A/43/PV.82 General Assembly

37.  <;;PESTION OF MUSTINE (a) REroRT OF THE roMMITTEE ON THE EXERCISE OF THE mALIENABLE RIGHTS OF THE M LEST IN IAN PEn PLE (A/43/3 5) Cb) REroRTS OF THE SECR.ETARY-(;ENERAL (A/43/272 and A/43/691) (c) DRAFT RESOWTION3 (A/43/L.50 and Corr .1, A/43/L.5'L and Corr .1, A/43/L.52 and Corr.l, A/43/L.53, A/43/L.54) Mr. GYI (Burma) \ The search for peaceful solutions 1:0 regional oonfl iets and dis'(1ltes is the foremost endeavour of the thited Nations in its primary task of ma inta ining international peace and secur ity. The United Nations has been dealing with the question of Palestine since the Organization came into existence over 40 years ago. The search for solutions has resulted in the acbption of scores of resolutions by the Security Council and the General Assen'bly, and international conferences have been held under United Nations auspices. All such efforts indicate that the thited Nltions has been fulfilling its responsibilities in assuming its his tor ic role to find a just and comprehensive solution. Despite such efforts to brine;; about reconciliation between the parties concerned, the problem remains intractable, and consti tlJb!s one of the most di fficul t and perplexing issues 0 f our tine. The problem that the inter:na tional community is facing in dealing with the Middle East is indeed complex. It is an issue (,)f a political nature which needs to take into account the security interests of all the oountries and peoples of the reg1,on. Past de'1elopments have only served to show that wars and conflicts do not resl:>lve anything, but only comIDund the problems, and that the way to alas ting solution lies in a nego tiated settlemen t be tween the par ties concerned. The right to en py securi ty and to I ive in condi tions of peace and freedom is the inalienable right of all nations and peoples. In the Middle East, as in the world in general, there is a need to define securi ty in its broader concept. secur ity must be seen in its indivisible sense, which impl ies that no nation or PeOple should claim for itself a right to security and a right to nationhood that would at the same time deny such rights to others. Under the terms of resolution 181 (II), the General Assenbly decided upon the partition of Palestine into two States, one Jewi.sh and the other Palestinian. The Sta te of Israel has now been established for well over four decades, while the creation of a Palestinian State, for which there is a United Nations mandate, is still an unrealized goal. It is therefore incunbent uPOn the thited tetions to fulfil the terms of the mandate relating to the restoration of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian poopl"! to a homeland, which constitutes a prerequisite for a just and lasting peace in the Middle East. The serious turn of events in the past year or so has also served to show that maintaining the present status quo through the use of force can only prolong the conflict and lead to a further deterioration of the situation which has gravely affected the lives of the people in the occupied Palestinian territories. Dur ing its forty-th ird sess ion the General Assenbly has expressed in its relevant resolutions its concern over the grave situation resulting from measures taken by Israel which are incompstible with its responsibiliti'i!s as an occupying POWf>.r under the 1949 Geneva Convention. This expression of international concern shows that the tragedy affecting the Pales tin ian people urgently requ ires solu Hons based on jus tice and equal ity under candi th>ns of freecbm. The central issue that needs to be addressed wi th regard to the occupied Pales tin ian terr itor ies rests upon the pr inciple of inter national law that no territorial a~uisition by force should be recognized as a fait accompli. Accordingly, Burma has joined other nations in the call for withdrawal from territories occupied by Israel since 1967. Burma has also been opposed to the establishment of Israel's settlements in t:.e occupied territor les, since they consti tute a ser ious impediment to the peace process in the Middle East. Burma considers the Palestinian question to be the key to the solution of the Middle East problem. It believes that the search for colutions should be based on th~ principles of respect for sovereignty, territor ial integr ity and the political independence of all States in the region and on the inalienable rights of the Palestinians in Palestine, including their right to national independence and sovereignty. Accordingly, the proclanation of the independent Palestinian State is recogn ized as a step that has been taken for the restoration of the rights of the Palestinian people to establish its own Statte, and is therefore welcorred. The international consensus on Pa1esti.ne has been expressed through the resolutions of the securi ty COuncil and the General Assenbly, of which Securi ty Council resolution 242 (1967) en'bodies the pr inciples necessary to find a comprehensive, just and lasU-r.g solution in order that all the peoples in the region can live together in peace and harmony. The resolution provides a bas is for accomfiodation and compromise, the key elements of which are nutual respect for and acknowledgement of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of all States in the region and their right to live in peace and with in reoogn ized boundar ies, free from threa ts or acts of force. ~o decad~s have passed since that resolution was acbpted in 1967. However, in all these years time has not healed old wounds, and conflicts and violence have aggrava ted IlUtual mistrust and lack of aocomnoda tion. In this sta te of affa irs the international CX>lIInunity is now witnessing imp)rtant developnents of a p)sitive nature which hold the prospects of breaking the impasse that has persisted for so long. The Palestine National Council Declaration adopted in Algiers has indeed opened up new possib ili ties of breaking the stalema te in the Middle East. The Declaration reflected the wUl of the P,alestinians to exercise their right to a national identity and their positive attitude towards a just and peaceful settlement. The encbrsement of security Council resolution 242 (1967) as a basis for negotia tion in an interna tional conference implies acceptance of the right to security and existence of all States in the region, ~n important factor which consti tu tes an essential prerequisi te to a Middle East settlement. The peace process in the Middle East has been long and difficult. It has been a history of lost opportuni ties, for over these years mistrust and incanprehens ion have prevailed over understanding and compromise. We bel ieve that the Algiers Declara tien provides fresh opportuni ties in the search for peace, that the noment is opportune for a positive respt.)nse from the other side, and that what is needed is the poli tical will to begin thtl process of a genuine dialogue. In this cnnnection, we are enoouraged by the latest developnent - the p)sitive statement made by the Illi ~d Sta tea. ~w that all the parties concerned have stated their acceptance of security Council resolu tion 242 (1967) as the bas is for nec;pUa tions, and as the problem requires a lasting and compr:ehensive solution, the way to a negotiated solution lies in an international peace conference, with the participation of all the parties concened on an equal footing, l.I'Ider the auspices of the Uti ted Na tions, which bears a historic responsibility. Hr. ALZMORA (Peru) (interpretation from Spanishh Since 1947, Peru, which was a memer of the pr incipa1 Uti ted Nations Commission on palestine, has consistently maintained a clear position on the question of palestine, in accordance wi t:h the norms and principles of international law, the right of peoples to self-determination and the majority will of the international coRll1unity, expressed repeatedly in UJited Nations resolutions acbpted since then. libr the past four decades, therefore, Peru has consistently recognized the national rights of the Palestinian people and the validity of resolution 181 (I1) as the basis for the creation on the former territory of Palestine of two States, one Jewish and the other Palestinian. Since the 1967 war, new and complex elements have been added to a situation which has become one of the IN'st send tive focal points of connict in contemporary international relQltions. In this context, Peru has always stated that a just and lastintj solution to the problem of the Middle East is to be found in the illplementa ticn of 5ecuri ty Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (!973), and that it should take into account the fact that the central element of such a solution is the restoration of the national rights of the Palestinian people. Since 1967 it has consistently naintained that any solution must involve the return of the Arab and Palestinian ter: itories occupied since 196°/, the realization of the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and the establishment of its own na tional State and recognition of the right of all the States of the area, including Israel, to live in peace within secure and internationally recognized boundaries. Hence the people and Gcwernaent of Peru v.leo_d the rnul ts of the recent .eeting of the Palestine National CouncU, the Declaration of an independent State of Palestine and a vi tally illporUnt Poll tical CoIIIIunique in whim the PLO fully accepted Security Oouncil reaolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) a5 the legal fralleWork for the search for a peaceful, just and lasting solution through an international CDnference on the Middle Past:, whose convening Peru supports and endorses. Of similarly vital illp:)rtance are the decisions of the Pale~til"ie H6tional Colmcil implicitly recognizing the State of Israel, and unequivoc~l1y c:onde.,ing the use of terrorism in all !Oras, including State terror is•• These &tUni Hons mark a true historical landmark in the evolution of the I!J ituation in the Middle East) they are significant and dra_tic steps towards peace talks, which the Governllent of Peru tr uly appreciatea. They also offer the options of negotiation, openness and understanding. In short, theyauCjUr well !Or the peace and security we all yearn. This complete and consistent position of Peru's is contained in the CDnmunique issued by the Peruvian Government on the 12th of this IIIOnth. The r:ecent declaration _de by the Chairun <l)f the Executive CoRil'llittee of the PLO, Yasser Arafat, during the meeting held in Stockholm with repruontatives of the JEtdsh col1lllunity of the United States in order to cveroo. any aJ!j)iguous interpretation of the deftni tions a~pted by the Palestine NI tional Council in Alger 14 - that the PLO unequivocally recognizu the existence of the StGte of Israel and condemns terror ism - confir_ the trend towards peace and understanding that is stlllrting to emerge. We hope it will IIOOn COIII& to fruition with the convening of the Intern&t1onal Conference on the Middle East. Th~ important statement nede yesterday bef6)re the Aa.emly reassures us in th is belie f • At a time when the emergence of a new atm~sphere of detente holds out the promise of settling a conflict that only a few QIOftths ago seemed to be entering a phase of major escalation, we are convinced that the search for peace must be guided 1n the near future by the international conduct of all States involved in the problem of the Middle East. This applies particularly to the Powers which are also permanent mell'bers of the security Council' their special responsibilities for international peace and seeurity present them with a historic challenge that the conscience of mank ind requ ires them to confront. The recent decision by the (bvernment of the UnHed States to start a direct dialogue with the PLO is ~ constructive step in that direction and opens up a new chapter in the history of the process. No other oonfl ict in the wor Id er iea out more loudly for a peaceful settlement than the conflict in the Middle East. Illt we are convinced that peace will remain elusive until all peoples of the region are able to exercise their national rights. we are delighted that this process has begun. We hope it will not be interrupted and that it will proceed to a successful completion. , Mr. LtDRO (Ecuador) (interpretation from Spanishh O1ce again we are considering one of the most important topics on the agenda of the General Assenbly, the "Question of Palestine". The search for a peacefUl solution to the ser ious and oomplex problems besetting that region, deplorably causing more and more human and IIBter ial losses, contin'Je8 to be a matter of profound concern that must be squarely addressed by the General Assembly. At the s~. ti., a number of events, particularly during the ~aBt year, have brought about a rarely-exper bnced cUJDate of detente and rawroc:hellent, that has evoked a welcome note of optimislI in the world. There have been peaceful settlements of a nuraber of o~er serious, complex and painfUl international conflicts that have been the subject of simUar concern to the U1ited Nations and to all Sta tes large and sll811. The Palestine National Council, at its recent meeting in Algeria, on 15 Novemer 1988, issued a Declaration of an independent State of Palestine. Consistent with the pr inciples that inspire its foreign {X)licy, the <bvernment of Ecuador IStJpports the inalienable rights of the Palestin l.an people, especially those relating to its self-determination and independence, which is tantanount to 1to right to establish a sovereign State. we decis ively endorse the call for a oomprehensive, just and lasting peaceful solution f.X) the Middle East conflict wl thin the frJUIM!tJork of securi ty Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (l973} and of an international conference t:D be convened under the auspices of the United Rltions. I need not labour the FOint\ the sooject has been repeatedly considered in this Assenbly. I stress, however, that any peaceful solution requires sinc@re international co-operation on the part of the parties to the conflict, in keeping wi th the aforementioned Security Council resolutions. My Cbvernment considers that in international law and even more so, under the U\ited Nations Charter, there is no room for any problem relating to the recognition of a State. As the consti tutional President of the Republic of Ecuador, Mr. R:>drigo 8Orja, has sta ted~ (M~. l4oro, Bcuador) -T~e State do_ not need international reooCJ'lition because the State is free in itself. When ve vere born u a State in 1830, ve required no international recognition, nor did ve ask anyone's pe:'t.d•• ion to edst as a It should be re_lIIbered in th is respect that articl~ 12 of the Charter of the organization of berican stat.s (OAS) eatablllhes .s a guiding rule for its _lIbets that -The political existence of the State i8 independent of recognition by other States. - My (bvern_nt hopes that the Algiers Declaration vUl prOlDte these objectives and thus make a new contribution to the search for peace and stability in the region, to wh ich the"GenGral Aasellbly and the seOUl' i ty Council have devoted considerable effort in their respect!?e jur isdict!on tI'lder the tbit_d Ns tions Charter. The prospects for inter national under stand1n9 have beco_ more propi tious, particularly in the last 24 hours, thanks to the statements made by the Government of the ~ited States of llIIlerica, which _rk a positive stage in this process. Therefore, r4Y Govern_nt hopes that a settlellent wUl soon be found to this vexed international problem. The PREmBNT (~\nterpr4tation froll Spanish), In accordance ~ith General A8selllbly resolution 477 (V), of 1 Newellber 1950, I nO\l call on the Under-Secretllry-General of the League of Arab Statee. Mr. All-PARA (League of Arab States) (interpretation frolll Arabic) I At this late hour I shall confine myself to raising a few points concerning the Israeli position, which has led to deterioration of the situation in the region. (Hr. Leoro, Ecuador) For one thirt9, lenel a•• for .ecudty guarantees. The question is' who should proviiJe guarantees to who.? Should the one expelled fro. his homeland give guarantees to the usurper? Should he who ask. to return to hi. ho_land give guarantee. tD the one who refu.es hi. that r igbf:? Should unarllled people give a.cur! ty guar.,te.. tu I.ra.l, which po nuclear ",eapon. and intercontinental .i.sUea? Should those who CDntinuG to b. ttUt vietl•• of repeated war. and ...acres give guarante.. to the terror ista ..tIo .ing oll prai.e. of the massacres of Deir Ya.sin, Qibya, itahalin, OB LqUiya, Caza, Khan Yunis, As-Sallu, Kafr Qasilll, Sabra, ShaUla and other refugee c_pe? What guarantees d;)e. r.rael ",ant? No'" that the Palestinians have lost their ho_land, their identi ty, ,.u.t they guar.,tee that they "'ill rem in displaced wherever 1n the world th~y uy ba? Mu.t th.y guarantee not to resort to resistance in order to rid their homeland of occupetion, even though ree istance ",as the only legitiute ",ay of liberating the countries of ~ie, Africa ared Latin America? was it IY.)t through .uch resi.tance that George Washington achieved the independence of the tA1ited Stat:..? WEre George wa.hington, Simn lb1 ivar and General De Gaulle not called terrorist. at ene stage of their struggles? If Israel's real though taci t condition for peace 1. that the Palestin ians content theM.lves "'itb pelu... efforts, dialogue and di.cussions at the OJite~ MJtions and in other international forullUl, a. ",ell a. suppres.ion of the resistance, the intifadah ha. repUod ",ith a resell1ding -lb-: No resiotance aovement 1n history hu ever laid down its ",eapon. and abandoned ita .truggle before achieving independence• There has been ~epeated talk about Israel'. right to exist. Yet Israel cbes not reco~ize the existence of the Palestinian people. (",olda Heir used to say; .,.here are the Palestin lans? ~ery si.ply, they do not exist.- (ME'. At-Para, league of Arab States) "'at about the right of the two peoples to exist? ~3t about the IIUtual recognition of two States in Palestine? How can a people whose very existence is denied by Israel acknowledge Israel's existence? ltla t are we to I.I1derstand by the statement of the representative of Israel, other than a call for the total surrender of the representative of the Palestinian people in exchange for neCJ) tia tions? And on the subject of clar ity, can the representative of Israel make clear ..mat Israel we are talking about? ltJat Israel are we required to reooCJ\ize? tIlat are its boundaries? Is it the Israel of resolution 181 (I1) - that is, the Partition resolution? Is it the Israel which expanded in 1948? Is it the Israel of 1976, which occupies all of the Palestinian homeland? Or is it the Israel of Ben Gur ion, which stretches north and east to reach the Li ttani River in L4!banon, the Al Hassaa, south of Dama"cus, and the Sham, the Syrian Desert, which cannot be attained before aMexing all of Jor~an? The representative of Israel casually dismisses the Declaration of Independence of the State of Palestine as "II1Uateral.... Show me a revolution or a liberatton IIDvement that declared the creation of its State with the permission of the occupier. Did George Wash ington ge t perlliss ion from 8dta in be fore proclaiming the United States? If Israel, with the knowledge of the United States, thinks that massacres, breaking the bones of young chU,dren, burying young men alive and an assured Un i toed Sta tes v~tD in the Gecur i ty Council can break the back of the intifadah, well, it has anothor think COiling. The United States representative, Iftbassador Waiters, declared yesterday that h is country is against the impost tion of an external solution. JI.owever, he never made clear why the United Nations is insistent on protecting Israel's conquests fL'om outside, or why the United States has resumed supplying Israel wi th cluster bonQ8 as a oontr ibution to Israel's military might. Is that not tautanount to protdcting the Israeli corquest and occupation of Palestinian lands? The United States should instead call on Israel to put an end to its colonialist settle1lW!nts that are spreadin9 like a cancer in the homeland of the Palestinian people. The United States should refrain from and put an end to repression a.'ld extermination. It knows perfecUy well that Israel has used all sorts of new methods of torture and repression against the "children of the swnes" and against women and the elderly. Indeed, the Israeli occupation forces pursue and harass Palestinians everywhere~ at home, in the workplace, in the mosque, in church, in the schoo.ls, at the un iversi ties, in ci ties, villages and camps J they assault the Palestinian, his family, his land, and all that is sacred to him. Shamir and Rabin license the killing of denonstrators, the breaking of their bones, their detention and imprisonment without tr.ial. They license oollectlve punishment J they license the use of new types of bullets and of poisono\m gas, which has led to the death of children and to s(X)ntaneous abortions. ThelY have shut down newspapers and other publicationsJ they have dt:!molisheG hOlSes and destroyed croP8J they have cut down treesJ they have expropriated and stolen wlliter resources and electricity. (Hr. At-rara, League of Arab St~tes) The wa ter confisl.~ted by the Isp:aeli occupa tion au thori ti"s in the West Bank is estimated to be 485 million cubic metres a year. We wish to note here that the total capsci ty of the West Bank is merely 600 mill ion cubic ne tres a year. General zaivi, one of the extremist leaders in Israel, unmasked the intentio.ns of Israel when he said ~ liThe Palestinians are the main loser s il') the Arab-Israel i str uggle. We demolish their homes\ we break their bones) and therefore to deport them eastwards a few kilometres - that is, into Jordan - will provide them with the sui table and appropr ia te solu tion. 11 Therefore, the United States must endeavour to put an end to this l'epression, those massacres and the colon ialist settlements in order to crea te the clill8 te necessary to move towards peace and take into cnnsider ation the trenendous effor ts made by the P,lestine Liberation Organization and the Arab States and the courageous and bold steps taken by the PLO in order to live peacefully, by supporting the draft resotlJtions before the General Assenbl~', the acbption of' which will constitute p>sithe steps towards a just peace. This is an histor ic opportun ity for the U1ited States, if inaeed the tbited States wishes to appear noble in the annals of history. Mr. Pres ident, you have helped to guide the discussion on th is item in Geneva, which reflected the will of the PeOples of the world who wished to hear Chairman Arafat and prollDte the peace process. The whole world is looking to this sess ion wi th hope and optimism. Cha irman Ara fat, wi th a manda te from the Pales tin e National Council, has before this session of the General Assenbly very clearly e:lCpressed the message of peace, and the debate here has reflected deep appreciation for the position of the PLO. What remains for us is to translate these positions into decisions and resolutions commensurate with the importance of this session and the aspira tions of the i" terna tional communi ty and all its people. We hope tha t the permanent mell'bers of the security Council will assume their special responsibility in the 1'I8intenance of peace and security and play a constructive role in attain ing these !ofty objectives, ther~by mak ing th is session histor ic and beau tiful Geneva once aga in a place where peace is achieved and solu tions to di ffiC!~lt problems are fC'und. The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanishh We have heard the last speaker in the deba te on the item. I now call on Her Excellency Mr s. Absa Claude Diallo, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian people, who will introduce the draft resolutions. Mrs. DIALOO (Senegal), Chairman of the Corranittee on the EKercise of the Inalienabl~ Rights of the Palestini.an People (interpret.ation from French): I thank you, Sir, for giving me once again the opportunity to speak before the General Assell'bly in my capecity as Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of th~ Palestinia~'l People. The past few days have been an exciting tiroo for the menbers of our Conrnittee. We have heard statements of historic imp:>rtance by the Chairman of the Execu tive Committee of the Pales tine Libera tion Organ iza tion (POO) as well as by a large nunber of Fbreign Ministers who have travelled to Geneva, together with other Heads of delegation, especially to partici(nte in the debate on the question of Palestine. The high level of representation has been unprecedented) it attests to the desire of the international community as a whole to demonstrate its special interest in the matter. The exceptional interest generated in the wor Id has been reflected in all the media. Seldom before has the issue of the attainment of the national rights of an oppressed people evoked this kind of response. The Committee en the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestin ian People has w~.lClO_ci in particular the important clarifications on the POO's posi tion on the natter given by Olairman Yasser Arafat in his sta tement to the Assenblyand in the press conference yesterday, as it has the recent decision of the ~i ted states Government to establish official contacts wi th the Palestine Liberation Organization through the United Statet~ I\mbassa<br in Tunis. These historic new developl!Ients, demonstrate, on the one hand, the increasing concern of the international co1llllunity mnd, on the other, the urgent need for progress towards a just and lasting solution on the question of Palestine, if peace and stability are to be restored in the region. It is obvious to all that fail~re to settle the Palestinian iasue pos@s a growing threat to intenational peace and security. Therefore, the General Asseid)ly and the S!!curlty Council must join their effo:ots to settle the question. It is tli th that in mind that the Committee on the EKercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People has, since its establishment, epared no effort to provide the relevant bodies of the O1i ted Nationa with those elements likely to achieve that objective. One example is the settlement plan proposed by the Committee in its very first recommendations. That plan was ondorsed by the General Assenbly at previous regul~r and special sess ions. The Assembly also endcxsed oVKwhelmingly the proposal to convene the International Po.!ce Conference on the Middle East sa the best possible way to establish a dialogue among the parties involved. The courageous uprising of the Palestinian people, and the decisions of the Palestine National Council, in particular the establishment of a Palestinian State, and the important sta tements by Qlairman Yasser Arafat, have now clearly opened the way for a negotiated settlement of the question of Palestine and thus put an end to the conflict and sUffering in the region. Accordingly, the Conmittee on the E1cercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People has the honour tD submit to the General AssellOly draft resolutions ·A/~3/L.50 to L.54. The first three draft resolutions - A/43/L.50, L.5l and L.52 - will, once adopted by the General Assenbly, becnme one resolution in th~ee parts, A, Band C. The other two draft resolutions, again after their albption by the General Assenbly, will be numbered sep&rately, as the secnnd and th ird resolutions on the question of Pale~tine. Draft resolutions A/43/L.50, L.51 and L.53 are essentially the same as those submi tted in past years and have as their main purpose to enable the Committee, the Division for Palestinian Rights and the Department of Public Information to oontinue their prograll1tle of wc-rk in accordance with the bUdgetary appropriations app~oved by the Assembly at its forty-second session in 1987. Draft resolution A/43/L.50 endorses the recollll1endations cnntained in the report (A/43/35) of the Committee and stresses the need for the Security Council to take positive action on these recrulinendations, which, in our view, are objective and pragmatic and can malke a notable contribution to a settlement of the question of Palestine. Furthermore, the draft resolution tequests the Conrni ttee to oontinue to exert all efforts to prol'iDte the implementation of its recommendations and to carry out its r~ndated programme of work, placing particular emph~sis on co-operation with non-governmental organizations. The draft resolution also requests the United Nations Conciliation Conrnission for Palestine to cn-operate fully wi th the Commi t tee. Draft resolution A/43/L.51 deals in particular with the role of the Secretar iat on the question of Palestine. Here, the Secretary-General is requested to provide the Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat with the necessary resources to discharge the tasks defined in earlier resolutions, including the organization of seminars, non-governmental organization meetings and symposia, and the preparation and dissemination of studies and information mater ial. The Division, as the General Assembly is aware, has succeeded, through its dediea t ion, compe tence and ob jectivi ty since its es tab1 i shment, in mak ing the question of Palestine better understood and grasped by public opinion. The dra ft resolution contains two new paragraphs wi th respect to last year's resolution, namely, the fburth preambular and third operative paragraphs, which refer, respectively, 1:0 interna tional standards on the rights of children and to a request addressed to the Division for Palestinian Rights tn pay particular attention to the plight of Palestinian children in the occupied Palestinian territories in its prograJmle of work for 1989. Draft resolution A/43/L.52 de:als with the role of the Department of Public Information in br 1nging about Cl better under standing of the question of Palestine. OUr Committee is extremely gra teful to the Department of Public Informa tion for its constant support of the COl1lllittee's objectives. The draft resolution requests that the Department, in full co-opera tion and co-ordination wi th the Commi t tee on the EXercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, continue its special information programme on the question of Palestine, with particular emphasis on public opin ion in &1rope and tbrth .ft.mer iea. The Department of Public Information is entrusted, in particular, to disseminate information, publish brochures, expand audio-visual mater ia1 and organize activities for journalists. Draft resolution A/43/L.53 deals with the convening of the International Peace Conference on the Middle East. Of course, the tem of this draft resolution takes fully into account the important recent developments and builds upon the ongoing efforts to promote the convening of this Conference. (Mr s. Dialle, Chairman, Conmilli.! on the Exercise of the InaU.enabl,g RighbJ of the Palestinian People) In particular, in opera tive paragraph 2, the General Assemly would call for the convening of the Inter national Peace Conference on the Middle East, under the auspices of the tl'tited Nations, with the participation of all parties to the confl iet, including the Palestine Liberation Organization, on an equal footing, and the five permanent members of the security Council, based on security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) and the legi timate national rights of the Palestinian people, primarily the right to self-determination. In opelrative paragraph 3, the draft resolution affirms a nunber of well-known and universally accepted principles for the achievement of comprehensive peace, namely, "(a) The withdrawal of Israel from the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967 f including Jer usalem, and from t."le 0 ther occupied Ar ab terri toties J "(b) Q.laranteeing arrangements for security of all States in the region, including those nam!d in resolution 181 (11) of 29 November 1947, wi thin secure and internationally recognized boundaries) "(c) Resolving the problem of the Palestinian refugees in con fOlmi ty with General Assemly resolution 194 (III) of 11 DeceiTber 1948, and subsequent relevant resolutions, "(d) Dismantling of the Israeli settlements in the territories occupied since 1967, "(e) Q.laranteeing freedom of access to Holy Places, religious buildings and si tes." with regard to this operative paragraph - ?aragraph 3 - I should like to point out that in subparagraph (a) of the Eng1 ish vers ion, the word "from" should be inserted between the words "and" and "the", and the phrase should read "and from the other occupied Arab territories", in order to make the text: more precise. (Mrs. Diallo, Chairman, Oommitte~ on the Exercise of the Inal ienable Rights of the Palestinian PeoPle)-- In subparagraph (b), the words "General ASsemblyCl should be added between the words "in" and "resolution 181 (I1) If, and the phrase should read "in General Assembly resolution 181 (11) If. In operative paragraphs ~ to 6 of draft resolution A/43/t.53 the text notes the express~d desire and endeavours to place the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem, under the supervision of the United Nations for a limited period) requests the Sl':tlurity COuncil to consider measures needed to oonvene the Conference, ana to a:msider guarantees for security measures for all States in the region) and also requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to facilitate the OJnvening of the Conference, and to submit prcgress reports on developments .in this matter. Draft resolution A/43/t.54 relates to the proclamation of the State of Palestine and is therefore a completely new text this year. In the preambular part, the General AssellOly would recall, inter alia, that its resolution 181 (II) of 29 Novenber 1947, in whidl it called for the establishment of an Arab State and a Jewish State in Palestine~ expresses awareness of the proclamation of the State of Palestine by the Palestine N1 tional Council in line wi th tha t resolu tion and in exercise of the inalienable rights of the Pales tin lan people~ and recalls General Assenbly resolution 3237 (XJCIX) of 22 NovellOer 1974, a\ the observer status of the Palestine Liberation Organization and SUbsequent relevant resolutions. In the operative part of draft resolution A/43/L.S4, the General Assenbly would acknowledge the proclamation of the State of Palestine by the Palestine National Councih affirm the need to enable the Palestinian people to exercise their sovereiCJ1ty over their territory occupied since 1967, decide that, effective as of the date of the acbption of the draft resolution, the designation "Palestine" should be used in place of the desiC)l\ation "Palestine Liberation Organization" in the ~ited Nations system, without prejudice to the observer status and functions of the Palestine Liberation Organization within the United Nations system in conformity with relevant thited Nations resolutiono and practice,; and request the 8ecretary-Genezal to take necessary action tlo implement the resolution. I wish to announce the follOW'ing new ci.)-sponsors for the draft resolu tions before the Asseably\ Draft resolutions A/43/L.SO, L.Sl and L.S2: ~prus, Madagascar, Vanuatu and ZanbiaJ Draft resolution A/43/L.53: Angola, Bangladesh, BUlgaria, cyprus, Djibouti, ~,pt, Hungary, Morocct), SE'i Lanka, Vanua tu, Viet Nam, Yemen and Za.m ia J Draft resolution A/43/L. 54: Angola, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, <:ypr us, Djibouti, Egypt, Malta, Mongolia, Morocco, Sri Lanka, Vanuatu, Viet Ham, Yemen and Zallbia. The five draft resolutions before the General AssellOly, in letter and spir it, have a single objective, the restoration of peace to the Middle East through the exercise by the Palestin lan people, through peaceful means, of its inalienable rights to self-determination, independence and the establishment of a State in Palestine. As the Assemly will have noted, moderation, restraint and objectivity characterize these draft resolutions. Byacbpting them, the Assel101y will make Cl posi tive cma constructive contribution to the restora tion of peace, stabili ty and security in the Middle E!~t, and thereby will enable the Palestinian people to advance towards recovering its legitimate and inalienable rights. The draft resolutions have been the subject of extensive o:lnsul ta tions and are the reault of the intense efforts of many delegations, both within and outside our Connittee. We are oonvinced that our joint efforts are bringing us closer to a coftSens us on l-.h is most important issue 0 four ti me. On behalf of all the sponsors, I call on all delegations, particularly in the light of the significant developm~nts of these past few days on the question of palestine, ~o vote overwhelmingly in favour of draft resolutions A/43/L.50 to A/43/L.54, thus demonstrating their willingnesG to seize the new opportunity that history has presented us here in Geneva. The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish) \ I shall now call on those representatives who wish to explain their vote before the voting on all five draft resolutions or anyone of them. A.q representatives are aware, they will also have an opportmity of explaining their vote after the voting. I would remind melTbers that, in accordance with General Assennly decision 34/401, statements in explanation of vote are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delega tions from their sea ts. Mr. SAID (Islamic Republic of Ir.an) (interpretation from Arabic) \ I wish to make clear the position of the Islamic RepJ.Jblic of Iran on draft resolutions A/43/L.53 and A/43/t.54, which will be submitted to a vote at this lIM!eting of the General Assembly. We appreciate the possibility of addressing the Assenbly. Based on the principled posi tions of the Islamic Republic of Iran, we stbmit the following clarification on those two draft reSOlutions. we greatly appreciate the efforts of the ttlited ~tion8 and its Meamer States to find a solution to the question of Palestine and put an end to the constant injustice endured by the heroic people of Palestine.. we d~ply bel ieve in the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, inclUding their right to all the land of Palestine. only a solutim that deals with the problems in a ta.dical manner will be just and lasting, will bring about a logical outcome to the present problem and will not diminish any of the rights of the Muslim people of Palestine. lb partial solution, no compromises can be considered as anyth ing but a temporary remedy, et renedy that can last only a short time. Cbr specific views on the drmft resolutions are the foUowing~ First, the Preall'ble to draft resolution A/43/L.53 makes it appear that the objective of the heroic intifadah of the Palestinian people is limited to liberating the territories occupied since 1967. That is not a correct objectiveJ indeed, it not only contradicts the nature and aim of the intifadah, but also falsities the objective of the intifadah. As evidence of that, I remind the As6enblyof the intifadah of all the Palestinians in all the occupied territories ber-lre the unjust resolution 181 (11) on partiUon was implemented. Secondly, operative paragraph 2 of draft resolution A/43/L.53 refers to resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) as the buis for till! settlement of the Middle East confl ict. But in those resolutions the Pales tin fans are regarded as refugees and the presence of zionism m the land of Palestine is acknowledged. The Islamic Republic of Iran totally rejects that. Thirdly, paragraph 3 (a) of draft resolution A/43/L.53 affirms as one of the principles for the achievement of a com~rehens ive peace the wi thdtawa1 of the Zionist entity from the territories occupied since 1967. But instead of that we must insist on Zionistwithdrawalfrol't\ all the occupied Palestinian territories • Fourthly, paragraph 3 (b) of this duft resolution provides for 9uaranteeing arrangements for the security of all States in the region, including those named in resolution 181 (11) of 29 NovellOer: 1947, within secure and internationally reoognb:ed boundaries. But that 5ubparagraph recognizes not only the unjust resolution m the partition of Palestine, but also the illegal Zionist entity. The Islamic Republic of Iran categorically rejects that. I turn nOiof to draft resolution A/43/L.54. First., the preaable tD the resolution refers to resolution 181 (I1). Th&t is totally unacceptable to us and we reject it. The resolution referred to ~ontains prcwisions for the partition of Palestine. I repeat that we totally reject that. secondly, the Islamic Republic of Ir. cannot accept Hili tinq the sovereignty of the people of Palestine tc the territory occupied since 1967. We would refer to what we have said previously in this regard. we affirm that the people of Palestine have 80vereigiaty over the entire Palestinian homeland, and the State of Palestine should be established on all the land of Palestine. In view of what I have said, the Islamic Republic of Iran cannot accept these two draft reBolutions. Each State's territorial inteqrity and sover~ignty are indivisible, ~n keeping with "the United Nations Charter. we th.refore cannot participate in the voting on dc~ft resolutions/A/43/t.S3 and A/43/L. S'.o They are completely unobjective. Mr •. PII)()POLO (Lesotho) I In our ~taternent last night on the question of Palestine, we set forth Lesotho's position on the 'just cause of the Palestinian people. We repeat that we call on the State of Israel tn understand the need to withdraw frOlll all occupied Arab territories. we fully support and reooCJ1ize the inalienable riqhts of the Pal/t'lstinians tn their own homeland, within secure borders, coexisting peacefully with Israel and all the other countries of the region. Lesotho supports the (X)r-Jvenin1 of an international peace mnference ?n the Middle East and Palestine problems. Regrettably, owing to time mnstraints - exacerbated by this festive sea'lon of joy and the singing of ~Hallelujah, there oomes a King to redeem the world" _ the Kingdom of L!sotho is not yet able to pr:onounce itself on the historic Algie.t's Declar~tion of the Palestine National Council, proclaiming an independent Stcnte of Palestine. That PICoclamation has been noted and welmmed by the Kingdom of Lesotho. * * Mr. Van Lierop (Vanuatu), Vice-President, took the Chair. Against that background, Lesotho Ifi11 support draft resolutio~s A/43/L.50 to A/43/L.53 and will abstain on draft resolution A/43/L.54. At an appropriate time, in the not-too-distant future, the Kingdom of Lesotho will officially pronounce itself on the Algiers Declaration of 15 Novenber 1988 by the Palestine National Council. Hr. CMAR (Libyan Arab Jamahir iy~) (interpretation from Arabich The Libyan Arab Jamahiriya has consistently and unanbiguously stated its posi tion on the question of Palestine. Indeed, yesterday the General Assenbly heard a statement on this subject by the representa tive of my country. The Libyan Arab Jamahiriya will oontinue to sUPPOi:t the militant Palestinian people. It will continue to recognize the State of Palestine and its sovereignty over all the territory of Palestine. Our support for draft resolutions A/43/L.53 and A/43/L.54 should not be Wlderstood in any way as implying a reoogni tion of the occupier or the granting of any legitimacy to the occupation. My country places on reoord its reservation in r~gard to anything that would be tantal'lDunt to recoCJ1izing the occupier or the legi timacy of the OCCUpa tion. Mr. VRAAISaf (tbrway) ~ lbrway will vote in favour of draft resolution A/43/L.53. I should like to emphasize that the lbrwegian Government very much weloomes the recent promising dwelopments and the new possibilities for progress in the Middle Fast peace process and the achievement of an early and comprehensive peace settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict. First and foreJlDSt, we wish t!;) emphasize the helpful and enoouraging pol i tlcal JX)s i tion tak en by the Palestine Na tional Council at its recent meeting and the sta tements by the Chair:man of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Hr. Yasser Arafat. boundaries, by accepting Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) as a basis for peace negotiations lUlder the auspices of the tJnit.ed Nations anc by rejecting and condemning terrorism, the Palestine Liberation Organization has taken a major step in the direction of a just and lasting peace. We now call on the <bvernment and paople of Israel to respond positively and constructively to this new and radical opening for peace. This draft resolution which the Assembly is about to adopt contains essential elements for the achievement of peace. We should, however, 1 ike to repeat our ooncern that th(;! modalities of the peace conference and f:hc content and framework of the negotia tions should bp. freely decided upon by the parties themselves a The l'brwegian Government will lend its full support to the Secroetary-Gener.al in his efforts directed to ensure the early convening of the conference and in brid9'ing the gaps that still exist between the parties. Mr. AL-MASRI (Syrian Arab Rgpublic) (interpretation from Arabic); My delegation has clearly stated its position on the question of Palestine. We have said that the Syrian Arab RepUblic has always regarded the question of Palestine as a ques tion of pr imar y impor tance • In var ious in ter national ga ther ings we have stressed the importance of the Palestinian national entity. We have made sacr ifioes for this cause. We have borne a very heavy burden in helping the Palestinian people. We have fought to ensure that they could exercise their inalienable rights, including their right to return, to self-determination and to the creation of their independent, sovereign Sb te on their homeland. * * The Pres ident returned to the Chair. Wi th regard to draft resolutions A/43/r..53 and A/~3/L.54, my country's affirmative '\Tote will not signify recognition of Israel, which does not rcO)(pJize the national rights of the Palestinian people and continuEs to occupy the Syrian Arab Golan ana other Arab territories, in contravention of United t.!ations resolutions and international law. Mr. PE'lRONE (United States of America" Ovet the last 24 hours we have seen ilmportant developments in the search for Middle East peace and resolutior. of the Palestinian problem. The P~lestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has explicitly anno~,ced its accepta~ce of security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), reoo9Jlition of Israel's r igIlt to exist and renunciation of terrorism. We view this as another step forward toward the direct negotia tions between the parties O)ncerned that are essential to achieving a oornprehensive settlement. We are encouraged by this positive P.Pvement. Ql this basis, Secretary Shultz announced yesterday that the united States is prepared to engage in a substantive dialogue wi th the PLO. The draft resolutions before the A5sennly today are unhelpful and inconsistent wi th the search for peace. In his remarks before this body yesterday, Ambassaoor WaIters gave a clear exposition of UiJited States policy on the fundamental issues involved and our vision of a realistic framework for reaching a negotiated settlemant. We have also listened carefully to the views expressed by other participants. Much has been said here about fresh new opportunities for advancing peace in the Middle East. It is unfortunate that the draft rasolutions being considered today fail to address the issues in a constructive manner a.~d thus do nothing to advance the prospects for achieving a settlement 0 Ra ther, these texts, like so many others acbpted by the AssenDly over the years, will only make it IIIOre difficult to br ing the concerned parties together at the necptia ting table. We cannot support such measures. In an improvement over earlier years, the draft resolution on convening an international peace conference on the Middle Eeist does not cite General Assenbly resolution 38/58 e, which prescribed an extremely one-sided formula for C'l predeter:mined settlement. Yet this draft still fails tn address the centrality of direct negotiations between the parties. Instead, it purports to resolve in advance issues which must be resolved in negotiations, such as withdrawal from the occupied terri tories: dismantlement of settlements and creation of an independent Palestinian State. This approach is in(X)nsistent with the PLOVs own statement 6.cknowledging the need for neC)Otiations with Israel. The United States does not rule out any means of reaching the direct negotiations that we believe are essential to concluding a just and lasting peace. In this regard, we have said we oould support a properly structured international conference - one designed to facili ta te negotia tions between the parties concerned, not a conference with the author ity to impose a prescr ibed solution or overturn agreements reached between the parties. The latter would only be a formula for IIDre confl iet • In addi tion, this draft resolution encbrses the concept of placing the occupied territories under the temporary supervision of the U1ited Nations. We cannot supper t such a ooncept. In our view any proposal to extend Un ited Na tions authori ty over the occupied terri tor!es is impractical and unr ealis tic. My Cbvernment Objects strongly to a seoond draft resolution which acknowledges the proclamation of the State of Palestine and seeks to change the PLO's present United Nations observer designation to that of "Palestine". The latter formulation is vague. Yet, however one interprets it, we believe it is unhelpful. We cannot support attempts to lend even a degree of purported legitimacy to the self-proclaimed Palestinian State. The U'lited States, like the :'uge majority of memers of the General Assenbly, does not recognize this State. As secretary Shul tz reaffirmed yeeterday, our decision to engage in a substantive dialogue with the PlD should not be taken to imply acceptance or recognition by the united States of an independent Palestinian State. As a policy matter, we firmly believe that the Arab-Israeli problem must be resolved through negotiations, in accordance with security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 3JQ (1973), and not by unilateral actions of any party. Moreover, we see no legal basis to justify reooCJ'lition of a Palestinian State. This self-declared entity does not satisfy the generally accepted criteria mder international law for statehood. The remaining three draft resolutions are not new. As in years past, these texts endorse the activi ties 0 f var ious U'l! ted Nations organs that, regrettably, are dedicated to expounding only a very one-sided perspective of the Palestinian issue. we have said that legitiJni!lte Palestinian rights must be addressed in the context of negotiations. In perpetuating such a distorted, unbeolanced picture of the problem, however, the tbi ted Ha Hons bodies re ferred to in the draft resolutions cb little to further the real interests of the Palestinian people. we call again on all concerned parties to dispense wi th unproductive polemics and instead focus on positive, practical steps to move the peace pr:ocess forward. Mr. SAINT-PHARD (Hai tU (interpretation from French) ~ We read the following in Chapter 13 of Genesis~ And Abraham went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and lot with him, into the south. And Abraham was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. And he went: on his journeys frtJm the south even to Bethel, mto the place where his tent had bE'!en at the beginning, between Bethel and Ha!) Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first, and there Abraham called on the name of the IDrd. And lot also, which went with Abraham, had flocks, and herds, and tents. And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together, for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together. And there was a str ife between the herdmen of Abraham's cattle and the herdmen of lOt's cattle, and the Canaani te and the Perizd te dwelled then in the land. And Abraham said unto tot, let there be no strife:, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my hQrdmen and thy herdrr.en, for we be bretheren. Is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me. If thou wilt take t.~e left hand, then I will go to the rightJ or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left. 1II (The Holy Bible, Genesis 13\1-9) The Rabbi of Nazareth, from the mountain where he was teaching the crowds, said to them, a1lOng other things: "Blessed are the peacemakersJ for they shall be called the children of Q>d. III (The Holy Bible, St. Matthew 5:9) After the epic achievement of its independence in 1804, Haiti, a noble daughter of the whole of Africa - inaddi tion to the symbolic value of the example it had set by participating previously in the efforts to liberate the thirteen American colonies - provided all possible assistance to the Liberator SiUDn Iblivar, but on one oonditions that he free all those weighed down by the chains of slavery. What is nore, Haiti, as a lover of peace, passionately devoted to harnony, the right of peoples to self-determination and dignity, and all the rights of man - including honnjuda icus and hOllDarabicus - is pleased to join the movement of all the healthy forces within the international community towards reaffirming, yet again, Israel's right to exist in all peace and security within safe and internationally recognized boundaries, and its parallal obliga tion - and here I (Kr. sain t-Phard, Haiti) bas\! myself on the principles of President Woodrow Wilson - to wi thdraw from the occupied territories. Haiti also takes this opportunity of expressing again its unreserved support for the inalienable rights of the Palestinians to self-determination, independence and their own oountry, free from all intimidation and all threats of force. My delegation welcomes with great pleasure yesterday evening's announcement from Nlshington by Secretary of State George Shultz, who has (bne so much during the Reagan era for wOl:'ld peace. My delegation welcomes this historic gesture, which will at the very least lend impetus to progress along the winding path to in terna tional peace and securi ty. Thro~gh the example of AbrahJlm and h is will ingness to make major concessions in exchange for peace, the tale of Abr aham and lot, whi ch I reci ted .1 t the beginning of my statement, oontains the essential elements of the oonceptual, moral and psychological framework, or recipe, for the just and lasting peace the children of Isaac and Ishmael, the Jews and the Arabs, and their oousins all over the world, long for with all their hearts. It is in that spir it that my delegation will V(,)te in favour of the dr.;ft resolutions before us, which are designed for healthy progi:ess towards the solution of the many confl iets that have for too long perpetuated the fratr icidal hostilities between our Israeli and Palestinian brothers. My delega tion congratulates the Palestin ian people on its oourage and discipline under stress, and mus t no te the sk ill and di ploma tic ma turi ty of the P~, that people's sole and legitimate representative, under the guidance of its leader, Mr. Yassel:' A.rafat, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the PLO. I can think of no more appropriate thought for our brothers in Israel than a rather sober reflection by the founder of t.'1e Stat" of Israel, Ben-Curion, who in July 1967, foll~:ing the six-day war, expressed his ooncern about the territories recently occupied and said it was essential to return them as soon as possible, for Israel would contr ibute to its own destruction by holding them. That is a moving plea for wi thdrawal from the occupied terri tor iea in exchange for peace, the ultimate stake in the Middle East and perhaps throughout the world. The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish)" I wish to inform menbers that Jordan has become a sponsor of draft resolutions A/43/L.50 to L.54, and 9Jdan has beoome a sp:msor of draft resolutions A/43/L.53 and L.54. I wish to note that for technical reasons printed voting sheets will not immediately be available to delegations. The votes will of course be reflected in the verbatim record. I would ask. representatives to make note of the results for their own information~ blank copies of the voting sheet are available. we shall now take a decision on the draft resolutions before the Assenbly. In that connection, I have been informed by the Secretary-G~meral that should the General AssemblyaCbpt draft resolution A/43/L.50 and Corr .1, paragraph 4 would, inter alia, author ize the Cormnittee on the EKercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Pales tin ian People to make such adjustments in its approved programme of seminars and symp:>sia and meetings for non-governmental organizat'ons as it may consider necessary. It is not anticipa ted tha t such adjustments would involve any progr allllle budge t impl leations. We shall fir st take action on draft resolution A/43/L.50 and Cor r.1. A roll-call vote has been requested. ~l-call vote was taken. Austl'ia, having been drawn by lot by the President, was called upon tn vote ~. ~ingapore, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, 'lbgo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, {);Janda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, U1 ion of Soviet Socialist Republics, Uni ted Arab Emira tes, tkli ted RepUblic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, YUgoslavia, zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: Israel, United States of America Abstaining: Australia, Austria, Belgil.lft, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, IAJxenDourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and N:>rthern Ireland Draft resolution A/43/L.50 and Corr.1 was adopted by 123 votes to 2, with 20 abstentions (resolution 43/175 A).* The PRESIDF.lJT (interpretation from Spanish): The Asseni>1y will now take a vote on draft res01u tion A/43/L.51 and Corr.1. A ro11-call vo te has been requested. A roll-call vote was taken. El Salvador, having been drawn by lot by the President, was called upon to vote first. * Subsequently the deleg~tion of Panama advised the secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour. In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma~ Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet s,cialist Republic, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colonbia, Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, O/prus, Czechoslovakiao DellOcratic Kampuchea, Denocratic Yemen, Djibouti, &:uador, &j'fpt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ganbia, German Dell'Ocratic Republic, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwaiti Lao People's Denocratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Ma law i, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Maur itania, Mauri tius, Mexioo~ Mongolia, ~rocoo, fobzanbique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Onan, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao ~me and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, 'lbgo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, U'1ion of SOviet Ebcialist Republics, U1ited Arab Emirates, thited RepUblic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: Israel, United States of America Abstaining: Austr~lia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxenbourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and ~rthern Ireland Draft resolution A/43/L.5l and Corr.l was'adopted'by'123 votes to 2, with 20 abstentions (resolution 43/175 B).*