UN General Assembly
1982

196. Like the Middle East, the African continent continues to be an arena of strife and conflict that threaten its political stability and impede its economic progress. The Middle East is plagued by an aggressive and racist Zionist regime, while the African continent is plagued by a similar racist regime that is still being imposed on the people of South Africa and Namibia despite all the international attempts to find a just and honorable solution to their problems. 197. Kuwait reiterates its support for and solidarity with the people of Namibia in their just struggle and with the black majority in South Africa as it struggles against the policies of discrimination and apartheid being pursued by the white minority in that country . We salute and support the front-line States and SWAPO for their political perseverance in attempting to find a peaceful settlement to the problem of Namibia. We also condemn the perverted methods used by the racist regime in South Africa in its attempts to obstruct a peaceful settlement to that problem. Kuwait would also urge the Western