A/44/PV.34 General Assembly

I call on the representative of Saudia Arabia, who will introduce the draft resolution W\der this item. Nr. SHIll\B~ (Saudi Arabia): It Qive me -pleasure to introduce, on behalf of the member States of the Organization .of the Islamic Conference, draft resolution A/44/L.S, dated 12 October 1989, which is entitled ·Co-operation between the United Nations and the Orqsnization of the Islamic Conferen.ce-. All mellbers of the OrQanization of the Islamic Confe~ence are also Mellbers of the United Nations. It is only natural, therefore, that the two orqanizations should co-operate closely in prolDOtinq their common endeavours in the fields of pence, security, del7elopment and progress. The text of the draft resolu tion is similar to that of resolutions on this subject adopted dur inq previous sesions of the General Asse1d:)ly. In the prullble, the General AsseJrbly reooqnizes the need for closer co-operation between the United Nations system and the Orqanization of the Islamic Conferenoe and its soecialized institutions in the implementation of the proposals adopted bV the co-ordination meetinq between the two orqanizations, which was held at Geneva in Septeliber 1989. In operative paraqraph 1 the General Asse1lbly takes note of the report of the Secretarv-Genel'al (A/44/424 and Add.U. (Mr. Shihabi. Saudi Arabia) . In opet:a~iv. p4raQraph 2 the General Assemly aoprOlts the conclusions and reco_ndatlons of the co-ordination lleetinQ of the focal paints of the lead aqencies of the United Rations system alllS the Organization of the Islamic Conference. In operative paraqraJ)h 3 the General Assemly notes with satisfaction the active partici'Paticln of the Orqanization of the Islamic Conference in the work of the United Nations towards the realization of the J)Urr:oses and pr inciples of the United Nations Charter.. In operative Daraqraph 4 the Assellbly requests the United Nations and the OrQani:aticn of the Islamic Conference to continue co-operation in their commn search for solutions to qlobal problems. In operative paraqral)h 5 the General Assemly eneouraqes the sDecialized 8Qencies and other orqanizations of the United Nations system to continue to expand their co-oPeration with the OrQanization of the Islamic Conference. In operative paraQraph 6 the Asse1llbly requests that a meet!nq of the focal points of the lead aQencies of the United Nations system and the Orqanization of the Islamic Conference and its sl)ecialized institutions be orqanized in 1990 in order to rwillll the progress in the iIIlpllllentatiDn of the plan of action adopted by the 1989 co-ordinaticn lIleetinq between the two orcaan!zatlons, to be follOllled by a caenera1 meetinQ .in 1991 between the representatives of the secretariats of the Unitfld Nations syst_ and the Orqanization of the Islallic Conference• . In operative paraqr:apb 7 the General Assellbly urQea the orQanlzat1ons of the United Nations aystelft. eBl)ecially the lead aqencies. to provLc:Je increased technical and other pOssible assistailce to the Orqanizatlon of the Islallic Conference and its specialized institutions for the enhancement of co-operation. In o~erative paraqra-ph 8 the Gen«al AsselOly requests the secretarv-Ganeral to strenqthen co-operation and co-ordination between the United Nations and other orqanizations of the United Nations system and the Orqanization of the Islamic Conference to serve their ..tual interests. In operative paraqraph 9 the General Assenbly requests the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference to hold consultations, as and when appropriate, between the representatives of the Secretariat of the United Nations and the General Secretariat of the Orqanization of the Islamic Conference on the i1\1)lementation of projects and fellow-up action. In operative paraqraP'a 10 the Assemblv requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in consultation with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in consultatioo with the secretary-Gen«al of the Orqanization of the Isl.aaic Conference, to eneouraqe the conveninq of sectoral meetings between the two organizations on the priority areas of co-operation. In operative paraqraph 11 the Assembly expresses its appreciation of the efforts of the Secretary-GenEral in the promotion of co-operation between the United Nations and the Orqanization of the Islamic Conference and expressea the hope that he will continue to strengthen the mechanism of co-operation between the two organizations. In operative par aqraph 12 the General Assenbly rEquests the Secretaty-General to report to the General Assembl"j at its forty-fifth session on the state of co-operation between the United Nations and the Otqanizat1on of the Islamic Conferenceo Finally, in OPerative 1)araqraph 13 the Assemly decides to include in the prO'lisional 8Qenda of its forty-fifth session the item entitled "Co-operation between the United Nations and' the Orqanization of the Islamic Conference". (Mr. Shihabi. Saudi Arabia) On behalf of all member States of the Orqanization of the Islamic Conference, I call upon all meJlbers of the General Asseably to support draft resolution A/44/L~5, which envisaqes the promtion of co-operation bebleen the two orqanizations, within their exisUnq resouraes, with a view to achievinq their hiqh goals~ We hope that the draft resolution will be adopted without a vote. (Mr. Shihabi, Saudi Arabia)

In accordance with General Asseilbly resolution 3369 (XXX) of 10 October 1975, I nON call on the Permanent Observer of the OrqanizaUm of the Islamic Conference. Mr. ANSAY (Orqanization of the Ish.le Conference); It is a matter of great privilege fOl: me to address the General ABse.,ly on an item of particular siqnlfioance to the United Nations and the orqanization I represent, naJDely, "Co-operation between the united Nations and the Orqanizmtion of the Islamic Conference"• AllClf me to beqin, Sir, bv extendinq to you our It&rmest conqratulations on your unanillOus election to the oost of President. Your election is a reflection of the esteem and lesPect Niqeria enjoys in the comity of nations and a personal tribute to you for YOIr well-known abilities, statesmanship, vast experience and lonq association with the united Nations and everythAng it stands for. I should like to avail myself of this opportunity to pay a tribute to Mr. Dante Ca¥:Uto of Arqentina, who served in an exerAPlarv manner _ President of the General Assemly at its forty-third session. I should also like to seize this opportunity to express our deep appreciation for the s!qnificant oontributia\ the Secretary-General, Mr. JaV'ier Perez de Cuellar, is makinq to the effectiveness and smooth funetioninq of the world body.. He has earned the qratitude and resJ)ect of all of us and of the international co1llllUnity bV his humane attitude and deep understandinq of qlobal problems. Ris various achiEWements in the name of peace durirlQ the short span of a few years SPeak for themelves. From the very outset, the mellbers of the OrQanization of the Islamic Conference clearly identified the role of our orQanization within the O'Ierall framework of the United Nations Charter. The charter of the OrQanization ~f the Islamic Conference underlines the determination of its "member states to lllake effective contributions for the enrichment of mankind and the achierellent of 1)roqress, freedom and justice all over the world by Droaotinq qlobal ~ce and secudtv. The Orqanization of the Islallic Calference derives its inspiration frOll the eternal and noble lIessaqe of Islam, and its establiehment was predicated on the DrinciplfJB of peace and harmony, tolerance, equality and iustice for all. 'l'be charter: of our orqanization reaf!lrllB the commitment of our IIlembers to the Chm:ter of the United Nations. The perceptions of the mellbers of our exganization, all of which are also MellDers of the United Nations, are identical to those of the vut majority of the United Nations meattership on all iftq:)ortant international issues. It is only natural that the two organizations should work closely to prOl'lOte the ideals, 1;)1:lnciplea and objectives tbey shere. Since its inceptiQ'l in 1969 the OrGanization of: the Islamic Conference has adopted numerous resolutions and declarations both at the summit level and at the leYel of lIleet1nqs of Foreian Ministers addressinq the issues confrontinq the Islamic world, as well as important qlobal develol:)lllents relatinq to international peace and security, disarmament, huraan riqhts, minorities, decolonization and issues relatinq to social and economic development, particularly the establishment of the new interna tional economic order. On the question of Palestine and the explQBive situation in the Middle-East, the Oraanizatial of the Islamic Conference r.fUrftB that a just and lastinq peace in the re.qion cannot be es~bl1shed without the withdrawal of Israeli forces from all the occupied Arab and PalEStinian territories, includinq the Holv City of Al-Quds Al-Sharif, and the res,toration of the inalienable national riqhts of the Palestini~n people, includinQ their riahts to return, to self-determination and to (Mr. Ansa?, Orqanisation of the Is1aaic Conference) the eetabUsh1leftt of m independent Palestinian State on their awn territory, with . the Holy City of AI-Qu&' AI-Sharif as its capital. In this Context, I Mould like to reaffira that the Orqanizatian of the Islaaic Cenference hu endorsed in full the Pez peace plan adopted at the 1982 Arab su.it aeetinQ. The Orqanizatian of the Islamic Confturencit ha expressed its full • • ~rt feft °tlie national upriSinq, the intifadah p of the Palestinian people In the occuplea territory, and has also qiven its full support to the earlv conveninq of the international peace conference on the Middle Bast under the auspices of the United Nations, with the particioation on an equal footinq of the Palestine Liberation OrQanization (PLO), the sole, leqitiute and authentic reoresentai:ive of the Palestinian people, and all other parties concerned. The Organization of the Isolaale Canference fully sUPJX)rts the mediation . efforts IIllde by the high-level Arab Tripartite Ca.f.ttee to find a solution to the traqic crisis in Lebanon, a Mellber country that has Buffered so IlUch durinq the past decade. It welCOll. the measurE taken by the Co_Utee, in particular, the aeeting of the Lebanese par lta.ntar lans in TaU, in the Kinqdoll of Saudi Arabia. It urqes all concerned parUes to co-operate with the Tripartite Co_Ut.. to enable it to restore peace in Lebanon, while respectinq its ~dependence, 8cwereiqnty and territorial inteqrity. The Orqanbaticn of the Islallic Conference stands firllly behind the black peoJ)le .of South Africa and Naaibia in their just and leqitillate struqqle aqainst th~ abhcr:rent oolicy of apartheid of the South African rectille and demands the i_ediate illpleaentation of Security Council resolutions 385 (1976) and 434 (1978), which constitute the only acceDtable basiB for the tranBition of Nalllibf.a to independence. (Mr. Ansay, Orqanbat!on of the I8laaic Conference) The OrQanization of the Is14.1c Conference welcoaed the CCIIDletion of the Soviet trOOJ) withdrawal frOll AfQhanistan and underlined the ~rtance of the AQr.aentB concluded in Gen..,. _ m iaportant SUD towards a CQlprlbensive pOlitical solution of the Afghanistan probl... It invited the inter 111 QOVEn_nt of the Afqhan Mujahidin to usua. the seat of AfQhanistan in the OrQanlzation of the Islaaic Conference. It also 8IPhaa!zed the need for the openinq of an intra-Afqban dialoQue with a view to establishinca a bl'oad-b.ed qOlFemDent to replace the current regille in Kabul. The OrQanization of the Islallic Conference also strused the need for the achiweaent of a CCIIprehensive DOUtical solution which would enable the voluntary return of the Afqhan refuQees to their country in safety and honour. The Orgenization of the Islaalc Conference expressed its satisfaction at the decision of the Islallic Republic 0' Iran and the Republic of I.raq to hold direct talks, under the auspices of the Secretary General of the United Rations, ailled at achievinq full and rapid iapleaentatiOll of Security Council resolution 598 (1987), in order to reach a colIIDrehensive, just, honourable and lastinq settlellf:lnt. The position of the Organization of the Is1&lIic Conference en these and other issues was also reflected in the Pinal C~n!qu' adopted follO'llinq its annual ainisterial co-ordination .eatinq held in New Ycxk on .. OCtobtE 1989. An enraordinary llinisterial, _etinq of the Orqanization of the Ishaic Conference was also held on the sa_ date in New Ycxk reqardinq the pUQht of the Turkish Musl1a Il!nority in Bulqaria, a atter tJbich the Orqanization of the Islallic Conference follow an4 BOnitors with great sensitivity tbrcuc:b its General Secretariat, aeBbership and BDecial Contact Group. On the critical econcxaic situation in Af!:ica, the Orqanization of the Is1&mic Conference reiterated ita call to the international col1llllUnity, in particular the d"'elo~ ccuntries and international financial institutiors concernad, to expedite the Dpl8lentation of the tJnitac1 Nations ProqraJlUlle of Action for African Economic RecOl7etY and DweloPllent. On the international economic situation, the Orqanizetion of the Islamic CcnfKflnCe eaphllSbcd the need fee strengthening horizon'tal economic co-operation bebret!n its _nbers and called upon them to work toqether at the international level to promote the North-SOuth dialoque with a via; to redressinq the J)revailina iniquitous system of iilternational economic relations. (Mr. Ansa", Orqanization of the Islamic Conference) Since the adoptiCX'l of General Assembly resolution 35/36 in 1980, the first resolution on co-oper&tion between the United Nations and the Orqanization of the Islamic Conference, a number of co-operation aqreements have been concluded by our orqaniz!ltion with specialized aqencies and other bodies of the United Nations system, such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrQanizlltion$ the World Health Orqanization, the United Nations ChUdren's Fund, the Office of the United Nations Biah COlll'llission.er for Refuqeea, the Food and Aqr iculture Orqanization of the United Nations, the United Nations Fund for Po-pulation Activities, the United Nations Conference on Trade and DeII'elopment and the bodies concerned with technical co-operation for development. The comprehensive rel)ort of the secretary-General, doeull"OVlt A/44/424 and Add .. l describes in detail the ranqe of activities underta'lten by the two orqanizations to promote and strengthen their relationship.. Our co-operation in the past few years with the United Nations system had reached a point where it was essential on both sides to reV'iew proqress and make " more effective use of consultation mechanisRB and enhance co-operation on both sides. Such an opportunity was provided under resolution 43/2, and a joint review lIleetinct of the focal pointe on both sides was held in Geneva from 13 to 15 Septellbe: lagt to evaluate proqress, identify impediments and qive qreater focus to co-opell:ation between the two orqanizations. We lOre indeed Qratified that the United Nations and its soecialized aqencies, especially those who participated in the joint meetinQ in Geneva and those who attended as observers. made a useful and timely contribution, thus Qivi~ the co-operation a sharper focus and facilitatinQ and enhancinq it on both sit'les in the seven priority 8t'eas. Members will notice that the report of the secretarv-General (A/44/424), and especially its addendum 1, contains an action-oriented proqramme (Mr .. Ansay, OrQanization of the Islamic Conference) for the next two years. and it is not only our hooe but also our IUtual expectation that th. prcqraJllllles to which we have cOlllllitted ourselves will provide us with an opoortunity to rel)ort to the Assemly next year the meanincaful, productive and tanqible results ach leved froll th is co-operation. "e have disaerned a keen des ire on the part of all United Nations offices and SPeciaU:ed aqencies to develop concrete orojeets, to strencathen oncaoinq areas of co-oocation and to include such projects which would benefit the States memere of the Orqanization of the Islamic Conference. We are very happy to note that the co-ordinatirq department has also made a useful contribution in ensurinq the success of the joint meetinq in Geneva by adequately and efficientlY prepar inq that joint seetinq. By identifyinq priority areas, we have meant to focus attention on some specific areas of common co-ooeration, but in no way will that deflect from our determination to pUrsue onqoinq co-ooeration in other important areas of dwelopment for the me11bers of our orqanization. It is prudent that for the next two years we should limit ourselves to pressing forward with our mutual efforts so as to place them on a certain plateau, therebY qeneratinq an internal IIDmentum within our co-operation and the States meJlbers of the Orqanization of the Islamic Conference, fa: some of which these proqra_. will provide meaninqful results. Let me assure the General Assembly that we are fully conscious of the financial constraints on all sides and, therefore, our co-opet'ation takes those factors into account. Our 1990 and 1991 co-operation meetings are both subject to normal consultations between the Secretaries-General of the two orqanizations Eto time and 1)lace. (Mr. Ansay, Organization of the Islamic Conference) Dtaf~ resolution A/U/L.5, which has been IllCl8t eloquently introduced to the Assellbly by the Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia, representativ~of the current Chairman of the Islamic Conference, takes into consideration the recollllendatiofts of the joint meeting of the focal points of the lead 8r;encies of the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference held this year in Geneva, and reflects the firm det2rmination of the two organizations to co-operate in various fields. Reoogni,ing that there are no additional financial implications for draft resolution A/44/L.5, I am confident that it will receive the unanirrous approval of the memership of the Aaseni)ly. The PR!SIDENT: The Assemly will nc* take a decision on draft resolution A/44/L.5. In this connection I should like to inform members that the Secretary-General does not foresee any programme budget impll~ationB in the . implementatien of this draft resolution. ~y I take it that the Assemly adopts draft resolution A/44IL.51 ~t resolution A/44/L.5 was adopted (resolution 44/8). The PRlBIDEN'i'. We have concluded our consideration of agenda item 22. EXPRESS ION OF SlMPATR! 'ID THE mVBR*!NT AND PliDPLB OF TRB UNITED STA'l'BS OF JlMERICA The PIU!SIDENT, Before taking up the second item on our agenda for this morning, .y I on behalf ?f all the members of the Assembly extend our deepest sympathy to the Cbvernment and peoples of the United States of 14merica on the tragic loss of life and extensive material damage which resulted from the recent earthQUake. Ms. BAILEY (United States of America), First 1 should like to say that I have no paper. That I know is indeed quite rare, but as always I speak from the heart. There is not a man or. a woman in this Asselllbly, of "hieb I am very proud to (MC;, hlsay, Or9anisa~ion'of the'Islamic'COnference) be a member, who has not had in his or her country some disaster - hunqer, disease, typhoons, cyclmes or earthquakes. I do not know exactly how to express !IV thanks for ,our carinq, for I knCllf you do care just as we in our country care when you have troubles. I am reminded of three thinqs. First, a wonderful friend of mine sits in the Hall in that direction - or I could sav in any direction, since yOu are all my friends - and at a little qet-together that friend asked: ""hat do you think we will do this time in the Assembly? Do you think that we will do better?" At that particular tt.e Huqo was raqing out in the waters, and I replied: ""ell, tell you what, I am sure we are all qoinq to do better. With all our disasters - those HUgoS out there - we have no choice. at Secondly, a lady sent me a letter - I have answered that letter, but I have kept it to remind me of what I am now saying to you - in which she wrote: "X am in South Carolina.. Pearl, I have learned somethinq. 1 have no church; that is Qone. My house is <lone: my job is Qone.. Some loved ones are Qone." She added: "Mankind can lellrn sOlllethinq: the awesome power of God which hit us for 15 minutes." I haDPSl to have a loved one - not in that part of California, but in the south - to whom I wrote lonQ ago that, t1hen it starts to shake, all men anywhere, wen here, should all join hands together and try to hold the' earth still or the winds and the waves back. Then we would forqet all the other thinqs, and that would make us friends• . ..' (Ms. Bailey, United States) She said to me IIIIn that awesome 15 minutee we knew the power of Q)c!". Last night, as I watched what was going on, I smiled to myself and thought, lllLad:l'1 in 15 seconds we knew the awesome power of Q:)d. I want to thank all representatives for caring about us and, regardless of any differences in this Hall, I want to remind memers that we in our country care about them. That is the only way that is ever going to work. let us think about it. I ' AGBNDA rrPM 29 CJ}ESTION OF TIE o::MORIAN ISLAND OF MAYOT'l'E (a) RElORT OF THE SBmETARY-GBNERAL (A/44/6331 (b) tRAFT RESOWTION (A/U/L.10) The PREmENT, I call on the representative of the Comoros, its Minister for Planning, Mr. MiUdache Abdourahim, who will introduce the draft resolution. Mr. MlKIDACHE (Ccrroros) (interpretation from French), As I find myself for the first time in this Hall I cannot hide my real eJIDtion and it is indeed with profound respect that I bOw to the Assembly. In addressing the Assemly, in which resolutions are adopted that give positive shape to the future of m.nkind, I feel both deeply honoured and truly humble. I feel sincere and genuine ellOtion, and I aSk for brotherly indulgence for the calibre of what I am about to say. 1 must convey to the Assetrbly, on behalf of the President of the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comor08, Ris Excellency, Hr 0 NlIlSd Abdallah Abdetemane .and the Comorian Government and people, brotherly good wishes for the success of the vet,' significant work that 16 being done in this historic fonm in the service of peace, justice and progress in the world. (Ms. Bailey, United States) 118 fu... the CollOr1an people are concerned, it is vith reneved bopa and unl1a1ted confidence in the bandling of the !latter that: it follows our discussion an the ialand of Mayot.te. It sincerely hopes that the parties cancerned, Prench and Ca-orian alike, vill, in their .utual intereat. and with greater vill and deter.ination, find within the f~aJDeVOrk of and beyond resolution., a solution to this prClblea, vhose set.t.le_Rt vill _ke possible the full flawering of their fE' 1en41y co~perat1on. 1"01' the fourteenth year: 1n succesdon we are considering the &genda ita. entiUed ·Que8tion of the CollOrian island of Mayotte w• The cCl!\t.lnued inclusion of thl. itea on the agenda of our debates and the sustained attention paid to It by our Asselbly are reflections of our Org_1sation t e !It.dfut 4eteraiination to continue to take an active part in the quest for an appropriate solution to thls prd)lcn, in keeping .,i th its ...da te. 'this too ls rQas8uring for the CoftlOdan people and (bvernJlent, vhieb, because of this dispute, have for the put 14 years been compalled to mobiliae their ene~giea and a sUbstantial part of their lIO&tst ~esource. tx) &tfend thoir national sovereignty. On bebalf of .the ColiOdan nation, I viSh to eXiue88 our sincere appreciation to the Aeselllbly. I rellind those alllOn9 us who are follawlng thicdebato for the firat title, that In the process of the accession of the CoJlOfOB to independence there vas nothing that gave U8 cauae to expect that 3 d1epute as deplorable a8 1t. is harMful fo~ the COaoroa would ariae betveen us and Prance, a friflfldly countly. Indeed, a process bad been painstakingly vo~kecJ out to ensure that the accession to national .cwe~eignty would proceed SlJM)Othly, in friend.hip and co-operation vi tb Pranca ad in conforalty with the procedure &9r"d upon by the international co..nity. (Mr. Mikidache, CoMoroa) '!'hue, _en Prance acknowledged the readiness of the Comorcs for independence, agree_nu were negotiated and signed in Par!si on 15 June 19'73, between the representatives Qf the Prench Government and tbCl8e of the local Governaent of the Co~ros.. 'rhose agree_nu envisaged, atmng other thlngs~ that the COJlC)dan people would be consulted by means of a referendllDl and that 1f a _jodty of the voters declued themselves in favour of independence, Prance would grant the Charmer of Deputies of the Coaoros the potters of II constituent sssellbly, wile the Pr&81dent of the local Gover~nt Council would have the coll1lPStences and prerogatives of H!!ad of Stam. PurtherJlC)r:e, one of the clawses in those agree_nts stipulated that the outCOM of the referendwn on self-determination would be considered on a COllprehensive basis, that is, for all four Comrian islands. That major stipulation was, of course, 1n keeping with the fact that for IIOre than a century of its presence in the COlllOroe Prance never: challenged or called into Question the unity of the Comodan archipelago, which; on the contrary and to its credit, it helped to strengthen. Indeed, successive Prench Governllents, basing thellBelves on geography and bistory, repeatedly stressed the need to respect the territorial uni ty of our: country .. Our unity its not founded, as ae-e suggest, on artificial bases or any other tranaltoey administrative convenience. It is rooted and finds its strength in the geography, Illstory and co.cn destiny of all the sister islands that Mke up the 181all10 Fedaral Republic of the Coaoros, na.ely, the islands of An jouan, Grande-Oomore, Mayotte and Moheli. As a result all PrGncb lavs and all!lllniatrative declslens adopted during the colonial period enshrine categorically the unity of the Ccaorian archipelago. 'l'hwh the law of 9 May 1946 that _de the arc:bipelago -a territory enjoying adalnlsuati.,e and financial autonomy- elearly spells out in setting forth the reasons that -It is the _slim religion that giveSi the archipelago ita f;trong unity, which ls reinforced by a unique idiom, Swahill-. (ME'. Nikidacbe, CollOrce) This unity vae reaffirmed and consolidated by the law which granted internal autonoay to our archipelago on 3 January 1961. Tbis brief reviev of the juridical and administrative dispositions p.lt into effect by France up to the very eve of our country's accession to indepondence clearly shows that the unity of the Comoroe vas not challenged at any time for over a century. That is why, in keeping vith the agreements of 15 June to which I have just referred and the law of -23 Ncwember 19n that organized the self-determination referendulI, the people of the COllOroe, on 22 Decellber 1974, vent to the polls in all serenity, and in a cal1l atlllOBphere, to decide upon its future .. On that historic day the Question to which we "ere called upon to g1ve a reply was, Do you wish the Comoros to become independent?- It waB not, -Do you "lGh the island of 'bheli to become independent?-, or -Do you wish the island of Mayotte. to become independent?-, or -00 you wish the island of D'1ftjouan to become independent?-, or WOo you wish the island of Grande Co.,re to become independent?-. On that dete of 22 Dece.,er 1974 not one island was called upon to pronounce itself separately on its destiny. The reply to the question that wae put proved that more than 95 per cent of the Comor1an people were in favour of independence. All that the French Gcwernaent and Parliament had to do was to draw the logical conclusions from this vote, in keeping w1tb thl! law that provided for the referendum. Unfortunately for UEl, and to everyone's aston1eh1llent, things turned out otherwise. Instead of respecting its couitments and the clearly and freely expressed .,Ul of the Comfian pt;Iople, the Government of France - quite to the cClfttrary - had a law adopted that confirlled the partition of our country. (Mr. Milcldache;· Cos;)r~) That French law was promulgated on 31 December 1915 - in other words, after the CO!'llOr08' acceesion to independence on 6 July 1975 and its admission en 12 November of that year to membership of the Organization as a scwereign State _de up of the four islands, Anjouan, Grande COIlOr:e, Mayotte and ltbheli. '1'0 be sure, the French law recognized the independence of the Comorian State - but a State that had had a part of its national territory - the island of Mayotte - amputated. The pretext put forward for that amputation was that. in Mayotte a part of the population had voted aga inst independence. That unjust and arbitrary act was condemned immediately by the internat.ional colllftunity, which regarded it as interference in the domestic affairs of the Comorian State. tIlat is more, the law infringed the sacred principle of the inviolability of the borders inherited from the era of colonization - a principle contained in the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), and the Progral'lllle of Action for the full implementation of.that Declaration, in General Assembly resolution 2621 (XXV). The Government of France at the time, seeking legal justification for this act of force, decided to invoke its own Constitution, article 53 of which stipulates that there can be no transfer, exchange or adjunation of territory without the consent of the people concerned. No one can be unaware that the specific case of the CO!'llOros that is of concern to us does not involve the transfer: or the adjunction or the eXc:hange of any territory. Rather, what is involved is purely and simply the secession of a single territory - the Camoros archipelago, which all French laws had been carefUl to treat as a ~hole during mote than a century of colonization. (Mc. Mikidache, Comoros) '1'h&t. ia why the Organbation. together with the entire international co-.unity, rejected that contention and why, on the baais of the results of the aelf-dateralnatlon referendum held on 22 DeceDber 1974, it continues to affi", that the ColllOrian island of MIlyotte ia an integral part of the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros. It is thus clear that there can be no confusion about or cballenge to t!le unity of our country. Anyone aware of the hOJIDgeneity of the COJlOrian population and the blood ties that frOil the very beginning have bound together the inhabitants of the four islanda·tmat 'unde~stand the deep pain of our people, who sbare the same culture, the same language and the same religion. I do not even want to think about what would h&ppen to this shared ethnic and socio-cultural heritage if this separation lIere to be prolonged. We _at note alao that the adverse effects of that separation do not have a human dimension alone. This situation also seriously undermines the country's development. Indeed, because of their complement8rity, the four Comrian islands have an ecClftOlllY that can develop only in a symbiaais. that results from the specific production and activities of eaCh of these islands. Ranee, separating Mayotte froll ita sister islands constitutes a serious obstacle to the development of the Is1all1c Federal Republic of the COl'l\Oros. BarJlW)nious 4evelopment can be achieved only d thin the framework of 1ts unity • The hlseflbly w111 understand that the country does not need this additional ,..dieap at a time vben the Comorian authorities are entering into negotiations dth the World Bank and the International Monetary PUnd on a progranne of .tructural adjUDtment. ~day, the super-Powers are joining together in a quest fot a more peaceful world and 60r the further strengthening of their multifaceted economic co-operation. It is inconceivable that at such a time the small Comorian islands should find themselves split up·, when, instead, they must unite to cope with the many challenging tasks of development. France and the Comor08 are united by a long cOlllilOn history. We have many, varied relations. They go beyond the bilateral framework because our two States are taking an active part in the building of subregional co-operation through the Indian Ocean Commission, together with the other island States of the "Africa of the islands", of East Africa. An isolated Mayotte would become a kind of cyst on a body which needs to achieve development but whose development would thus be delayed. That would be an undeniable handicap, for Mayotte would not be able to participate, along with its sister islands, in this process of economic integration that gives all the countries of the subregion a major opportunity to keep their appointment with the year 2000 in the best possible conditions. Benefiting from the teachings of the Koran, the people of the Comoros regard harmony. and the aChievement of agreement as major virtues. Thus, to solve this prOblem th~ Q)ver~ment of the COllOf08 has constantly given pride of place to dialogue and has based itself on the relevant resolutions and recommendations of various international organizations. In acting in that way m~ country also aims at abiding by the principles of peace and justice embodied in the Charter of the Organization. We fervently hope that this readiness for conciliation on the part of our people will be given the full weight it deserves. In keeping with the Organization's recommendations we are pursuing the quest for contacts with the Frend\ 'side, and on every possible occasion the Head of the Oomorian State has raised this problem with his French counterpart. (Mr. Mikidache; CollOr08) Moreover, the noble initia tlve \Ddertalcen in 1986 vis-A-vis the Prench Gbverllllent by the Ad oBoe Comittee of the Organization of African Unity responsible for followiDC) up this _tter, prompted France to decide not to organise a new i'0fertoW@t.1ua on Mayotte. We welcome that fact. ~l!Ver, since then nothing has happened to bring us closer to a resolution of We feel that it: Is time for Fr:&lce, as a founding Member of our Organization, to go beyond short-term considerations and agree, together with the United Nations, to -=each an understanding in the quest for a just and lasting common resolution of this P!linful prcmlem. It ie alca9 these lines that France is being invited to take part in achieving a resolution of the matter by all the other internatiorcal and regional organisation3 involved. Throughout itfi la!9 history France has always shown its imaginative and innovetlve ca~city mtd ability to adapt ita policy to the needs of the time. Is it not the homeland of human rights and the rights of the ci tiz@n, a country whose bicentenary the world celebrated laat July? The efforts exerted recently by its leadership at the highest level, notably the President of the French Republic, Mr. M1tterrand, with a view to pQrticipating actively in the search for solutions to prOblems as delicate as those related to third-world debt or drugs, are dramatic proof of what Prance can do. The Comorian authorities, ,for their part, continue to express, from this rostrum" their st~afaat rad1nesB actively to consider any specific propossl from the FrC!ncb side so lQ'ig as it respects the unity and territorial integrity of the Islamic Federal Re9ubl1c of the Comoros. It is understood, of course, that vi thin this framswork th~ o:ganizing of any referendum would be out of place and contr6ry to the rolevant ~e801utions ef our: Organiza tion. It is fi tUng to note that at the previous seesioft we welcomed tba fact that the confrontation that had prevailed throughout tha wodd seemed to bG giving way 'to better understanding, thus making it possible fo!: us to hope for the progressive elimination of confliots. Like all other peace-lcwin9 countries, the Islemic !'eden· F~PUbl1c of the Conor02 welcomes this eU:uation. That is why the Head of the Cosorian State se12led the oppo~tW\ity of the recent summit conference of French-speaking cour.,i;ries held in DaIt!l1' once again to issue an appeal, expressing the hope "that the winds of &itente which are nov being felt in international relations may have a favourable impact on this particular case as well". This climate of detente is the result of the efforts exerted by our Organization, under the co-ordination and effective guidance of the secretary-General, Mt. Javier Pel:e~ de Cuellar. whose competence and readiness to sel:ve peace throughout the world we should like to praise once again. We are convinced that in so far as this particular case is concerned our shared determination to pcess forward can also help us achieve progress in this situation along the 1 iDes hoped for by the AssennlY. This prOblem has been vith us r.uCh too long, and nOltl more than eve~ it calls for an lJrgent solution. We must manage to quicken the pace of history and destroy artificial barriers, if necessary, by our strong will and determination to overcome obstacles.· And help from everyone will be invaluable - whether as friends or brothers of the parties involved. In this connection, I should like to recall a sura from th~ Holy Koran, which teaches us thata When two brothers - and by extension, two friends - ate pitted against each other in a dispute~ you must reconcile them or help them to settle their differences. That is a good deed not only for them but also for you, and God will reward you for it. We believe that by restor~n9 the territorial integrity of our country, our friend Prance - whose achievements throughout history have Sllwayn rested on the united determination of its great people - would emerge the greater feom a situation which is not in keeping either with its traditions or with the image it has projected to the world at this time of deoolonizatioR. for the other African terdtcc:ies. (!!!.._Mikidache, Co1l!Oros) The draft resolution before the Assembly, which underpins our current debate, 15 not differel\t from others that have preceded it inasmuch as it emphasizes the need to accelerate the process of negotiations between the French and Comorian Governments, with a view to ensuring the effective return of the island of Mayotte to its natw:al community, the Comorian community. We earnestly hope that the Asse11ibly wll1 be able to adopt it unanimously. Mr. BADllfI (E:jyPt) (interpretation from Arahic): B;ypt's interest in the Collortan island of Mlyotte and its desire to ac:bieve a dpeedy and just solution to the prOblem £lOts froll the strong relationships of friendship and close co-operation we maintain with the two parties to the problem. Our position, as we have always expreB~ed it, is a consistent position, based as it is on the principles of the United Nations, in which we firmly believe. FlJypt supports the sovereignty of the Islamic Federal Republic of the COIlO~OS over the island of Mayotte. We have often reaffirmed that position in various international and regional forQms. It is also a position which has been clearly supported in all the international and regional forums concerned with the question. This is reflected in the relevant resolutions of the United Nations, and those of the summit meetings of the Organization of African Unity and of the countr ies of the non-aligned movement, all of Which call for respect for the unity and for the territorial integrity of the Comeros archipelago. Given our constant contacts ifith the wo parties to the prOblem, we appreciate and fully understand the grounds for concern by the Comorian Government owing to the lack of concre~ progress of the efforts under way to find a just solution to the problem. Actually there have been no new developments in the situatior. since 1975. We realize that this situation and the persistent stftte of affairs that has a marked semblance to a stalemate of the problem carries the risk of political instability which may (Mr. Mikidache, Comoros) be adversely reflected in the climate 'Prevailinq in the reqicn as a whole. However, we still believe that there are Qrounds for hODe and o'PUili•• and that a just anclpeaceful neqotiated solution of the 'Problem if feasible. We have ascettained, in the liqht of our contacts with the two friendlY GoverlUlents of the COIl«OS and Prance, that there is a firra des ire on the part of both sides to continue dialoque and to keep open the channels of colllDunication. This confir. the sincere hltentiO!'lS of both 'Parties to intensify efforts aiaed at. ac:hi.inq a political solution safequardinq and affirminq the territorial inteqrity of the Comoros and, at the same time, takinQ into account the interests of all the parties. We should like to take this 001;)Ortunity to eXl)ress our sUJ)l)Ort of the efforts of the Secretary-General in this connection and to request him to continue bis contacts with the two J)arties. We commend his readiness to exert every effort with the two 'Parties in order to aOO iel7e the des ired solu tion.. We beU..,e that the current international climate, which is favourable to the 'Promotion of peace and security in various reQions of the wCX'ld, should encouraqe both parties in their persistent efforts to adlieve concrete results in the near future. (Mr. Badawi, BcvPi:) Mr. iWlIRBI (Cololbia) (interpretatSon fro. Spanish): !'or aore than 20 years new the international co_unity has been exaMininl1 the situation of the Comr ian island of 'Iayotte. Nobf ithstandi~ that, and now ithstaneUnq the liMY appeals by the Gen.al Assellbl", the administratial of the islm'ld continues to be colonial in nature. That has had an adverse effect on the country's territorial inteqrit'/. My Government hopes that the neqotiatlons between the parties concerned will -proceed satisfactorily, in keepinQ with the principles and nor_ of international law. Ife welcolle the hiqh-level dialoque that has been set in train. That eUaloque fits properly into the fruework of the new cliMate of detente in the world. Before there can be understandinq, each of the parties IlUst demonstrate its will fcx sum understandinq and it is our duty to see to it that that happens. In other words, that is the basis for peaceful coexistence, in which the riqhts of each and wery one "ithin the fraMwork of those political approaches that the international oo881nity itself has adopted are recoqnized. In ~is vein, the fulfilment of the proce88 of decolonization, soearheaded by the united Nations, has been possible thanks to the efforts exerted by the J)eOoles and to the raal1zation that 'Patt.erns of daaination by the former colonial Powers are unsustainable. Let this be the time, then, to hiqhlight the scope ond s iqnificance of resolutio" 1514 (XV), of 14 Decemel' 1960, which elllbodies the Declaration on the Grantlnq of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. It is la qreat honour for Colom:la to stand united with othelr countries round .tfie world in their demand for their leqitiHte ric;htss and the ric;hts of the COJDOr08 are indeed ·leqitiute, in••m .. they were reooqnlzed here upon cOlI)l:lance with the required procedures, includinq the agreaentli signed by the COIlOf08 and France Oft 15 June 1973 • to the outcoa. ef the referendum that .,. to be held the follOlfing year - results wich were to be interoreteeS 1n a CCll'Iprehenaift, not a piece-by-piece, island-by-1s1ana .y, as Gxpreeely re0091'taed in General Assem1y resolution 3385 (XXX) cf 12 Novenllber: 1975, whereby the Comr08 were adllitted to IllellbereMp of the Qlited Natione. My country likwise veloollles the infotmation provided by the Per_nent Ml.ealon of Prance on 14 July 1989 in a not& vetbale addreued to the Secretary-General. to the effect thatl •• •• France has deJlOnstrated its tRdiness, as expressed by the President af the Republic, to seek activ&ly a solutiClft to the problea of Mayotte 'that is in keeping with its national law and with international law· (AlU/633, p~ 2), because it takes as 1t.s point of departure the principle recognized in law that "people are to be bet ~.eved· - all the IIOre if "hoover IUde the prolll1se cUd so on behalf of a country enjoying such great respect, and also if he knew the consequences of the international juridical acts of 1975 and the national acts undertaken the following year. My Q)vernment believes that all the efforts being exerted in this realll are useful, especially when this involves an initiative which the Secretary-General might encourage. Indeed, we think it would be a p::)8itive develcplent if his experience could be combined with that of the Secretary-General of the Organisation of African Unity 80 that their good officee could be offered to those seeking a peacefUl, negotiated solution ~ the problem.. For all th08e reasons, ay delegation is pleased to support. the draft resolution that has been circulated on agenda i tell 29, ·Question of the Comrian island of Mayotte-. Mr. DANWE RDlAKA (Gabon) (interpretation froll Prench) I The inclusion once again of the itea on the eo-:»rian island of Ma,otte in the agenda of our current a.seion testUies to the ardent desir_ of the United Nations to find a eolution to this probleM, Which has lasted only too long. (Mr. _mire., ColOlllbia) Gabon's position bears the i.print of conaiatenCYi conmiatencv, first of all, with the 'Principl.e of the lnv101mbility of borders inherited free the J)eri04 of colonisation. conautency, also, in the coMieteration of the leqitiuts cla1. of the C~rlan GoverlUllent= and, finally, consistency with the purposes and principl. of the United Nations Charter, which uta it mcullbent upon Nelilbers of the Unitect Nations to settle their international etll1DUtee bv I)uc.rul _aftS. Reqrettably, no notable proQr••• ha been achi.et! on this illsul! since the forty-thud s..ion of the General Aas.ly. Tbe current situation, whim is like to a sort of stale_te, cannot last indefinitely. GGbon aweals to the Prench Gov....nt to tr_late into deeds ita deteraination to find a just 801t' \an to the problea of llayotte. The Ad Hoc C~ttee of Seven, presided ener by ., country; intends to continue anet d_elop ita activiti. to eneure CQlpliance with the co_ltaents , entereet into on the eYe of thfl referenell. of 22 Decfillber 1974 concerninq the self- detenl1nation of the Coa«oa atchipe1&qo. Bene., we call for the unanilDoua adoption of the draft r.olution now before the Aasellbly. Nr. SU'rRBSHA (Indonesia): Itf deleqatioD's oartlcil)lltion in the debate on the it. under co~ld..at1(lft 8te_ frOll Indonesia's sincete desire far a soee4y .mc1 1ust settl..nt of the question ef the C~r1an island of Mayotte, wbleb has been en the agenda of the Geneal Assellbly since it was inscribe4 in ]915. (Mr .. Danque • ..,aka, Gabon) Our intereat in, and support for, all efforts to areive at an allicable solPJtion ace based on a co_itllent to the sanctity of the principles of the Charter concerning the territorial integrity of States and on the bonds of friendship and co-operation that Indonesia uintains with France and the traditional fcaternal relations and ties of non-aligned solidarity that we enjoy with the Islallic Federal RtpUblic of the COllOros" The regrettable reality is that, despite successive resolutions of the United Rations, the Hon-Aligned MOYeeent, the Ocg~i.ationof the Islantc Conference and the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the searCh for a solution has not brought tangible results. My delegation believes that it is important to note that all these decisions have etressed that the overriding principle in any settle-ent .oat be recognition of the unity and territorial integrity of the CollOros arChipelago, collpOsed of the ielands of Anjouan, Grande-CollOre, Mayotte and 'bheli. This basic eleMot of a just and honourable aettlelftent - ftrat enunciated in General AMemly resolution 3291 (XXIX), of 13 Decellber .1974 - vas reiterated IIOSt recently in the final cJocu_nta of the sUMit meeUnge of the Non-A'U,gned Move1lent, the Organisation of the Islamic COnference and the OAD, thus attesting to tha determination of the international co_unity to ~eaitore Co1llOrian 8cwereiqnty over Mayotte. Indonesia l\a8 always maintained that justice can be served only when disputes between States are settled peacefully through re.ort to diploacy and negotiation. Indeed, "'utual respact and constructive dialogue alre the eeaential elementa of an hcnourable solution. It is therefore hearten!ft9 to note the positive and cordial IN~latlona that continue to exist between the partie. inVOlved. In this regard, my delegation is pleased that the GoIrernllent of tlke CollOros has continued its statealllu'llike quest for negotiations. It i. our tiC::lPe. that France, for its part, (Mc. Sutcesna, Indonesia) "ill acwe f«ward by vorking actively for a just solution through dialogue and acco-.odation. 'n) this end, ve encourage all sides to utilise the existing goodwill' in tbeir bilateral relationa, v1 th a view to resorting to, the good offices of the Secretary...Qanerel in the settle_nt of the dispute. Indonesia lIbares the conviction of the vast _jodty of Melllber States that 8 peaceful, negotiated and durmble solution to the question of Mayotte is to be found in respect for the .cwe~eignty, tmlty and territorial integrity of the CollOfCS arcblpelago. we appeal to the parties to engage in constructive dialogue, leading to a speedy and bonourable settle_nt in accordance with the aUirter of the United Hat,ions and relevant resolutions of the Organization. In conclus1cnp .y delegation vculd like to empbaabe the need for wisdom and rationality 1n coiling to tel'. with historical, cultural, geographic and political ceal! ties as tbey pertain to the island of Mayotte and _ they bave been afUr_d by the international co18Unity. My delee}ation is convinced that, by recognising the cc.pelllng logic of these essential el&ments, the parties could resolve this question peacefully and expeditiously. It is in the interests of contributing positively to this proce.s that ay delegation supports draft resolution A/U/L..10. Mr. KmRO (Pakistanh Bve~ since ComrOll beca_ independent in 1976, the quuUon of the COmorian island of Mayotte has been on the aganda of the Q\lted Nations General Assemly. It may be recalled that under General Asaellbly r&801utioft 3114 of that yea~'. seuion Prance vae called upon to withdraw froll Mayctte. Since then, this Organization hes appealed repeatedly to the Govern_nt of Prance to lIiltart negotlating vi th the Gcwernllent. of Comros w1tb a v1": to ll1Pl..ntaUon of the rel_ant resolutions, of the United Nations. Also, the Secretary-General ha Mlntatned elOll. liaison vith the Org8ftlaaticn of Afdcan Unity and ha offered hia good l)ffices to its Secretary-General in the seaw:dl for a (Mc. Sutcesna, Indonesia) . peaceful, neqotiated settlement of the problem. This year:, aB in l)revious years, we have taken up this iJIIportant aqenda item in an effort to encouraqe the two parties b:;) institute a constructive and aeaninqful dialoque with a vi., "to achievinq a 1ust solution to the problEm in keepinq with the rel4WMt resolutions of the General Asselllblv. The resolutions of the General Asse;i)ly on the question of the COIDOr lan island of Mayotte underline the necessity of respectin::a the unity and territorial inteqritv of the COIaOrian archipelaqo and rM.ffirll that a lastinq solution to the problell can be found C1nly in reetoration of the disputed island to COilOfOS. The territorial InteC)rit.y and unity of COlDOros as a whole have also been reaffirlled in resolutions adopted oyer the years in other international forums, such &9 the Non-Aligned Movement, the Organization of the Islallic Cenference and the Organization of African Unity. 'l'his positicn wu also reflected recently in the final Declaration of the Cenference of Porelqn Ministers of Non-Allqned Countri., held in Cyprus in Septemb.. 1988, in the r.olution adopted at the Addis. Ababa suait _etinq of the Organization of African Unity in May 1988 and, lIore recently, at the Rarare ministerial aeetinq of the Non-Aligned Movellant in May 1989, as "ell as at the 8elqrade Buuit _etinq of the ncn-alignad countri. in Septemer this year. SUch demonstratione of support for ColllOrctl en this question clearly leave no doubt regardinq .the validity of its claia to the COlIOrian island of Mayotte. It _y be pointed out that the Pl'oblea of the ColDOrian island of Mayotte is not just a bilateral probl. betwaen Prance anc! Comros but asentially a question of decolonization and, therefore, a probl_ far all of \11 to reGolveo In this context D I recall General Aaselillbly resolution 3291 (XXIX), of 13 Decelber 1974, and resolutlcn 1514 (XV), of 14 DeceJlbU 1960, en the qran tinq of independElnce to colQ1ial countries and peoples. Th.e reaolutions clearly uintain that the (Kr.. Itbcxo, Pakistan) granUnQ of independence Cl' of the right to exercise self-deteraination applies to colonial entiti. _ a wbole, and not selectively. This should have been the case with reqaEd to the COllOrian archipelago. In our vier, constructive dialogue ed peaceful negotiations are the best possible aeans of resolvinq differences and disputes. In this context, the assertion by Prance that it 8intains dialoque at the highest level with Comoros, and the visit last year of the President of COlllOrCIJ to France, are positive develos-ents which My lea4 to settlement of the dispute. In our ViEW, such a ellaloque, illbued with a spirit of co-operation and understanding and built upat the foundations laid by the relevant General Assenblv resolutions, prOlTides the best chance of a p.ceful solutien to the problem. Pakistan has traditional ties of friendship and co-operation with France, and, as a fellar _Jlber: of the Non-Aliqned Movement and of the Organization of the Isluic Conference, enjoys oleae and fraternal ties with the Islamic Federal RePublic of Coaocos also. Therefore, a dispute between those two friendly countries is certainly a matter of concern to us. Pakistan has been following very closely the develoJ:HIentB that are takinQ place en this issue and maintains a keen and special interest in its expeditious settlement. (Nr. Khoror Pakistan) ..", . The draft resolution before us is both moderate and balanced and reiterates the position of principle maintained in international forums. ~ My delegation supports the draft resolution and expresses the desire and hO~ that it will initiate an expeditious process of negotiations leading to an early solution of the problem on the basis of the recognized principles of internatiOnal law and the Charter of the United Nation. This could undoubtedly have a beneficial effect on the relations between the two countries and on zoegional peace and security. My delegation would also like to avail itself of this opportunity to conlllend the secretary-General's efforts towards resolving this problem, and to join others in requesting him to continue his efforts and to extend his good offices to the Organization of African Unity in the search for a negotiated settlement. Mr. BLANC (France) (interpretation from French) a Once again France can only express regret that the question of the island of Mayotte is the subject of an item on the agenda of the General Assetrbly. It can only vote against the draft resolution now before us, in particular because of operative paragraph 1. My delegation has listened carefUlly to those who have spoken on this question. It would seem that everYbOdy desires a just and lasting solution to be quickly founu to this problem. This is also the position of France. We have embarked upon the search for a satisfactory outcome of the problem of Mayotte and we do. not rule out any solution which is in accordance with our Constitution and respects the aspirations of the peoples concerned. In a spirit of responsibility and open-mindedness, the French Government is engaging in a constru~tive dialogue with the Islamic Federal RePublic of the Comoros. This ,~ialogue is based on the clClSe bonds of fr iendship and co-operation between ou~ t'iQ countries, which were demonstrated recently by the meetings at the highest level, as was recalled by Mr. Kafe, the ft)reigft Minister of the COllOros, in (Mr. Khoro, Pakistan) his statement in the general debate on 4 October.. We are convinced that such joint efforts, pursued in a l!Jteadfast spirit of conciliation and appeasement. will be able, d.spite all difficulties, to lead to progress in the common search for a just solution. France will spare no effort in this regard. !!le' BUSmENT, We have heard the last speaker in the debate on this item. The Assellbly will now take a decision on draft resolution A/44/L.lO. I have to infom the General Aaselllbly that the Secretary-General does not foresee any progral'll1le budget implications in the implementation of the draft resolution. A recorded vote has been requested. A recorded vote was taken. In favouu Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain, BangladeSh, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan. Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Paso, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colollbla, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Io;,oire, Cuba, CzechoslOVakia, Democratic Kampuchea, Democratic Yemen, Djibcu ti, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, EQuatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bisseu, GUyana, Haiti, Honduras, Bungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao people's Democratic Republic, J'.eaotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, M!adaga8ca~, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, i'broc:co, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, oman, Pakistar., Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, saint Iucia, Sao 'lb_ and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierr, Leone, Singapore, Solaaon Islands. Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan,· Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, ThaUand, 'lbgo, Trinidad and'lbbago, '1\Inisia, Turkey, UJanda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, onion of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Arab Ibirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam~ Yemen, 1\1goslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe Against: Prance (Mr. 8lanc, PranceJ Abstaining, AwJtria, Belgium, canada, ~prus, DentiDrk, Do1ll1nica, Dollinlcan Republic, Germany, Federal Repu' lie of, Greece, IcelanD, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, wxe1llbourg, Malta, -Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, saint ICltts and Nevis, saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Spain, United IClngdom of Gr:eat Britain and. Northern Ireland, united States of America Draft resolution-A/44/L.10 was-ado -(resolution 44 9). The PRmmBNTlI This concludes our consideration of agGnda item 29. AGBti)A ITEM 15 ELEC'l'IOm m PILL VACANCIES IN PRINCIPAL ORGANS (a) ELEer JJN OF FIVE lI>N-PERMANENT M.SERS OF '1'HB SEamITY Q)UNCIL The PRES IDDlT, The Msembly '1111 now proceed to the election of five non-permanent _Jlbers of the Security Council to replace thoso members whose term e~pires on 31 Dece1llber 1989. The five outgoing mem8r8 are the followingl Algeria, Brazil, Nepal, Senegal and Yugoslavia. These five States C8Mot be re-elected and therefore t.'1eir names should not appear on the ballot papers. Apart from the five permanent memers, the Security Council will include in 1990 the following States, Canada, Colomia, Bthiopia, Finland and Malaysia. The names of those States, therefore, should not appear on the ballot papers. Of the five non-permanent members which will remain in office In 1990, two are from Africa and Asia, one _Is from latin Jlmerica and the Caribbean, and two are from Western Europe and other Sta tes. * Subsequently the delegation of Bwanda advised the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour. 1, -with -24- abstentions Consequently, pursuant to para9~aph 3 of resolutiOn 1991 A (XVIII) of 17 December 1963, the fh~ non-permanent memers should be elected according to the fol1~lng patterna thr" frem Africa and Asia, one from Eastern lpe and one froll ~tiit ~arica. and the Caribbean. This P3ttern is refl'!Cted in a. single ballot paper. In aCX'Ordance with the established practice, there is an understanding to the effect that, of the three Sutes to be elected from Africa and Asia, two should be from Africa and one from Asia. ! should like to inform the Asse1fbly that the numer of candi.dates, not . ex~dln9 the num"r of seats to be filled, receiving the greatest number of votes and a two-third~ ~jority of the votes of those pro~ent and voting will be declared elected. In the cue of a. tie vote fOl the last seat, there "ill be a restricted ballot limited to those candidates which have obtained an equal number of votes. I take it that the General Assembly agrees to that procedure. It was eo decided. The mmmENT, In accordance with rule 92 of the rules of procedure, the election shall be held by secret ballot and there shall be no nominations. I call on the representative of Bangladesh, who wishes to speak on behalf of the As tan Sta.tes. Mr. MOBIUDDIN (Banql&desh): In ffP/ capacity as Chairman of the Asian Group for the current IIOnth, I have the honour to inform all Melllber States that Democratic Yemen is tho endorsed candidate of the Asian GroW') for the Asian seat in the Securi~ Council. The PRESIDEN:£: I call on the representative of the Dveloruss lan Soviet Socialist Republic, who will 8Deak on behalf of ~e Group of Eas tern European States. Mr. MMSIMOV (Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic) (interpretation from Russian): As the current Chairllan of the Group of Bastern European states, ! wish to inform merabers of the General AsseUlblv that the countries lleabera of our Group have unaniillOusly end«sed the candidacy of the Socialist Republic of Romania as a non-per_nent _mer of the Security Couneil for the period 1990 throuqb 1991. The PRBSmBNT: 1 call on the representative of Peru. who wUl speak in his capacity aa Chair_n of the Latin American and Caribbsn Gro\Ul>. Mr~'WNA (Peru) (interpret4tio~ from spanish): As the current Chairman of the Latin Amer iean and Car ibbean Group. I am very pleased indeed to confirm our regional qrouo's endorsement. of the candidacy of Cuba in the elections to the Security Council.

I Qall on the reoresentative of Kenya, who will speak in his c5Pllcitv as the current Chairllm of the African Group• .!!r. OIBm (Kenya): As the current Chairun of the African Group, I should like to indicate that two African States have been encllixsed b9 the African Group for election to the Security Council - COte d'Ivoire and Zaireo The PRBSmBNT: In accordance with the rules of proeed~e, we shall proceed now to the election by secret ballot, takinQ into account the statellents just .de by the representatlv. of Banq1adesh. the Byel«u8sian SCNlet Socialist Republic. Peru and lenya. Ballot ~pers are now beirq distributed. I request representatives to use only ballot papers that have lust been distributed and to write on them tht. names of the five Member States fa: which they wish to vote. As I have indicated, the ballot papers should not include the names of the five permanent memers, the five outqoinq non-permanent roerrbers or the five States that will remain in office as non-permanent menbers in 1990. Votes for a large nuDlber of States than there are seats allocated to the relel1ant reqion will be declared invalid. Votes for States outside the r~levant reqion will not be counted. At the invitation of the President, NI.'. Rabiq (8elqiuml, NI.'. James Droushiotis (Cyprus). Mr. Garro Galvez (Peru) and Mr. Makarevitch (Ukrainian Soviet SOcialist Republic) acted as tellers. A vote was taken by secret ballot. (The President) The meetinq was sU!pended at 12 noon and resWled at 12.45 p.m.

The result of the votinq for the election of five non-permanent Embers of the Security Council is as follows: Numer of ballot papers: Number of invalid ballots: ", !!ulber of valid ballots: Abetentions: NUnber of menbers votinQ: .. .!..eq\1 ired two-th irds majority; Nullber of vot~ obtained: Cuba Democratic Yemen Romania Cote d'Ivoire zaire Yemen Arqentina Barbados Costa Rica Ghana India Mali N!c:er Poland zamia 1$6 o Bavinq obtained the required two-thirds majority. the follC7fling States were elected non-PH_anent 1Il811lbetS of the security Council fa: a two-year period beginninq on 1 January 1990: Cote d'Ivoire. Cuba. Democratic Yemen. Romania and zaire. - The PRESID!N,!: I conqratulate the States that have been elected non-permanent members of the Security Council ".. ., I thank the tellers for their assistance in ta'1e election. This concludes our consideration ofsub--item (a) of aqenda item 15. The meetinQ rose at 12.50 p.m. ·:1 .1