UN General Assembly
1987

Now can we fail to express once again our concern over the interminable war between Iran and Iraq. Recent developments in the conflict do indeed strengthen our belief that the United Nations, through the Security Council in particular, should bring its full authority to bear to limit the threat of a general outbreak and to bring about a cessation of the fighting and lead the two parties to have recourse to the means of peaceful settlement of their dispute. Some months ago information was made available about an imminent complete withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan, but this has not yet been confirmed in fact. On the contrary, the military situation in that country has worsened and the political situation seems to be deadlocked judging by the state of the negotiations in Geneva. It is high time for the resolutions adopted by this Organization during the last eight years to be taken into consideration so that the people of Afghanistan may finally exercise their right freely to determine their own future. ,