UN General Assembly
1988

Although there are glimmers of hope on the horizon with regard to some situations of concern to the international community, it is regrettable to note the lack of progress with regard to the Middle East, that other burning hotbed of tension and concern, the core of which remains the Palestinian problem. The deterioration of the situation in the occupied territories is becoming increasingly disturbing and dominates events in that part of the world. Chad, for its part, has always supported the cause of the Palestinian people, as was made clear in the statement made at the most recent summit conference in Kuwait by His Excellency Al-Hadj Hissein Habre, President of Chad, when he said: "The Republic of Chad expresses· its solidarity with the legitimate struggle of the Palestinian people and, accordingly, we support the idea of an international conference under the auspice· of the United Nation."