S/PV.2692 Security Council

In accordance with decisions taken by the Council at its 2691st meeting , I invite the representative of Angola to take a place at the Council table; I invite the representatives of Cuba, South Africa, the Syrian Arab I&public , Eaire and Zambia to take the Places reserved for them at the side of the Council Ch&er. At the invitation of the President, or. de Figueiredo (Angola) took a place at the Council table; Mr. Velazco San Jose (Cuba), or. von Schirnding (South Africa), Mr. Al-Atassi (Syrian Arab Republic), Mr. fudunge Kadahi Chiri-Mwami (Zaire1 and Mr. Mfula (Zambia) took the places reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber.

I should like to inform members of the Council that I have received letters from the represenutiveo of the German Democratic Republic, Nicaragua, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist IWublic and Viet Nam in which they request to be invited to participate in the discuSSion of the item on the Council’s agenda. In accordance with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in conformity with the There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Richter (German Dermcratic Republic), Miss Aetorga Gadea (Nicaragua), Hr. Skofenko (Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic) and Mr. Bui Xuan t&at (Viet Nam) took the places reserved for them at the side of the Council Chan$3er. The PRESIDENT (interpretation from French)% The Security Council will now resume consideration of the item on the agenda. The first speaker is the representative of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist rnpublic. I invite him to ‘lake a place at the Council table and to make his statement. Mr. SKOmI(O (Ukrainian soviet Socialist Papublic) (interpretation from Ruesian): I should like to welccme you Sincerely, sir, to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of June. Your political experience and diplomatic skills guarantee the success of the Councilgs work under your guidance. We wish also to pay 8 tribute to Ambassador Gbeho, the Permanent lUpresentitive of Ghana, for the skilful way iir ubich he guided the Council”s aotivitieo in May. The attention of the Security Council has been constantly focused on the question of the situation in South Africa, particularly in regard to the aggressive acts ammitted by the racist South African regime. The cynicism and stubbornems with which Pretoria has been trampling upon generally accepted standards Of international law and civilized behaviour are incontrovertible evidence of the serious threat posed by the apartheid regime to the peoples of Africa and to international peace and security as a whole. (Mr. Skofenko, Ukrainian SSR) The tercoriat action in the Angolan port of Uamibe, where attacks were carried out on tke oil depot and cm merchant vessels from the Soviet Union and Cuba, is a new link in the chain of constant acte of aggression by the South African regime against independent African States. This act was committed immediately after the bandit-like attack against 80tswana. Zambia and Zimbabwe and, like other similar . acts, is a desperats attempt by the apartheid rdgime to frighten free African countriee, to subject them to its diktat and to force them to forgo support for the legitimate muse of the patriots of South Africa and Namibia, who ace fighting for their freedam and independence. It must be emphasired that the aggressive acte by the South African racieta are being escalated with the proteotion of a nuder of Western Powem, mainly the United State8 of America. It. irr quite clear that the vetoes by the United States end the tk~ited Kingdom of the Security Council draft resolution on the question of bUth ~Cic4% 8ggteSliOtI againat Ebkswana, Zambia and z/ababw was viwed by Pretoria as dire& anoouragemart to continue its polioy. As a result, we have this n&w act of inter natiaral terror fern carried out by the raciete - an act that can have far-ceadrfng and dangecoua consequences. (Mr. SkoFenko, Ukrainian SSR) The crimes of the Pretoria regime, made poesible ,by the infamous policy of wcon8txuctive engagement and by various typee of assistance to the racists provided by certain Western countries and Iorael , arouse genuine indignation aso”?, African p3ople.s and the world connnunity at large. We cannot permit the cr iraes 0e . the taciets to go unpunished. Tho Ukrainian SSR vigorously condelans South Africa’s actions and calls for an imediate end to all support for the Pretoria rdgine. we are in favour of effective international measures, including the imposition of comprehensive mandatory sanctions under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter. Cener81 Assembly decisicns have called for the international isolation of the apartheid regime, as have many intergovernmental and non-governmental organizatione. In particular, this call was maBe in the declarations adopted recently at seminars on oil and weapon8 embargoes against South Africa, which WQre held at Ion&n and Oslo. The sasm goals are being pursued by the War ld Conference on Sanctions sgainst Racist South Africa, which began its work yesterday at Paris. We are convinced that the adoption of comprehensive mandatwy sanctions would promte the eatablitient of peace and stability in the interest6 of all the peoples of the regico, including the white population of South Africa. Various political laachinations claiming to wtransf!ormm apartheid and to bring about l gradualw reforms have been praised by solpe Western countries, but in fact they represent nothing more than a hopelees attempt to carmuflage the criminal aeartheid syetem and the aggressive policies of the raciet regime of South Africa. Apartheid cannot be reformed or tranaformed~ it must be cmpletely, ismediately and finally eliminated. This will not take plaw by itself; it must be fought for vigorousLy . (Hr. Skofenko, Ukrainian SSR) The Ukrainian SSR moat categorically ccndemns Gouth Africa*s banditlike attack agaimt Angola and deinauds an end to aggressicm against that country. We call upon the Smxarity Council to adopt the measures necessary to Rut an end to the arbitrary acts of the PreLor ia racists.

I thank the representative of the Ukrainian Goviet Gocialist mpublic for fhe kind vords he addressed to me. The next Speaker is the representative of Nicaragua. I invits her to take a place at the Council table and to make her statement. Mrs. AGTORGA GADEA (Nicaragua) (interpretation from Spanish): I wish first of all to thank you, Sk, and the other members of the Gecurity Council for thia opportunity to participate in the debate cn the complaint by Angola against &utb Africa. I wish also to congratulate you oh your assumption of the presidency Of this important body for 3me. Eaadagascar ‘8 foreign policy is emnplaty in its ccumitmmt to the principler of this Organisation and in its solidarity and support for the 0auBe of free&m in southern Afefca. AddSd to your great experience in the mited #ations, your moral convictions , end the iapartiaifty you have diSpUyed on So rany -aSiOnS, thie enSure that the work of the Council will mntribute to the peace and security of uations. This is not the first time Augola hae agpealed to this Council a8 the victim of constant attacks against its sovereignty end territorial integrity by the racfst rdgirs of South Africa. The history of the People’s Remblic of Angola as an independent country ie marked by au& cowardly am3 unjustified attacks. The events Ok’ 5 JWe0 described by Ambassa&r de Bigueire& in his statement yesterday, form yet another link in the long chain of aggreseiont moreover, they took place during a Particularly critical aituatton in South Africa. (M&s. Astorga Gadea, Nicacagua) That situation is marked by the irrepressible rise of the Smth African peopleas struggle ion free&m, equaliw, justice and national identity and by growing international repudiation of the apartheid regime, as well as a whole series of acts of aggression by Pretoria again& its own population and against the front-line States, demonstrating its musting desperation at the prospect of the inevitable rUmfall of iU odious, inhuman regime. At the end of Msy this yeiu, &uth African troops joined with UNITA mercenary bands to attacJc Xmgongo in Cunene province) the smke still lingers from the recent South African boplbings carried out against Potswana, Zs&ia and ZimbabW. Ws cow here again today to call for an end to this Policy of state terrorism, aanifeated in this case in an attack on the Angolau port of Namibe. At the internal level we have also seen the South African regime increase the repression of its People through the re-inpositioa of a sate of emergency. That was President Botiha’s response to tne mediation efforts of the Comnonweslth Group of Rainent Persous, which had sought fruitlessly to seek a peaceful end to theid. apar Neva agencies report that siuce l2 June, when the state of enmrgency was again proclainmd throughout South Africa, 19 have died, ht&t&eds have been wounded end thousends BsteineU. That ia hw the Pretorti authorities prepsred for the cimemuration of the tenth asnivemary of the &wet0 massacre in the midst of a massive orgy of blood-letting. Rrese rePorts this morning have confirmed this. I think it is very important to quote a fero of the conclusions reached by the COmmonwealth Group of Fzninent Persons who recently travelled to South Africa. Amug the conclusions of their report are the following3 (Mrs. Astorga Gadea, Nicaragua) (spoke in Xnglieh) While we are not determining the nature or extent of any measures whi& might be adopted or their effectiveness, we point to the fact that the CoverMent of South Africa has itself used economic measures against its neighbours and that such measures are mtently instruments of its own national pal icy. We are convinced that the South African Cover Nnant is concerned about the a&ption of effective economic measures against it. If it came8 to the mnclusiar that it vould always remain ixotected from euch measures, the process of change in South Africa is unlikely to increase in momentum, and the . descent into violence would be accelerated. In these circumstances, the cost in lives might have to be counted in millions. .The question facing @ads of Government is in our view clear. It is not &ether such measures will caupel drange 8 It is already the case that their abeence and Pretoriage belief that they need not be feared defers change. Is the Caprmontreralth to stand by and allow the cycle of violence to spiral, OP will it take concerted action of an effective kind? Such actions may offer the last opportunity to avert what could be the worst blaod-bath since the y%oond World War”. (Mrs. Astorga Gadea, Nicaragua) (continued in Spanish) The only cement that we would add, given the cleat-cut nature of those conclusions, is that the need for concerted actions and particularly sanctions against the awrtheid regime under Chapter VII of the Charter, has always been asserted in the Security Council from the very moment when South Africa refused to heed its resolutions. Additionally, that blood-bath referred to in the report is already under way, and the suffering that the people of south Africa will have to bear indirectly as a result of the sanctions we are demanding are minimal co-red with the horrors suffered by that people throughout the loo-year existence of apartheid and the haPrors that await it if such measures are not immediately taken. The intematioml outcry for the imposition of mandatory sanctions against South Africa as the sole effective way of dismantling the apartheid system grows daily. That outcry can be heard at this mtment in Paris, at UNESCO headquart~Qr where the Seoend International Conference on Sanctions against South Africa is being held. That outcry will also be heard-more forcefully yet at the forthCaQing International Conference on Namibia, to be held in Vienna in July. The well-known absence of the united States delegation in Paris indicates that the Reagan Administfatian is prepared to continue to lend a deaf ear to that M iversal outcry and that of its own people, whi& is increasingly demanding an end to the crime against humanity that auartheid represents. That absence is one of an accaaplice; it is a guilty absence. The internatiunal community could not and cannot ignore the exictence of the apartheid r&he; it cannot evade its responsibility to contribute within the frarmwor k of international law and the United Natiene Charter to the dismantlincj of the apartheid sytrctem. (Mrs. Astocga Cadea, Nicaragua) We have the historical certainty that the South African people and the Namibian people will find the right way to obtain free&m, demccracy and equality of citizenship. The struggle my be shorter or longer, depending to scux3 extent on the international ccam1unity53 acticns. That is our challenge; that is the challenge of all democratic and peace-loving peoples and Governments the world over. Once peace and freedom have been achieved in South Africa and the apartheid system dismantled, there will be no acts of aggression against neighbours, no genocide of the black pcpulaticn, and no more Souetos. Alloii me ‘on this ocbasion to reiterate our support for and solidarity with the Governamnt of the People’s Republic of Angola in its struggle to preserve its swereignty, independence and territorial integrity. We also reiterate our complete suppxt for the heroic combatants of the African National Ccngrese of South Africa and the South West Africa People% Organisation and convey to them in these decisive times our encouragement and militant eolidarity with their just struggle.

I thank the representative of Nicaragua for the kind words she addreskd to me* Mr. lWETICCW (Bulgaria) (interpretatia, from French); At the moumt when the international acmmunity is locking towards the International Conference on Sanctions against South Aft ica, in Par is, to seek ways and means to eliminate the base system of apartheid in South Africa, the Security Council is again called upon to consi& this act of outright aggression carried out by the south African regime ,--a--A &Lm---.-a- --A%*- -1 .--a,- aya*.LDt. “I= cszvp*c 0 ra&a+uA&G “L rw.yv-. fiess than two weeke after the aggressian by the Pretoria racists against Zatiia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, the world once again witnessed a barbaric act cf (Mr. Tsvetkov, Bulgaria) State terrorism by South Africa against a neighbouring country. As skated in the communique of the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency published on that occaoionr l The arrogant terrorist act carried out on 5 June laet by the South African raciata against the Angolan port of Namiba has been met with deep concern, indignation and anger by Bulgarian public opinion. A Cuban ship was eunk and two Soviet merchant vessels were damaged. Major material damage haa been caused and par+ installation8 have been destroyed.’ The facts presented here by the Permanent Representative of the People’a Republic of Angola irrefutably prove that decisive measures ahould be taken againet the Ptetosia r&inte’8 constantly growing aggressivenees, which in recent rdonths has been the cause of a dangerous woreening of the already serious situation in that region. At the end of last week the Security Council expressed its concern over the tension that prevails in Bouth Africap where for decades the raciete have been waging a destructive war against the country’s black majority. The culmination point of that barbaric policy was the raciete * violence in 1976 at Soweto, when hundreds of innocent citizene, infanta and schoolchildren, were viciously killed. At a time when the mrld is marking the tenth anniversary of that ead event, the international cornunity is alarmed by the communications that testify to a new bloc&bath in South Africa. This repressive policy againat ite own people is e%preeeed abroad in con&ant acts of aggression against independent Statee, in a worsening of teneion in the region and in a threat to international peace and security. For years on end Pretoria, protected by Washington, hae with impunity been pursuing a @icy Of aggression and State terrorism against the People.8 Republic of Angola, The recent visit by the bandit Savimbi to Washington was a demonstration of the open end djr@ct commitment of the United States to South Africa’s attemptad destabilization (Mr. Tsvetkov, Bulgaria) of Angola. Rence it should come as no surprise that the United States provide5 constant protection for South Africa within the international Organization, as can be aeon from the most recent events right here in the security Council. From the moment thet the heroic people of Angola led by Agostinho Net0 gained its independence, imperialism and its bastion in the southern part of Afrjca - the racist Pretoria rhgime - have constantly attelapted to put the brakes on the peaceful development of the young Angolan State, which had been drained by colonial domination for centuries. Numerous Security Council resolutions adopted during this period have met with the racist South African r6gime’s most brutal scorn. what is more, by flagrantly violating standards and principles of international law and contradicting decisione of this lofty forum, Pretoria crontinues to occupy part of Angolan territory. South Africa’s subversive activities, carried out through the mercenary Savimbi, have certainly not ceased. Pretoria unrelentingly attempts to ruin the fragile economic infrastructure of that non-aligned country. I The racists are still receiving all kinds of aid - political, military, economic and other - that enable them to acquire an enormous military power. Ae ie well known, Pretoria has concentrated large military units near Angola, on the territory of occupied Namibia. A new adventure is being prepared. The increasad threats by the fascists in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Durban have not ceased. The danger of a serious conflagration with unforeseen consequencea for international peace and security is evident. Also, taking into account the racists’ nuclear ambitions, the Security Council should draw attention to the great danger to international peace and security inherent in the racist South African r6gilae’e aggressive policy. (Mr. Tsvetkov, Bulgalcia) The raciste’ refusal to ilsplement the numerous resoluti.xuj and solutions offered by the Security Council is a constant challenge tc the United Nations and the Council; it clearly shows, especially in the light of the latest violent ac?tS within the country and the latest aggressiorz against the People’s Republic of Angola, that the only way left to the Security Council is the adoption of effective, mandatory and comprehensive sanctions against the racist r&gime in keeping with Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter. In addition to comprehensive and nrandatory eanctions again8t Pretoria, the i?ecurity Council must include a demand that the 8outh African racists make complete compensation to the People’s Republic of Angola for the damages it has suffered. Those are the only ways to guarantee a halt to the aggressive acts of the racists. Moreover, 0s has been emphasized here on many occasions, such measures would contribute to putting an end to the acts of deetabiliaation and aggreeeion by the racist South Africans against sovereign neighbouring African countries and would lead to the final and total eradication of the underlying cause of the serious threat to peace and security that prevail8 throughout that region, namely, the inhuman r&ime of apartheid. As was noted in the atatemnt I guoted earlier, “The Bulgarian people categorioally condemns this new premeditated act of State terrortam and expreooee its solidarity with the struggle of the Angolan people againot the South African aggressor8 in defence of its national 6OVereignty and their legitimate right to determine its own future. The total responsibility for such acts of defiance lies with the racist South African rdgime.* Hr. WUGW.UiT (Australia) : Since this is the first occaoion on which I have spoken in the Security Council this month, I would like to take a mmment to congratulate you, Sir, on your aeaumption of the presidency for the month of June and to say how glad the Auetralian delegation is to see you in this important 0fLit:e for the second time. Apart from the growing and close relation0 between our two countries, I know from our close and friendly personal aeeociation over the last three and a half years that, with your great experience of the United Nations, your wisdom, your patience and your skill, you will eerve the Council well. I would also like to congratulate Ambaesador Victor Gbeho of Ghana for the energetic and skilful way in which he conducted the affaj-o the Council during the active month of May. It is vith real concern that the Australian delegation recalle that during the past 18 months the Security Council has met on numerous occaeione to coneider the matter of South Affica’a illegal incureione into neighbouring State& On four of those oacaeione, we have had to deal with aotion by South Africa’s eeaourity force6 directed against Angola, in violation of international law and in disregard of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of that nation. On each of those occaeione the Australian delegation has supported fully the reaOlutione aondemning those actions It will be recalled that the Auetrelian delegation participated in the ComieeSon of Investigation establiehed under Security Council resolution 571 (1985) to inve6tigate South ACLicaOs aru& intervention in Angola in September and October of last year. The findingo of that Commiesfon were unequivocal: South African military forcea were unacceptably and directly involved in Angola. (Mr. Woolcott, Auetralia) On this latest Occasion my delegation has again listened with concern and sympathy to the representative of Angola. Ais description of the loss of life and property earlier this month in the port of Namibe was an eloquent and damning indictment of those reamnaible. Ijouth Africa has denied that its troops were involved - we heard that here yesterday. Yet, time after time in recent yearsr South Africa has used it8 superior armed force against its neighbours in contravention of the norms of international behaviour. The attack against Namibe followed very closely on the h;els of the flagrant, carefully planned and premeditated incursions by South African forces against targets in Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana in violation of the individual sovereignty of those countries. Frankly, it is aaking a lot of the Council to accept South African denials at their face value, to accept that - a8 it claims - South Africa ‘has no quarrels with any of its neighbours.* That ia really stretching its credibility. In the past the representative of South Rfrfca ha8 in this Council advanced the - to ua quite unacceptable - argument that South African actions in Angola have a8 their aim the maintenance of the stability of Nambia, which, of course, South Africa occupies illegally. That argument is untenable in law and fatuous in terms Of copIIDon aenae and morality, and the Australian delegation reject8 it outright. The fact that South Africa persists in its acts of aggression against neighbouring State8 and in the face of outraged international opinion, which ha8 been reflected in successive unanirPou8 resolutions of the Security Council, is, in our view, especially deplorable. It is timely to reflect that apartheid and the illegal Occupation of Namibia remain at the root of violence in that region. The abolition of apartheid and the eatablishment of a multiracial democratic society in South Africa is vital, not (Mr. Woolcott, Australia) only for South Africa itself and its immediate region, but for the whole world. It is a matter for profound regret that international concern has again and again washed so far unavailingly against the wall of intransigence and obduracy erected by the South African Government. But that cannot last. By its attitude, for example, to the efforts of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group, south Africa has shown that there is no present prospect of meaningful dialogue within its borders. By its own actions, South Africa is in fact daily increasing the pressures on the world community to adopt sterner measures to bring it to its senses. Australia, for its part, condemns without reeervation all violations Of territorial integrity and appeals to South Africa in particular to respect international law and the terms of the Charter of the United Nation6 and to desist from all aggression against its neighbours. Such aggression cannot be justified, it cannot be condoned and it must be aondemned. The PRESIDENT (interpretation from French) t I thank the representative of Australia for the very kind words he addreesed to me. Mr. BIERRMG (Uenmar k): It is a great pleasure for me to extend to you, Sir, my warm congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of June. Your eminent human and professional qualities and your lmg and successful service with the United Nations have secured you well-merited membership of the exclusive club of eminent persons in the Organization and are a guarantee of the fruitful canpletion of your lofty mission. I also pay tribute to Ambassador Gbeho, of Ghana, who guided the Council es proceedings in May with his well-known ability and devotion to the cause of the United Nations. Less than a month ago the Security Council met to discuss the South African armed attacks against neighbouring Botswana, Za#rbia and Zi&abue. Unfortunately, the Council was not then able to take a decisiar, in spite of the con&mnation of &%th Africa's acts of aggression expressed by all its members. It is indeed distressing that we have to meet to discuss yet another case of South African aggreesion against a neighbouring State. Angola has in the pest repeatedly been subjected to violations by South Africa of its sovereignty and territorial integrity. The latest attacks on ships in the Angolan port of Namibe are only the latest in a series of premeditated acts of aggression sgainst Angola. The Council has Qver and over strongly condeaned those acts and made it clear to south Africa that they are in clear violation of international law and the Charter of the United Nations. At a time when the international Wndemnation of South Africa for its policy at home and abroad is voiced in ever stronger terms, the South African regime persists in pursuing its actz of repression and destallilfzatian. South Africa is gravely mistaken in believing that its neighbours can be forced into canpliance with its own design for the regim. South Afria's repeated and flagrant (Mr. Bier ring, Denmark) violations of the independence, swereignty and territorial integrity of a Member State, in defiance of the Council*s decisions, is another indication of the fact that n0 true -ace can come to Southern Africa as long a8 apartheid prevail8 in South Africa. South Africa must bear the heavy responsibility for the con8equences of it8 aggressive acts. In his letter (S/18156) dated 13 June 1986 to the Secretary-General, with reference to the incursion into Angola which took place last year, the Permanent Representative of South Africa 8haIC%le88ly denied any involvement of hi8 country in act8 of aggre8BiOII againat Angola, and.stated that South Africa considered itself under no obligation to pay compensation to that country. It 18, of course, totally unacceptable that South Africa thus drooees once more to ignore the decision8 of the Security Council, and it highlights the futility of the proposal yeoterday by the South African representative for the dispatch of yet another investigating team. During the latest event8 in southern Africa South Africa ha8 openly 8haJn its hand of brutality and repression. It i8 the Council’s duw, before it is too late, to take unanimous actbn in order to make &uttl Af rice understand that the path it ha8 now taken could easily have disaetrous consequences. Denmark beliwee that increased international pressure must be brought to bear on South AfCiCa if a peaceful solution is still to be achieved to the critioal ~ob1@SB8 of soutbetn Africa. The situation is rapidly approaching the point of no retbun. South Africa's cartaptuous and repeated acte of aggression against Metier states in ule regiar as well a8 its violent and oppressive policies towards its own people have reached a lwel where international peace and security are SeriouslY threatened. (Mr. Bierrinb, DonmN k) 1f a dieaster is to be avoided the Security Council should take a firm stand new, before it is tuo late.

I thank the representative of Denmark for the kind words he addressed to IWO Mr. IPJANG Jiahua (China) (interpretation from Chinese): At the outset, sir, f warmly congratulate you cn your sssrmption of the presidency of the Security council for this mnth. 2 an convinced #at, with your outstanding talent and rich diplomtic experience, yo u will discharge your duties for this month in an excellent manner. I alao take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to your predece88or, Wa88ador Jaxes Gbeho, for the euccesaful jcb he did last raontb. on 19 way the south 15fricalb racist dgime launched akmd invasions into the capital cities of Botswana, Zaet,ia and Zimbabwe. goon afterwards, on 5 June, it diepatched naval ship8 to attack B&m&be, an oil por5 City in Angola,, sank and wredted Angolan mer&ant veseele and destzoyed an oil depot, causing serious damage to the port facilities. All justice-upholding countriee and people the world over are vehe~~~ently indignant at, and have stiongly cccdeamed, thoge barbaroue crimes by the South Afr isan author Ftiea, whf& have repeatedly encroached upn the sovereignty of neighbouring states , in gross violation of the @Barter and the norms of internatiaral law. We have gointed out on mauy occeeions that the rcvJt cause of the inst;ability in eouthern Africa lies in the South African authorities’ inetetence ofb pureuing the policy of apartheid, their continued illegal occupatiou of Namibia and their incessant aggress ion against the neighbour ing countries l In recent year8 the South African people’6 8ttUggle againet apar the/d has gathered new maraentum, and more and more people throughout the wozld have 8 trongly (Mr. Huans Jlahua, China) demanded the abolition of that system and the estabiishment of a non-raaial, delaocratic and equal society in south Africa based on majority rule. Hawever , the racists in South Africa, totally ighotlng the condemnation by the international coumunityy, are still obstinately clfnging to their perverse course, obdurately pursuing a racist rule, and have even intensified their repression of the South Aft ican people. On the eve of the tenth anniversary of the Soweto massacre the South African authorities declared on 12 June a nation-wide stite of emergency, resorting to fascist 18BirnS in massive arrests and suppression of the South African people fighting against apartheid. They have alao repeatedly disrupted the peace and stability of the front-line countries and repeatedly violated the swereighty and territorial intiegrity of the neighbouring countries. Not only has the oil port of Angola been subjected to South African raids, but Zsmbis too has beama the target of planned, large-scale south African aggression. south Africa’s other neighbours are also under a constant threat of being invaded. The internatioaal community can no longer tolerate such bsrbaroue acts by the Sou% Mr: ican authox itiee, which have wantonly ar;d repeatedly trawled underfoot the Charter and the noms of intamational law, and seriously violated peace in the region. Strong, firm and effective ipoasures should be taken to enforce sanctions against the Ibuth African authorities. (Mr. Huang Jiahua, China) The Chinese Government and pecple wish to express their deep eymgathy with, and support EOC, the Government and people of Angola in the wake of the aggression by the south African raciet r6gime. We are firmly against racisr;l and strongly support their struggle to defend their sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. The Chinese delegation holds that the Security Council, which hae been entruste8 with the cpecial responsibility of maintaining international peace and security, should truly die&a 7e ite duties. Since the acts committed by the south African authoritiee have seriouely jeopardixed international peace and security, the Comcil should impose comprehensive, mandatory sanction8 against them in compliance with Chapter VII of the Charter. We aleo sincerely hope that those countries that are etill hesitating will set store in the overall Interests of mintaining peace an8 stability in southern Africa ana adopt stern sanction aeasuros so as completely to isolate the South African authorities and bring about an early end to the system of apartheid. That is the only way to secure genuine stability and peace in the southern African region. The PRESIDENl’ (IntetptetetiOn from French)8 I thank the representative of China for the kin6 words he addreseed to R(Q. The nont speaker io the representative of the German Democratic Republic. I invite him to take a place at the Council table and to make hie etatement. Ma. RICFRER (Geman DeRU3cratfC Republicjr At the very outset, nJY delegation would like to exprbre its thanks for tne opportunity given to it to -&I-‘--..- *- LL- -A*.,-- &A ruur,l-r &kr p~‘irerpPbel A,, l ‘ml C100CLI‘yjP C... b”..Y*-U* L..W -“*r es-..- -, -1-4nb hu nmlr rannrA4~ kha raid __._ =--- - -3------5 perpetrated by the South African navy againet the port of Nsmibe. (Mr. Richter, German Demcctatic Republic) Mr. President, my delegation notes with satisfaction that a representative of free Africa is presiding over this important debate. May I congratulate you, sir, on the assumption of this high office and express my confidence that we all will profit from your great experience and your outstanding diplomatic skill. Let me alao extend our thanks to Ambassador James Victor Gbeho, the Permanent Representative of Ghana, for the exemplary manner in which he guided the work of the Council last month. Lately, the South African rt%gime has escalated its criminal acts of terror both againet the majority of its own population and against sovereign neighbouring States in such a way that outrage and indignation have been provoked the world over. At the same time, these machinations of the apartheid rdgime have, in many countries that are committed to peace and freedom , led to a new wave of sympathy and manifold solidarity with the just and bitter struggle of the peoples of South Africa and Namibia as well as of the African front-line States. An expreesion of this is that, especially these days, mighty demonstrations and other activities have taken place in connection with the tenth anniversary of the bloody Soweto massacre. Included in that spectrum of activities are also the measures and decfsionr taken by the united Nations Secwity Council, among them the adoption of your meseage, Mr. President, to the World Conference on Sanctions against Racist South Africa now being held in Paris , as weil a8 the statement of the Security Council made by you , Sir, on 12 June on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Soweto massacre. Under the agenda item dcmarded by Angola on 12 June 1986, the Council has again to deal with a particularly diegusting aspect of South Africa’s policy Of violence, namely, with the terrorism of South Africa and its violation of the (MC. Richter, German Democratic Republic) sovereignty and territorial integrity of the People’s Republic of Angola, with which the German Democratic Republic has close and friendly relations. With regard to the raid perpetrated by the south African navy against the port of Namibe on 8 June 1986, the German Democratic Republic takes the following position: By this brutal act of State terrorism, the racist dgime of apartheid has again trampled upon reccgnized norms of international law. As before, it has arrogantly disregarded world public opinion. There is no doubt that such a policy would not be possible without the open support given by the most aggressive circles of imperialism. The criminal attack against the People’s Republic of Angola unveils, once again, the policy of apartheid as the root-cause of the explosive situation in southern Africa. It once again illuotrates the peace-threatening character of South Africa’s aggressive policy and the resultant &angers to regional and international security. The German Derrocratic Republic resolutely condemns th& act of terror which is a link in the chain of 10 years of South Africa’s aggression against the People’s Republic of Angola. We reiterate our denum!l for the f&mediate discontinuation of political, economic and military interference by south Africa and other States in the internal affairs of Angola. The German Democratic Republic considers it inc9ispensable to curb without delay the cggressive actions of the apartheid dgime which, by means of war sna terror against independent states and peoples of the region, attempts to divert attention from its deep social crisis. (Mt. Richter, German DeFaoceat ic Republic) In a 0essage sent on 16 June 1986 to the Conference on Sanctions against Racist South Africa just opened in Paris, the Chairman of the Council of State of the German Democratic Republic declared that .The German Democratic Republic 0tmt resolutely conde0hs the apartheid r&gkne*s aggressive policy of deetabilization via-b-vi!, the.African neighbouring States, the illegal occupation of Namibia and the escalation of terror within South Africa itself. The German Democratic Republic call5 for the immediate discontinuation of the political, economic and military collusion of imperialist States and transnational corpotatione with the racist rW0e. CorPprehensive and mandatory eanctione against South Africa in accordance with Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter how are more imperative than ever before.’ (Mr. Richter, German Democratic I&public) Hy delegation holds the view that the speedy practical implementation oE the realistic prOgoSal8 made by the People’s R6prblic of Angola i5 appropriate to bring &cut a just, lasting and peaceful solution of the problems in tie region, including the question of Namibia. Also, in the future the German Democratic Republic will actively support and display solidarity with the struggle of the Peoplegs Republic of Angola against imperialist policies of aggreesion and diktat for ule consolidation of its national sovereignty, for peace and security. Pretoria’s political isolation has never been 80 strong as it is today. To make it even atrcnger, and to put an end at last to the inhumane fanaticism Of agrrtheid, should be the overriding concern of the Council at these meetings. In this cxmneation my desegation is well aware - and are tie reports about the preparation of massive military attacks by Pretoria against zambia not alarming enough? - that South Africa will use every conceivable means to postpone the end of the r8gine. which is &om6d by history. It must be prevented by all means. MY delegation expects the Security Council to a&pt decisions which centributa to further fncreao’3g 5.nternationsl pressure on South Africa. Only when the WOtld wcc6eds in halting ace and for all the policy of inutitutionalized racism and in paving the way for a democratic, non-racist an8 just society in South Africa will stability prevail throughout the region of southern Africa and the threat to international peace and Security emanating from it b6 banished. The PR!BIDENT (interpretation from French): I thank tha r6preSentetiVe Of the German Democratic &public for the kind words he addressed to me. The next speaker is the representative of Zambia. I invite him to take a place at the Council table and to make his statement. Mr. MEULA (Zambia): Mr. President, rosy I on behalf of the Iambian delegation thank you and the other metiers of the Security Counail for giviug me this opprtunity to particiwte in this important debate on the complaint of the Govermneut of the People’s I&public of Angola against racist South Africa. Before I go into the substams of the coqlaint before the Council, let me congratulate you, Sir, m your assuaption of the presidency of the mcurity Council for the month of &me. Your well knaJn diplmatic skills and the commitsent of your country to the eradication of the evil system of apartheid aesure us Of a successful outcome of this debate. I wish also to pay a deserved tribute to another illustrious son of Africa, mamadot Jams V. Gbeho of Gfiana, for the excellent manner in which he handled the dsliberatians of this Council during the pwnth of Hay. The Permmnt mpresentative of the People% WelplblPc of Angola has very ably put before the Geourity Council his corntry’s caaplaiht against racist &uth Africa concerning its armed attacks against Angola in the couth-western pwvince of Hadbe at dawn on 5 June 1986, in which it hit oil inatallatiohs and oatgo ships androred at the port of Natibe. Once again South Africa is engaged Pn its only contribution to our regiar - the perpetration of unprovdced acts of aggression and destahiliaation of the independent African asuntrfa in southern Afr lea. The raid on the People@8 ~&public of Angola caues ln the aftermath of the three araed attircke againet Botswana, Zimbabiee and my own awntk’y, Zambia, on 19 May 1986. Not only ham racist &uth Africa escalsted ita raids against its neighbours, but it has also increased its military aCtiVitie8 in the eOUt.hhern lxsts of Angola, helping the UNITA rebela against the Government of -mgola. This eeaalation of war by UNXTA rebel6 and racist Gouth Africa in Angola follws the infamous visit to the United States by Savirabi, a deapecado and an opportunist who is using the American militwy aid against his own wople. (Mr. Hfula, Zaubia) Xn South Aftica itaelf the racist rdgime continues to face mounting oppoeition to its obnoxious apartheid policy. Children, Sonm of them below the age of 10 years, have joined their elder brothers and Sisters and their parents in fighting apartheid despite the rdgime@s brutal methods of dealing with its opponents. The recent imposition of a state of emergency in the whole of South Africa attests to the rdgime’s desperate ways of araintaining its &erished goal, the lXeSeNati~ of white Supremacy ard the perpetual SuppreSeim of the black M jOCiW - in other worda, the status quo at any cast. The arrest, maimiWr torture and murder of innocent blaak South Afr icane who are committed to bringing about freedoor and justice in South Africa continues unabated. South Africa’s posture of State terror iem in defence of apartheid has brought about uhtold suffering amcmg the black South Africans and Nmibiana. x wish to reiterate that apartheid is the root cause of tension in South Africa and the entire southern African region. Apartheid south Africa thus continues to poee a SeriOUS threat to magianal and intern&ion81 peaoe and seaur ity. We are gravely concerned thct South African raids against the People’e Pegublio of Angola and the other countries of our region and its repression of the bl&ak majority seem to be inaufficient to cauSe son&~ - who are also permanent malpber 5 of this Council - to coneider the irnpositim of cofnpreheneive mandatory sanotions against that terrorist regime a.8 demanded by the oppressed people of South Aft ica and the internatioual community. mr reasom of which we are all bw&i;e - ~~~i~ IL- --L--L4- “&cI p&“mtib&“*. of YIOP. YLuaU.YY” m.wx.-“‘-- Lf-Ab.**-4r--r 4rCam-CI iwJ *J(Ih &frLCa - they have conveniently hidden behind the irrational reasoning that economic sanctions cannot be effective in bringing about vitive change in that troubled country* Yet they are the same countries that have used sanctions against other countries. If sanctions do not work, why oppose them so vehemently? (Mt. Mfula, Zambia) The only reraainiug peaceful aud effective my to pit pressure oh racist South Afrka is by the imposftioo of comprehensive aaudatory sauctfons. There is no peaceful and effective alternative. Policies of appeasement au& as so-called oonstructive engagenmt only serve to strengthen fhe tdgime*a reealve to further entrenoh apar theid. our call for sanctions is not just an earpty gesture, nor does it spring from a laok of objectivity f.n our part; it $6 a well thought out last resort after decades of fruitless effort8 to negotiate- South Africa has simply been intxansigent and aggressive. If anyone here can give us a better alternative to sanctlorhr ing about an end to apartheid, we will gladly go along with it, because c interest is the complete eraalcaticm of that evil system wbioh only uncivilised c .e can eegouse and aardone. (Mr. Mfula, Zambia) But such an alternative ought to be better than Vonsttuctive engagement”, which has been a dismal failure and has contributed to the suffering of the peoples of South Africa and Namibia. But since such an alternative does not exist, we are genuinely convincetl that only sanctions will do the trick. We hope that the Council will meet in the near future to consider the recommendations of the world Conference on Sanctions against South Africa, which is now in session in Paris. Its recommendations should not be treated with disdain but should serve as a basis for concrete action by the Council. South Africa is acting unt3er a delusion that its security lies in the repression of the black majority and attacking its neighbours; yet the simple truth - which does not even need common sense to realize - is that apartheid is Soutb Africa’s greatest enemy and not the people of South Africa or indeed the neighbouring countries. In the interest of peace and atability in southern Africa, we demand the irnmsdiate unconditional withdrawal of South Africa from Angola, the lifting of the state of emergency in South Africa, the unbanning of the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC), the unconditional release of all political Prisoners, the total eradication of apartheid and the immediate independence of Namibia in terms of Security Council resolution 435 (1978). The credibility of the Council and its members is at etake, because failure to act decisively to avert further suffering and an imminent catastrophe in South Africa will reflect badly on the United Nations as a whole. Aow can the Security Council - which under the Charter of the United Nations is the only organ charged with primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security - acquiesce in the apartheid eyetem of south Africa, which mote than ever poses a serious threat to international peace and security7 Let us all look at the problem as it is: apartheid is immoral and it must be eradicated without further delay. Bogus protestations by South Africa of a (Mr. Mfula, Zambia) communisL onslaught in the region are as imaginary as they are diversionary. The Security Council has an obligation to come to the defence of the oppressed people of South Africa. The Counofl has an obligation to take measures that will ensure the immsdiate eradication of apartheid, thus helping to bring about a secure political climate to enhance good-neighbourliness in southern Africa. That is indeed what must be done, and the time to do it is now. The PPESIDDNT (interpretation from FrenchIt I thank the representative of Zambia for the kind words he addressed to me. The next speaker ie the representative of Viet Wsm. I invite him to take a place at the Council table and to mske his statement. Mr. BUI WAN NHAT Wet Nam) : I should like to begin my statement on a happy note by saying how pleased I am to see you, Sir, such an able and experienced representative of a country with which we have enjoyed good and friendly relations, Preaiding over the work of the Council this month. That gives me reason to believe that the work of this boay will bs geared to success. I wLh also to extend my congratulations to Ambaesador Gbeho of Ghana for having fulfilled with style and devotion his responsibilities as President of the Council for May. Finally, I thsnk all the members of the Council for giving me the opportunity to take part in the work of the Council. On 5 June we witnessed a premeditated and unprovoked attack by the South African forces against the Angolan port of Nsmibe, the targets this time being unarmsd ships of the Soviet Union and Cuba, vhioh were anc’hored there and anlo& ina - -a- ~hn result was one ship sunk and tW others damaged. This is an open act of aggression and State terrorism on the part of the racist rdggfme of South Airica against Angola, a sovereign and peace-loving country. The attack is all the sore serious since it came only a few weeks after the raids by South African armed forces against other front-line States - Zimbabwe, Botswana and Zambia. These (Mr. Bui Xuan Nhat, Viet Nam) acts have further shown that t le south African apartheid regime is a constant factor of instability in the region. It ie notorious for its policy of internal euppression of the black majority and of war and aggrfMt!ion against the neighbouring countries. It has been condemned by the whole rorla for ita policy and practices. No one cm be SO naive a8 not to see that the Pretoria regime cannot act in total disregard of world public opinion without the support and protection provided by certain Western allies. To paraphrase an old saying, these allies are indeed the ones who pay the piper, and the tunes they call are those very amea attacks against the front-line States. This account8 for the veto votes cast over the draft resolution calling for sanctione against South Africa just three weeks ago. By a&using the veto power and by rendering partial sanctions ineffective, those Western countries concerned have expooed themselves a8 demagogues giving the racist rdgime a helping hand. The latest attack against Namibe ha8 a direct and an iuditect causative relation with such attitudes. The acts of aggression by the Pretoria racist regime again& Angola and other front-line States have further aggravated tension in southern Africa. They conetitute a atark violation of the united Nations Charter and international law and an insolent challenge to the entire international community. The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam strongly condemns these acts ad demands that South Africa put an immediate end to acts of piracy and destabilisation of the eituation tn the region. We urge the Security Council to adopt Strong measure8 - including tboae ..dAr nLll.rr “VI *m LL r-k--b-r - ur4rr4. ckr rnmrc.kr4l wL4lu -0 m-I..&8 amw4rr “...a”* r..ryrur -a* “I C..Y W..YIbY. --“-..‘L -.*..a “p-s S.-“-w s ..‘J-.‘.U ..I “VIC.. .*a,--““. On 10 June the Foreign Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet lam iesuea a statement strongly condemning South Africa for it8 acts of aggression againfit Angola. The statement read8 in part as follows: l Thie is a new escalation of sggreseion and evidence of State terroriem taken by the apartheid regime of South Africa , a tool of imperialism against the independence, sovereignty, peace and security of all African nations. 9he people and the Government of Viet Nun strongly condemn these acts of aggression by the South African authoritiee against Angola and demand that it put an end to its acts of piracy, stop lending a hand to the UNITA bandits and respect the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Angola and other countries. .The Vietnamese people and Government reaffirm their militant solidarity with and full support for the just struggle of the Angolan and other southern Africa peoples for defending their national independence and sovereignty and elirtnating apartheid to its very roota.”

I thank the representative of Viet Nam for the kind words he addressed to me. There are no futther Prpeakers on uy list for this meeting. The next meeting of the Security Council to continue consideration of the item on its agenda will b held tomorrow, 18 June, at 3 p.m. I understand that a provisional draft resolution is being prepared, the text of vhich will be made available to member6 Of the Council this afternoon. I hope that at our meeting tomorrow we shall be able t0 proceed to the vote on the draft resolution. The meeting rose at 1 p.m.