A/41/PV.40 General Assembly

I now call on Mr. ~yed Sharifuddin Pirzada, Secretary-General of the Organization of the I.lulc Conference, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 3369 (XXX) of 10 October 1975. (Mr. Slaoui, Morocco) Hr. PIRZADA (organization of the Ialuf,c Conference): It is an honour and a privilege for .. to address the General Aa..llbly of the united Nations on an iteM of particular significance to the Organization of the Ia~ic COnferenee and tbe united Rations, naaely -Co-operation between the United Nations and the Organization of the Islaaic COnference-. I should like to begin by oxtending to you, Mr. Pre.ident, IIOtIt .ineare and wam congratulations on yeur unant.ous election to that illpOrtant poat. your election is a reflection of ~ respect and e.t... that Banglade.b enjoya in the COIlity of nations ana is equally a tribute to you peraonally for your ability, .state.ansbip and experience. We are particularly happy at your election, since Bangladesh is an iJlPOrtant _lIber of the Organization of the I.laaic Conference, and you yourself, Mr. President, have represented your country on ..ny occasions at the Is1aic Conference. I should also like to a".ai1 BY..1f of the opportunity to pay a tribute to ~ Mr. JaiJIe de Piniea, wbo ..rveel .a the President of the General Assellbly at its historic fortieth seaaion with great risdoa and skill. Allow .. to offer ay lIOa1: sincere felicitations to Mr. Perez de Cuellar on his recent appointaent by accla..tion to serve as the Secretary-General of the United Nations for another tena Of five yeara. Bis re-election is an affirMation that he has, during hia first ter., earned the respect and confidence of the meRbership of the United Nations becau.. of his integrity, wisdom, state~~nship and patience, and his comaltaent and dedication to the purposes and principles of the united Nations. Ris 'rank and balanced appraisals and analyses of the international situation and the prOble-s facing the United Nations have earned universal plaudits. The Secretary-General's annual report on the work of the Organization, presented at the forty-first sea.ion of the General Assembly, exhibits his usual candour and willingne•• to addre.s difficult problems in a forthright manner. We wish the Secretary-Genera1 succe•• and express the hope that the financial difficulties and prob1e•• that he has outlined in his report will be overcome. I am confident that M~r Statea vill extend full co-operation to the Secretary-General in a joint .earch for just solutions to the complex and vexing problems facing the international community. We live in dangerous tiMe., characterized by super-Power rivalry on a global scale, an escalating and terrifying arms race, conflicting ideologies, regional tensions, wars between nations, civil strife and acts of state and individual terrorism. Billions of our fellow human beings live in conditions of abject (Mr. Pirzada, Organi:ation of the Isl~ic Conference) poverty, hunger, diMase and ignorance. In the face of all this, instead of closing our ranks, sinking our differences and joining together to rid the world of the threat of a nuclear holocaust, and banishing the ~pectre of hunger, ignorance and disease frOll our .idst, we engage in debates, pole.ics, rhetoric, recr~inations, accusations and self-righteous and self-serving platitudes, trying to promote short-sighted and narrow natlon~l interests rather .than the common good of all. Major Powers decry the application of the SaBe deaocratic principles at the international ·level to which they proclat. and preach adherence at the national level. Some of the. seek to illlpOse their will and ideology on the United Nations through cut-bacts or even non-payaent of their asse~sed contributions to the Organization. This evident retreat frOll aultilaterali.. does not augur well for the future of international co-operation, particularly for small, underdeveloped and non-aligned countries, which cannot withstand bilateral pressures from major Powers. There has also been an increasing resort to the threat or use of force against smaller nations, in total disregard of the principles of sovereign equality, territorial integrity and independence. The conduct of super-Powers, which should serve as a model for eaulation, leaves .uch to be desired. Their efforts to ca~ve out ever larger spheres of influence, hegemony and control ignore principles of international law and nor.. of civilized behaviou~. The effectiveness of the United Rations and the role envisaged for it by the founders, that is, promoting e..ncipation of peoples, international peace and security, and social and economic developaent, have thus been consistently eroded. We must ask ourselves w~at has brought us to this passJ and we must sincerely and forthwith seek to reverse these trends, through enduring respect for and strict adherence to the principles and purposes of the Charter. It is only through co-oper~tion on an equal, equitable and just basis, rather than confrontation and use of threats and force, that the objectives of international peace and security and social and economic development can be achieved. The Organization of the Islamic Conference views international co-operation in this perspective and it is in this spirit that it has successfully sought to promote interaction with the United Nations. The Organization of the Islamic Conference derives its inspiration from the eternal and noble message of Islam, and its establishment was pr~icated on the principles of peace 3nd harmony, tolerance, equality and justice for all enjoined by our faith. The charter of the organization of the Islamic Conference reaffirms the commitment of ita members to the purposes and principles of the United Nations. All members of the former are als~Members of the united Nations. It is natural, therefore, that the two organizations should work closely to promote the ideals, principles and objectives that they share. Co-operation between the two organizations received an important boost in 1975, when the Organization of the Islamic Conference was granted observer status by the United Nations. By the late 1970s it was felt that the ever increasing interaction between the two organizations should be given an institutional framework whereby the secretariats and the specialized agencies, organs and bodies of the two organizations could hold regular consultations to review the ongoing work and to examine the possibilities of expanding and enlarging the areas of co-operation. It was in this context that lhe second general meeting of the representatives of the secretariats of the United Nations system and the secretariat of the Organization of the Islamic Conference was organized in Geneva from 28 to 30 July 1986. As the report of the secretary-General of the United Nations in document A/41/532 indicates, the consultations were highly successful. In addition to reviewing the progress made, and making ~ecommendations regarding (Mr. Pirzada, Organizati~~ of the Islamic Conf~rence) the five areas already identified for strengthening co-operation, namely, food security and agriculture, development of science and technology, investment mechanisms and joint ventures, eradication of illiteracy, and assistance to refugees, the meeting identified development of trade and technical co-operation among Islamic countries as an additional priority area of co-operation. I may also recall that co-operation agreements have been signed with a number of specialized agencies and organs of the united Nations, and others are being processed for signature in the near future. These, in my view, are very positive developments, ~nd I am confident that the objective of socio-economic progress and development, shared by the two organizations, will henceforth be pursued with even greater vigour and dedication with a view to its early attainment. It has also become a tradition of the Organization of the Islamic Conference that the Foreign Ministers meet each year at the beginning of the annual session of the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York to co-ordinate their views on the issues before the General Assembly which are of particular concern and relevance to the Islamic world. This co-ordination meeting was held on 2 OCtober, and the final communiQUe issued at the end of its deliberations will be circulated in due course as a document of the General Assembly, as has been the case in previous years. Since its inception in 1969, the Organization of the Islamic Conference has adopted numerous resolutions and declarations, both at the summit level and at the level of the meetings of the Foreign Ministers, addressing the issues that confront the Islamic world as well as important global developments relating to inter~ational peace and security, disarmament, human rights, decolonization and issues relating to socio-economic development, particularly the establishment of a new international economic order based on justice and equity. With your permission, I should like to advert to some of those issues briefly. (Mr. Pirzada, Organization of the Islamic Conference) The situation in the Middle East remains explosive. The Islamic Catference has adopted numerous resolutions on the smject, reiterating its position of principle for a peaceful, just and durable solution to the problem. we believe that Israel must withdraw from all Arab and Palestinian territories occupied by i-to, inclUding the Holy City of Jerusalem, and we fully support, as does the tbited Nations, the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people to ret'Jrn to their territcxies, to self-determinatiat, and to an independent state in Palestine under the leadership of the Palestine Liberation Organization, their sole, legitimate representative. The Catference has also emphasized the necessity of holding the International Peace Catference on the Middle East, decided upon by the General AssenDly, to find a canprehensive, just and lasting solution to the problem. On Afghanistan the Islamic Ccnference has adopted the same principled positiat as the ooe aoopted by the tbi ted Na tions and has suppor ted the pl:ocess of proximi ty ta~s through the intermediary of the Personal Representative of the secretary-General of the tbited Nations for a canprehensive and peacefUl settlement of that issue. The Islamic world has also been deeply anguished by the continuing conflict between Iran and Iraq, both menbers or: the OIC, and has nade consistent effotts to bring about a just and peaceful solution, based at principles, through the Islamic Peace Committee. we beli~le that parallel initiatives by the tbited Nations and others complement our own efforts and we hope that a way can be found to bring this catf1iet, 1!bich has resulted in colossal human and naterial losses, to an early end. Many of the members of the Islamic Catference have emerged from the yoke of colooialism during the past few decades, and have achieved t."leir independence after great sacrifices. We believe colooialism to be a system of oppression and exploitatiol'l and we are determined that the vestiges of colooialism must be remOl1ed (Mr. Pirzada, Orepnizatiat of the Islamic Catference) fran any area in wic:h they persist. The equality of all human beings is me of the cardinal principles of our organizatim. The Islamic Calference has therefore expressed full solidarity with, and has supported the, naticmal liberation movements and peoples struggling against colmialism, racial discriminatim and apartheid. The Islamic Conference strmgly cmdemns the cmtinued illegal occupation of Namibia by the Pretoria regime, and has demanded the immediate independence of Namibia in accordance with resolution 435 (1978) of the security Council.. The Cooference also considers apartheid to be a crime against humanity .and has called for the imposi tion of canprehens ive manda tory sanctions under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter against the minority regime in SOuth Africa to force that regime to abandon the odious system of apartheid and its oppression of the majority comnunity, and bow to the demand for majority rule in Sou th Afdca. The Islamic countries are gravely concerned OI7er the threat that nuclear weapons pose to the wotld and the cmtinued escalation of the nuclear arms race. The Cmference has therefore called for a halt and reversal of the nuclear arms race. The Islamic Conference has also supported the establishment of nucl.ear-weapon-free zmes and the pr 017 is ion o~ security assurances to non-nuclear-weapon states as collateral measures for disarmament, pending the final elimination of nuclear lIreapons f~om the arsenals of nuclear-weapon States. We hold the view that the enormous resources being sunk into the arms race, touching the incredible figure of a trillion dollars annually, should be directed to the ecmomic and social development of the peoples of the wotld. I.n the field of international economic relatims, the Organization of the Islamic Cmference is deeply disheartened by the persistent st\11enate in the North-South dialogue intended to restructure international economic relaticns on (Mr. Pir zada, organizatim of the Islamic Cmference) the basis of equity and justice. we believe that the dialogue must be revived in order that effective solutions may be fotmd to the problems besetting the internatiooal canmlBlity and in particular the developing colBltries. The Islamic countries have also adopted concrete &cisions to p:omote economic co-operatioo all'.ng themselves and with the rest of the third wcxld. In this cootext it is our vietf that especial attention must be paid to the econanic situatioo of the Afr iean countries, and that the decisions adopted at the special session of the General Assembly on the cr itieal ecxmomic situation in Afr iea must be speedily and fai thfully implemented. The br ief out! ine that I have prOV'ided of the activ ities of the Islamic Cooference and of the poeitions it has acbpted has, I trust, highlighted to some extent the objectives shared by the two organizations. we will .JOntinue our efforts to prolOOte and strengthen co-operation between the two cxganizations and to create an envirooment in which the creative abilities of humanity can be concentrated on the social uplift and ecooomic progress of all in an era of international peace and security, free from the threat of nuclear annihilatioo tha t hangs OV'er the world. The draft resolutioo on this agenda item (A/4l/L.3) has already been introduced by the Permanent Q:!pcesenta tive of the Kingdom of Morocco, and I trust that, as in previous years, it will be adopted by consensus. Mr. BACMAR (O:'::an) (interpretatioo fran Arabic): It is my pleasure to speak on behalf of the delegation of my country and of the Arab Group, over which my delegatioo presides this mooth, on this agenda item to which we attach great importance because of the close ties that link us with the Islamic Cooference, on the ooe hand, and the thited Nations, on the other. (Mr. Pir zada, organizatioo of the Islamic Cooference) Since we are speakin9 here of co-operatica, suffice it to state that we have co_ here from different corners of the earth to meet under the~ ulllbrella of the mited Nations in multilateral co-operatiat, for the good of all. we are encouraged in this ~y the purposes and principles set forth in tk'le Charter, mich call for regiooal .co-operation in the interest of the Mellber States and urge us to achieve a wider, more embracing form of co-operation, on an internaticaal scale. In view of the thited Nations experience in the political, social and economic areas, co-operation with the organization is absolutely necessary. we must benefit from its experience especially in the case of an 1mp::»rtant organization suc:b as the Islamic Confer"nce with a membership of 50, including all the Arab States. Co-operation between the two organizatioos and their specialized agencies is nothing new. 'the two orgcnizations have co-operated, spootaneously, in many important areas. Th~y have done this in response to a need to co-ordinate their activi ties in many vital areas rela ting to their goals and objectives. (Kr. BaOIlar, Qlan) Now, 10 years after the admission of the Organization of the Islamic Conference as an Observer to the united Nations and five years after the adoption of the resolution on co-<>peration between the two organizations, there has been noticeable, encouraging progress in all ~eas of inter-organization co~peration. This is so in particular, in the five important areas of food security and agr !culture, the development of science and technology, investment mechanisms, literacy and assistance to refugees. There are other initiatives aimed at technological co-<>peration am:mg Islamic countr ies in regard to trade. A cursory glance at the ayanda of this se'lSion and that of the next swumi t meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, which is schedlled to be held in Kuwait in January 1987, shows that the objectives of the two organizations are the same, inasmuch as they both seek solutions to the major problems of the world and, in pa:cticular, peace and security, disarmament, self-determination, decolooization, human rights, the establishment of a new international economic order and t!le strengthening of co-<>peration between the two organizations. All of these efforts will help alleviate the ills from which today's l:;.:x:iety suffer s. We have taken note of the report of the seet:etary-General (A/4l/532) dealing with co-<>peration between the two organizations. We thank the secretary~nt:£al for his professional apptoach and sincere efforts to strengthen co-operation between the two organizations. We are sure that he will continue to strengthen that co-operatioo, consolidate its IlBchinery and negotiate co-<>peration agreements between the var ious bodies of the two I)rganizations. We also wish to praise the efforts of the bodies a.~d specialized agencies of the united Nations system and their co~peration with the organization of the Islamic Cooference in the technical sphere. we single out in particular the Food and 1lgricultural Organization of the United Nations, the United Nations Centre for Science and Technology for Development, the united Nations Conference on Trade and (Mr. Baomar, Qnan) Development and the thited Nations Edlcatiooal, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and expt'ess the hope that this co-operatioo will continue. The mel'lbership of the Organization of the Islamic Conference includes more than 50 States, most of which ar.e Members of the united Nations. Co-ordinatioo between the two organizations will result in the streamlining of the many useful services offered by the specialized agencies and increase the benefits those States derive from the two organizations. Consequencly, \Ye support and encourage this co-operation and hope that it will extend to other regional and international organizations. We look folt'ward to the support of all Members of the united Natioos of the efforts of the Organization of the Islamic Cooference, which are definitely in harmony with those of the United Nations. We would hope to see support for the organization of the Islamic Cooference's stand on Jerusalem. The preservation of the integr ity of Jerusalem and its Arab and Islamic character is one of the major objectives of our Organization. We hope that the good offices of the Organization of the Islamic Coofew:ence aimed at pItting an end to the Iran-Iraq cooflict will be successful. We also hope that its efforts to bring to an end the conflicts in Afghanistan and other parts of the world will be fruitful. We have great hopes for the success of the forthcoming Islamic SUnmit, which is to be held in Kuwait. A high-level meeting will be held on 20 and 21 January 1987, and will be followed by a meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs from 23 to 25 January. That will lead to the Summit Meeting itself, on 26 January 1987. In conclusion, the Arab States Members of the United Natioos and of the Organization of the Islamic Cooference support co-operation between the two organizatioos. we support the report of the secretary-General (A/4l/532) and draft (Hr. Baomar, Qnan) resolutiCX1 A/41/L.3, submitted by the representative of Morocco, the current President of the Organization of the Islamic Cenference. we hope that" the entlre international commtmity will support it.

The Assembly will now take a decision on draft resolutim A/4l/L.3. In this oonnection, I should like to inform members that the secretary-General does not foresee programme budget implications in the implementation of this draft resolution. May I take it that the Assembly adopts draft resolution A/41/L.3? Draft resolutien A/4l/L.3 was adopted (resolution 41/3).

We have concluded our consideration of agenda item 22.

The Assembly will now proceed to the election of five non-permanent menbers of the security Council to replace those whose terms of office expire on 31 December 1986. The five outgoing members are the following~ Australia, Denmark, redagascar, Thailand and Tr inidad and Tobago. These five States cannot be re~lected and therefore their names should not appear en the ballot papers. . Apart from the five permanent member s, the secur ity Council will include in 1987 the following states~ Bulgaria, Coogo, Ghana, the tbited Arab Emirates and Venezuela. Therefore, the names of these States should also not appear on the ballot papers. (Mr. Baomar, Qn&n) Of the five non-permanent meJrbers 'Which will re_in in office in 1987, three are frOIl Afr iea and Asia, one is from Eastern EUrope and ale is froll Latin A18eriea. Consequentl.y , pursuant to paragraph 3 of resolution 1991 A (XVIII), of 17 Deceaber 1963, the five nen-permanent members should be elected according to the follOllling patte:n: two fraa Africa and Asia, ene frClll Latin AIleriea and two from western EUl':opean and other States. The ballot paper takes that pattern i!!to accomt. In accordance with me established practice, there is an understanding to the effect that, of the two States to be elected froll Afr ica and As ia, one should be frcm Africa and me fraa Asia. I should like to inform the Assembly that the required nwrber of candidates receiving the largest nunbers of votes and the DBjority required will be declared elected. In case of a tie vote for the last seat there will be a restr icted ballot limited to those candidates wtaich have obtained an equal n~lnber of votes. I take it that the General Assembly agrees to that procedure. It was so decided.

In accordance with rule 92 of the rules of proceCilre, the election shall be held by secret ballot and there shall be no nominations. Ballot papers are now being distributed. I call on the representative of senegal on a point of order. Hr. SARRE (Senegal) (interpretatien fran French): My delegation understands that some countries thought that senegal was a candidate for a seat on the security Council. I ~uld like to assure thE:Jll that senegal indeed did announce its candidacy, but - and I would like to make this very clear - for the forty-secend session. It is for the elections that will be held dur ing the for ty-seo:md session. In the pl:esent case Senegal supports the candidacy of Zanbia as the enly candidate from the African Group. I simply wished to make this clarificatlen before we proceeded to the voting.

t reauest representatives to use only those ballot papers which have just been distributed and to write the names of the five States for which they wish to vote. As I have indicated, the ballot papers should not include the names of the five permanent members, the five outgoing non-permanent aembers or the five States that are already non-permanent members for 1987. Any ballot paper containing more than five names will be declared invalid. I call on the representative of Mexico on a point of order. Mr. MOYA PALENCIA (Mexico) (interpretation from Spanish): I would simply like to recall, as Chairman of the Latin American and Caribbean Group, that we have a candidate of the Group endorsed for the Security Council, and that candidate is Argentina. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Fyfe (New Zealand), Mr. Radu (Romania), Mr. Sene (Senegal) and Mr. Tan (Singapore) acted as tellers.

I call on the representative of the Federal RepUblic of Germany on a point of order. Hr. LAU'l'ENSCBLAGER (Federal Republic of Germany): Following the statement of the Chairman of the Latin American Group, I just want to reiterate that the Group of western European and Other States has endorsed the candidatures of Italy and the Federal Republic of Germany as non-permanent members of the Security Council. A vote was taken by secret ballot. The meeting was suspended at 11.15 a.m. and resumed at 11.40 a.m. The PRJiSmBN'1': The result of the ~oting for the election of five non-peraanent melllbers of the security C01.'llcil is as follows: Rllllber of ballot papers: RUBber of ilWalid ballots: !lJDlber of valid ballots: Abstentions : Rlmer of Member s voting: Required two~thirda majority: Rllllber of votes obta ined: . Zamia Argentina Italy Federal Republic of Germany Japan India Sweden Ireland Bolivia Angola Belgium Belize Cuba Finland Greece Lesotho o o .144 Malaysia Mexico Nether lands Senegal SUdan Having obtained the required two-thirds majority, the following States were elected non-permanent menbers of the security Council for a two-year period fr~ 1 January 1987: Argentina, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan and Zanbia. The PRESmmT: I congratulate the States which have just been elected non-permanent meJlbers of the security Council and I thank the tellers for their assistance in this election. The Assembly has thus cxmcluded its consideration-of sub-item Ca) of agenda item 15. The Assemly will now proceed to the election of 18 mellbers of the &:onomic and Social Council to replace thOSe meJlbers whose term of office expires on 31 Decellber 1986. The 18 outgoing members are~ Argentina, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Finland, Guyana, Indooesia, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Rwanda, SOmalia, Sri Lanka, SWeden, Uganda, the union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the united Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Yugoslavia and zaire. Those 18 States are eligible for immediate re--election. I should like to remind the AsseJlbly that as of 1 January 1987 the following States will remain members of the &:onomic and Social Council~ Australia, Bangladesh, Belgiun, Brazil, the Byelorussian SOI1iet Socialist Republic, ColoJlbia, Djibouti, E;Jypt, France, Gabcn, the German Democratic Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, Guinea, Haiti, Iceland, India, Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, McxOCClO, MoZaDbique, Nigeria, P~istan, Panama, Peru, the PhUippines, Romania, senegal, Sierra leone, Spain, the Syrian Arab Republic, 'l\1rkey, the United states of America, Venezuela and ZiJlbabwe. The names of those 36 States should therefore not appear on the ballot papers. Paragraph 4 of General Assellbly resolution 284 7 (XXVI) of 20 DeceDber 1971 prOl7ides that the 18 members should be elected as follows~ four from African States, four fran Asian states, three fran Iatin American States, four frail Western &lropean and Other States and three from the socialist States of Eastern &1rope. The ballot papers take that pattern into account. The candidates which receive the greatest nuDber of votes and the majority required will be declared elected. In case of a tie vote for the last seat, there will be a restricted ballot lL"I\ited to those candidates which have obtained an equal nunber 0 f votes. May I take i~ that the General Assembly agrees to that procedure? It was so decided. ('lhe Preeident) The PRESIQENT: In accordance with rule 92 of the rules of procedure, the election shall be held by secret ballot, and there shall be no nominations. The Assembly will recall that in the past chairmen of regional groups have been allowed to speak at this stage to clarify the status of the candidates. I therefore c~ll on the representative of Japan, in his capacity as Chairman of the Asian Group. Mr. KIKOCBI (Japan): As Chairman of the Asian Group, I wish to inform the General Assembly that the Asian Group has endorsed the candidacy of China, Islamic Republic of Iran, Oman and Sri Lanka for the Asian seat in the Economic and Social Council.

I call on the representative of Mexico, in his capacity as Chairman of the Latin American Group. Mr. MOYA PALENCIA (Mexico) (interpretation from Spanish): On behalf of the Latin American and caribbean Group, I wish to inform the Assembly that, since Guatemala has withdrawn its canditature until next year, there are four candidates for the three Latin American vacancies: Belize, Bolivia, Costa Rica and Uruguay.

I call on the representative of the Federal Republic of Germany, in his capacity as Chairman of the Group of Western European and other States. Count York von WARTENBURG (Federal Republic of Germany): I have the honour to confirm, for the Group of western European and other States, that we have four candidates for four seats: Canada, Denmark, Norway and the United Kingdom.

I now call on the representative of Benin, in his capacity as Chairman of the African Group. ~~ (Benin) (interpretation from French): I wish to inform the Assembly that the following countries have received the endorsement of the African Gl'OUp: Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan 2nd zaire.

I call on the representative of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic as Chairman of the Group of Eastern European States. Hr. MARDOVICH (Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic) (interpretation from Russian): I wish to inform the Assembly that there are three candidates from the Group of Eastern European States for the three vacancies for that Group on the Council. They are Poland, the union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Bulgaria.

Ballot papers marked A, B, C, D and E will now be distributed. I request members of the Assembly to use only those ballot papers and to write on them the names of the Member States for which they wish to vote in each Group. Ballot papers containing more names than the number assigned to that Group will be declared invalid. Names of Member States which do not belong to that Group will not be counted at all. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Camacho (Ecuador), Mr. Fyfe (New Zealand), Mr. Radu (Romania), Mr. Sene (Senegal) and Mr. Tan (Singapore) acted as tellers. A vote was taken by secret ballot. The Meting "aa 8U!p!DCktc'I at 12.10 p••• ana e••..a at 1..05 p••• The PRBSIIBlff. '!'be enult of ~ voting foe tbe election of 18 IMIIber.· of the Bc:cmOalc aDd SOCial Council I. •• follows: GROUP A RUJlber of ballot paper.: MUllber of Invalid ballot.: HUJlber of valid ballot.: Abstentiona: Ruaber of MeJlber8 voting: Reauired two-thirds ..'orl~. HUIlber of vote. obtained: Sudan banda SOIIalia zaire Gbena Madagascar U9anc!a Angola Benin Bthiopia , , o GROUP B RUllber of ballot papers: RUllber of invalid ballots: RUJlber of valid ballots: Abstentions: RUllber of Meaber8 voting: Required two-thirds ..'ority: Ruaber of vote8 obtainec1: China Sri Lanka I8laaic Republic of Iran Bura Afghani8tan oe.ocratic Y~aen Indone8ia Kuwait Saudi Arabia Viet Nu o , GROUP C Nuaber of ballot: papers: NUJlber of invalid ballots: Nuaber of valid ballots: Abstentions: NUJlber of Mellbers voting: Reauired two-thirds aajority: Nuaber of votes obtained: Uruguay Bolivia Belize Costa Rica Chile Paraguay GRouP D Number of ballot papers: Nu.ber of invalid ballots: Nuaber of valid ballots: Abstentions: NUlIber of MellSbers voting: Reauired two-thirds majority: Number of votes obtained: Denmark Norway Canada united Kingdom SWeden i~6 1 - o Finlant Austria Greece Ireland HUJlber of ballot papers: Habet: of invaUd ballots: HUJlber of valid ballots: Abstentions: . Rec:Juired two-thirds ..,ority: Htmber of votes obtained: Poland 145 Bulgaria 144 union of Soviet Socialist Republics 144 Yugoslavia 1 Ukrainian SOViet SOCialJ.;' :-tePUblic 1 ~ following countries, havi!!9 obtained the required two-thirds ..jorll:y, were elected -.bera of the Bc:onoIIic and SOCial Council for a period of three years be9inni!!9 1 January 1987: BeU.., Bolivia, Bul,aria, canada, China, Denaark, the Isluic RepUblic of Iran, Morvay, <Man, Poland, Rvanda, S...lia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, the United Rinq&. of Great Britain ane! Rorthern Ireland, uruguay, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republica and Zaire. fte PRBSIDBIft': : congratulate the State. that have been elected llellbers of the BconoRic _ne! SOCial Council ane! thank the teller. for their assistance in this election. Thi. conclude. our c:onalderation of sub-ita (b) of agenda itea 15. We have tHrefore concludttd our conaideration of agenda it•• 15. o