UN General Assembly
1982

nations, as reflected in the resolution and the Declaration of the International Conference on Kampuchea, has denied legitimacy to the aggres¬sor, has stiffened and heartened patriotic resistance to foreign occupation and encouraged the various resistance factions to unite their efforts under the leadership of Prince Norodom Sihanouk. Thus, the aggressor has not been allowed to enjoy the fruits of its actions. 211. The position of my delegation on the other questions on the agenda of this session will be enun¬ciated when these items are considered by the General Assembly. 212. All the conflicts which the Assembly was con¬sidering when we last met are still with us today. The new wars in the South Atlantic and Lebanon have shown us how quickly and unexpectedly violence and turmoil can spread. Every day newspaper headlines and the television screen bring the terrible carnage into every home. 213. While these events have captured the attention of the world, an economic crisis, no less lethal In its effects on people, has been spreading through the world. One symptom of this