A/38/PV.102 General Assembly

The Assembly will now proceed to the election of 15mem- bers of the Industrial Development Board to replace those members whose term of office expires on 31 Decem- ber 1983. 88. The 15 outgoing members are Brazil, Denmark, Ecuador, France, the German Democratic Republic, Guinea, India, Japan, Mongolia, the Netherlands, Paki- stan Romania, Sri Lanka, the United States of America and Zambia. Those 15 States are eligible for immediate re-election. 89. I should like to remind members that after 1 Janu- ary 1984 the following States will still be.members of the Industrial Development Board: Australia, Austria, Bel- gium, Bulgaria, Chad, Chile, China, Finland, Germany, Federal Republic of, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Lesotho, Liberia the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Mexico, Panam~ Peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Spain, Sudan, Switzerl~nd, Turkey, Uganda, the Ukrainian Soviet *Resumed from the 98th meeting. LIST A 150 1 149o 149 75 Number of ballot papers: Number of invalid baJ/ots: Number of valid baJ/ots: Abstentions: Number of members voting: Required majority: Number of votes obtained: Ghana " , .. ,., .. Malawi , ,., .. , . India , , " , . Pakistan ., , , "., .. United Arab Emirates , , , . , , , . Democratic Yemen .. , .. , ,.", .. Islamic Republic of Iran , .. ", .... yemen., " " , .. ", .. Algeria .. , , , .. , . Egypt." , ,." . Gambia , , .. ,." . Nepal., " ", .. Nigeria, , , , , ., , ., .. , Papua New Guinea ., , . Philippines , , ,., .. Singapore "., .. Yugoslavia , "., .. 123 119 113 109 108 90 58 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LISTC 150 1 149 1 148 75 Number of ballot papers: Number of invalid ballots: Number of valid baJ/ots: Abstentions: Number of members voting: Required majority: Number of votes obtained: Brazil , ", 98 Argentina , ,.,... 92 Trinidad and To bago ., ".... 89 Bolivia , , , , . .. 3 Nicaragua .. , .. , , ,.".. 2 Cuba , , , .. ,... 1 Having obtained the requiredmaj~rity, Arge:ztina, !Jra- zil, Democratic Yemen, Ghana, India, Malawi, Pakistan

I call on the representative of Qatar, who will introduce draft resolution A/38/L.50. 116. Mr. JAMAL (Qatar) (interpretationfrom Arabic): It is my pleasure to introduce draft resolution A/38/L.50. 117. We consider that this draft resolution is the least we can do in solving the deteriorating situation in the Middle East, which is the result of the policyof territorial expansion and aggression pursued by Israel against Arab States, in particular Lebanon and Syria, and against the Palestinian people. We are aware of recent agreements following the memorandum of understanding betweenthe United States and Israel which will lead to increased tensions and encourage Israel in the pursuit of its policies of aggression, thus seriously jeopardizing international peace and security. 118. The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish): I shall now call on representatives who wish to explain their vote before the voting, on any or all of the six draft resolutions before the Assembly. I should like to remind representatives that, under rule 88 of the Assembly's rules of procedure, "The President shall not permit the pro- poser of a proposal or of an amendment to explain his vote on his own proposal or amendment." I also remind members that statements in explanation of vote are limited to 10minutes and should be made from their seats in the Assembly Hall. 119. Mr. ALBORNOZ (Ecuador) (interpretation from Spanish): Ecuador is fully convinced that the Palestinian problem is at the core of the Middle East conflict, a con- flict which has been growing in an alarming way for 40 years and which endangers world peace. We believe that no just and comprehensive solution of the situation in the Middle East will be achieved without the partici- pation on an equal footing of all the parties involved in the conflict, including the Palestine Liberation Organiza- tion [PLO], in the relevant negotiations. Another essential condition is the withdrawal of Israel from all the occupied Palestinian and Arab territories, including Jerusalem, in accordance with Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), and the cessation of all hostile acts in those territories. 120. We further believe that Syrian and other troops- other than United Nations troops and those requested by the Lebanese people-must be withdrawn from Lebanon. It is the duty of all States Members of the United Nations to respect and promote respect for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Lebanon, a country with which Ecuador has a long tradition of cordial relations. 121. There must also be respect for the Palestinian people's right to return to its country and to self-deter- mination, independence and sovereignty. Furthermore, all States of the region, including the State of Israel, have the right to livein peace within internationally recognized ~ut was an attempt to feed the rancour against the Arabs, III order to support the occupation representative, the Zionist representative, the racist representative. 202. The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish): I call on the representative of Israel to continue his explanation of vote. I should likeonce again to state how important it is for the Assembly, in the final stages of its work, to proceed as harmoniously as possible. We must try to make an effort to maintain the serenity required in the Assembly to deal with the remaining business before us. 203. Mr. BLUM (Israel): Before proceeding with my explanation of vote, I should like to make an earnest appeal to you, Mr. President, with regard to the tone that is being permitted in references to my country. I am not referring to referencesto me; ad hominem attacks against me have never served as a pretext for me to make any intervention. But wehave been treated again here tonight to at least two outbursts of anti-Semitism. I know that the position of the President has been that it is the sov- ereign right of representatives to speak without interrup- tion. But surely the sovereign right to speak is not a sovereign right to utter obscenities. This is no longer freedom of speech and it cannot be excused by any refer- ence to the freedom of speech and expression. Surely if somebody were to use four-letter words in respect of the President, he would see fit-and very rightly-to inter- rupt the speaker thus expressing himself. I cannot quite see why similar four-letter statements made with regard to a Member State should be permitted to go on without being interrupted by the President. This is no longer a matter of sovereign rights. Certainly the sovereign right to utter obscenities should be subordinated to the sover- eign equality of Member States, which is explicitly regu- lated in Article 2, paragraph 1, of the Charter. That means that a certain Member State cannot be singled out for the kind of statements and references which would be impermissible with regard to other Member States. I believe it is not only the privilege but also the duty of the President to stop statements of that kind. 204. I shall now proceed with my explanation of vote. Predictably I the agenda item before us has been exploited to assist the Arab States' ongoing campagn of political warfare against Israel and thereby also to undermine a peaceful solution of the Arab-Israel conflict. The draft resolutions before us illustrate that objective vividly. 205. Draft resolution A/38/L.43 is a blatant attempt to harm Israel and legitimize Arab aggressions of the past. For years the Golan Heights served as a launching pad for Syrian aggression against Israel. However, instead of condemning Syria-the chief menace in our region today -the draft resolution castigates Israel. The attempts to vilify Israel as a non-peace-lovingState are surely bizarre and ridiculous in the light of the well-known sacrifices that Israel has already made for peace and in view of the notorious character of those regimes that would vilify my country. Instead of callingfor negotiations and concilia- tions, the draft resolution grotesquely calls on States to refrain from supplying Israel-the intended victim of repeated Arab aggression-with the necessary means of defence and seeks to isolateIsraelso that Arab warmakers may be emboldened tostrike acrossmy country's borders. Ea~t" and sponsored and supported by Member States WhICh purport to be the friends of the Palestinian people. Once again these resolutions have passed the Assembly by th~ comfortable majorities we have come to expect on MIddle East Issues. Sadly, once again, these resolu- tions will do nothing to further the cause of peace, to recover Ara~ ~erntones at present occupied by Israel, to meet the legitimate needs of the Palestinian people or " f ' to ensure respect or and acknowledgement of the sover- eignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every State in the area and their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force". This last statement, as those with a long memory and open mind willinstantly recognize, is quoted verbatim from Security Council resolution 242 (1967)- one of those too-rare occasions when the United Nations did act decisively, fairly, and with a view to establishing the basis for a just and durable peace. 234. Such a peace can come about only through direct, unconditional negotiations among the parties to the con- flict. The United States remains firmly committed to helping create the conditions in which such negotiations may be realized. Our unequivocal support for Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973)is a meas- ure of American commitment to this objective. So was American involvement in the Camp David accords and the Egypt-Israel peace agreement. So also are the peace proposals set forth by President Reagan on 1 September 1982. The present diplomatic undertakings in the region by the President's Special Emissary, Donald Rumsfeld, also seek to enhance the prospects for a negotiated settle- ment to the questions of the Middle East-in our view the only road to peace. 235. As we have said frequently before the Assembly, the United States will measure every draft resolution on the Middle East against the necessity of encouraging negotiations among the parties peacefully to settle their differences. Resolutions which further the peace process, we support; those which hinder it, we oppose. All of the resolutions before us today fail this essential test. They seek to put the burden of blame on one party to the conflict, and they attempt-contrary to the spirit of free negotiations-to dictate the results of a political settle- ment. Not only do the repeated and futile condemnations, deplorings, demands and other rhetorical posturings punctuating these resolutions fail to make a positive contribution towards resolving the Middle East conflict, but they become part of the problem itself. Such ritualis- tic exercises harden the positions of the parties to the conflict. They probably make negotiations between Israel and its Arab neighbours less likely, and they undoubtedly will make both sides more, rather than less, intransi- gent should meaningful negotiations ever get under way. alr~ady strong and steadfast relationship between the l!mte~ S.tates and Israel. The .strengthening of that rela- tionship IS central to the pursuit of peace and is not aimed against an~ State in the region. Indeed, the meeting was prompted m part by a mutual concern over insidious influence~ from outside the r~gion which seek to place obstacles m the way of peace-mfluences and their conse- quences with which the Assembly has so far declined to concern itself. The United States will not be deterred from ~eaffirmi.ng its relations with friendly States, nor from ItS pursuit of peace, by the passage of mischievous and counter-productive resolutions. 237. Mr. ELHOFARI (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) (inter- pretationfrom Arabic): The delegation of the LibyanArab Jarnahiriya voted in favour of draft resolutions A/38/ L.43 to L,46. My delegation would like to reaffirm its constant position, namely, that it is opposed to all direct or indirect allusions which would give some semblance of legitimacy to the Zionist occupation of occupiedPales- tine or give recognition to the racist Zionist entity. 238. Mr. PAPADOPOULOS (Greece): Greece has never failed to condemn consistently and in no uncertain terms the acts of Israel against the Arab nation. Our position in this respect is determined, among other things, by my country's unshakeable attachment to the principles enshrined in Article 2, paragraph 4, of the Charter and in the Helsinki Final Act. It is for these reasons that my delegation voted in favour of draft resolutions A/38/L,43 to L,46 and L,50. 239. However, my delegation was unable to go along with certain paragraphs of draft resolutions A/38/L.43 and L.50. Had separate votes been taken, in draft resolu- tion A/38/L,43 my delegation would have abstained on paragraphs 8, 13 (c) and 13 (d) and would have voted against paragraph 14. It would also have voted against paragraph 4 of draft resolution A/38/L,50. Thus my delegation dissociates itself from these paragraphs, while voting in favour of the draft resolutions. 240. Mr. GARCIA (Philippines): The Philippines has consistently stressed the view that a comprehensive, just and lasting settlement of the Middle East conflict should be achieved on the basis of the following key principles: the withdrawal of Israeli forces from all Arab territories occupied since 1967; the recognition of the inalienable national rights of the Palestinian people to self-determina- tion, including the right to establish its own State in Palestine; the participation of the Palestinian people, through the PLO, in the peace negotiations; and the recognition of the right of all States in the region, includ- ing Israel, to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries, free from threats or acts of force, in con- formity with Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973). in favour of draft resolutions A/38IL.44 and L.46, we have reservations on the way some or their provisions were formulated. 243. Mr. ALMDSLECHNER (Austria): The Austrian Government can understand concerns regarding conse- quences of the agreementsin question during the consid- eration ofthis item. In view ofsome of the formulations whichappear in draft resolutionA/38/L.50-in particular, in view of its paragraph 4-the Austrian delegation abstained in the vote on that draft resolution. 244. Regarding draft resolution A138/L,46, the text corresponds to a large extent to Austria's position, How- ever, in view of some formulations,Austriahad to abstain on the draft resolution. 245. Mr. BORID (Brazil): My delegation abstained in the vote on draft resolution A/38/LA-3 in accordance with a position of principle which has been made clear on many occasions. Allow me to recall in particular the occasion, at the ninth emergencyspecialsession, of the adoption of resolution ES-91l of SFebruary 198.2, when Brazil also abstained in the vote. After that vote, the Brazilian representative stated: "While we have always insisted upon the withdrawal of the occupying forces from the Arab territories and upon the right of the Palestinian people to an auto- nomousand independent Stateof theirown, webelieve, on the other hand, that the prospects of attaining those objectives should not be curtailed as a result of the diplomaticisoladonof oneof thepartiesto theconflict, even if that party is behaving in a mannerincompatible with international law and with countless General Assembly and Security Council resolutions." jJ21h me«. ing, para. 2S8,1 246. We still believe that no advantage to the peace processwould resultfrom Israel's complete isolationfrom the international community. On tilecontrary, such isola- tion could be a pretext for Israel to act with still greater contempt for the rule of law and for the principles of mutually respectful relationships among the peoples of the world. 247. In the case of the text of draft resolution A/38l L.46, m, delegation ,..oted in favour although we have reservauons as to certain of itsprovisions. a faet that we should like to place on record. 248. Mr. KHALlL (Egypt): At the 12th: meetingof the ninth emergent}'specialsessionof the General Assembly, the delegation of Egypt stated fully its position on the issue of the Golan Heights. This is reflected in the offi- cial records and there is no need for me to quote: from that statement. 249. As to draft resolution AJ38/L.43, thattel([. in our view, includes. in both its preambular and its operative paragraphs. positive elements and established principles [0 which Egypt fully subscribes. The Government of EgYPI strol1gly supports the principleof the inadmi!>sibil- ity of the acqulsition of territory by war. \ilr!'e fikewise reaffirm the applicability of the Geneva Conventions to rheoccupied Arab territoriesin the West Bank.Jerusalem. possibilit~1 (,)fachk'ving a just. comprehensive and lasting peace and puuillg an end 10 the horrors of violence and war, 253. The occupation of rerntory in violation of the Charter of the United Nations; auemrns through war to settle disputes between Slates and nations: policies of expansion. nationalistic, polutcal, racial or religious fanaticism: all theseare expl<CKive elements which wemust seek to eliminate. for the good of the peoples involved and for the good of the entire international community. 254. Venelud41 has always held that peace cannot be achieved and willnol be laMing until there is a compre- hensivesolution to the conflict, with the participation of all the parties involved. 255. The situaricn in Lebanon isa matter of particular concern. In this connection, 1should like In relliC.U .... hm W~ stated b)' the Ministler of EXlcrna.1 Relations(If Vene- zuela. Jose Alberto Zambrano VdaSi:o, at the current session of the General A~~mbl)), Hr: "aid: "The situation in Lebanon gctii. worst' by the hour. It is therefore nect'$sary' to a£$i~l and support the suf- feting people of that (lUnlfy to brill8 that long and tragic quarrel 10 anend and create an atrnosphere con- ducive to dialogue and dttenlc.so tlulI their most intrinsic values and ri8111$ may become cHe-ctivc reali- tit~ llnd their nation mall' regain its It>rriwrial integrity and enjuy the free 'exercise ot iu sovereisnty. To tllb end, peaceful coexistence and rcconcitiarion must be sought llf1llmg tilt' various ElHIUP1i which make up the Lebanese nation, and outside influences mu", besup pressed,smceIbe~' tend ratber 10 deepenand exacerbate the difference" between those 8rouPS," {5th meeting, pora HO.I .256. With regard in dr<lll resolution- A .lRl.4:l and L50, the delegation of Venezuela understands the con- cern ofthe ill!('rTl;uil)nnl cornrnunuy thal ;1 volution be free hom any threat S or colonialism. 211. The United Slates representariv e attempted 10 maintain Ihal his country was playin/>: a neutral role in [he Middle Ea51 ccnfllct. BUI !ltH!' can there by neutrality between the criminal and the victim .... hen he who claims to be neutral isthe one who enables Iht criminal 10 com- mit the crime bestows his blt'Ssing upon the aggression, provides IXllitlcal plllrona~e and :!>hidds the criminal, r~(}m the anger or the international c~nmmmlty? The tJllIle~ States is indeed the leader, in Ihls internarional Organi- zanon and in Ihe world. in the (.-amJ)lti~n for (he defence of Israel. How then, can the United Stale'l claim to play a neutral mic aimed at t"'tablhhmg II JUs\, comprehensive and la!ilin~ peace in the Middle Eas!'.' 21ft As nu ilS we arc concerned.....e harbour no illu- slons regarding American aims. Regarding the interna- tional community. regarding Ihe A!i>'l.embh. ram sure Ih~t the debate on this item, a debate dMI dHllt,cd clear 1lI131l1- mil)' ill Iavuur of our rishl imd OUl "'11:'11." and the la'Ck ofs.upport fur tht~ l'tu!i,,)' of a~.fes..!i.on. clIPIl1tli\!On, annexa- (km and occupation, makes an)' reph'unnecess..ry. It was in itselfam eloquent relll}to what the UmlOO SUite!. repre- sentative said, , The dck:l!.:IlK'" IIII \!aI,,]'07q .ub'lJl:\IV~',,"'h Oi1!"iit!~1:'1l IlI"f ......~,u~llni!l Ihll\ 11 hild mlt"lid"d h! "l'~liil!l~1 III ilhf ) "i'h' <""n li>f "'!o!Il~ '''-''P'!IlU,ll1, :1 ht' ddfli'lIhl'" "I h~j,and 'Ill!.r'l>"tlllh !,l'il'l'lu,t''d llnll' S,r"c:U~'lI~ Ihlll 11 I1lJd mll."lldcd III \~'1r III !>l';1lJi14,1 Ill\!',ffiiil'! 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