiimed in the joint press statement of 10 June 19817 .. ‘. 380. If the answers to those questions are in the aftirmative there is no further reason for the representative of Pakistan to pursue these bilateral exchanges here. Let contention and argument cease. Lot our purposeful bllateral.dialogue develop to our mutual benefit. T& meeting yse at 8 p.m. ‘. :- .~- NOT&a .’ Sa Al~ONE107/8. chap. X. sect. A. ’ . . I Expounded in P radio interview brdadcasr b Rlyadh Domeslk ‘XIV- ICC on 7 August 1981. For P tr~serlptlon of I e Interview. Let Fa’ol * z Broadcast InfomnlIon Service, Dotty Report, FBIS-MBA&-153. c# !J Aogus~ 1981, vol. V, No. 1.53. p. C3. . . ’ Frau Revoloclon do Timor Late Independente. ‘See Als.11114. allnex 1. * Freofe PDpulpr para la LIlxmeIdo de !&@a cl-tIeova y cte Wo.ck &,& ,.‘, . .. ; ’ See Rqm of the United Na~lons Conferrcncc on Ttchnfcal Co.opw o/Ion *nmg Del~dopblg Counfrttr (unhed NaJlons pu~ll~all~, .s* No. E.78.II.A.l I and corrigendum). chap. 1. ‘Set Ptoctedlngs of fhr Unlred Narlons Conf&wrse on 7kide &id Lkwlopmenr. Fi/rb Session, vol I: Report and Amexes IUnilcd h’allonr psblicadon. Sales So. E.79.11.D.14). annex VI. ‘See R~porr of rhe Unirrd Nulionr Conference on die Lxo.!l Dew/- aped Countries (United Natlor& publication. Seles No. E.tl2.1.8). PM one. sccl. A. I0 Partido Africano de Independcncia de Csba VC&. ” See Reporr of :ke &r/d kood Coqereme (United Natiom publication, Sales No. E.7.5.11.A.3). ‘I Max llzilcr and W. 0. Downs, T/M Arfbropod.bor~re Viruses o/ Vrrrebrarts: 011 mcouw of r/u Rockefeller Fowuiorlon Virus Pro~run, Yale Univerril) Mrs. 1973. ” American Public Heakh Associndon. Conrrol of Cornmunlcable Diseam In hfw lllh ed. (New York. A. S. Benawn. 1970).