UN General Assembly
1982

271. Uruguay will firmly support any action designed to bring about peace in the Middle East. That is consistent with our position. It should be brought about through agreements negotiated among the parties involved without violence and with justice so as to guarantee all parties the possibility of living within safe and recognized boundaries in accordance with international law and the relevant resolutions of the Security Council. 272. In that spirit we are participating in the Sinai multinational peace-keeping force, and we are ready to co-operate in various actions to be undertaken in order to consolidate and broaden the process leading to a just and lasting peace in the region, regardless of extraneous interests and destabilizing factors. 273. Equally it bears repeating here that the objective of peace in the Middle East presupposes the existence and recognition of the State of Israel and its right and the right of other nations not to be attacked. Of course it is also necessary for the international community to understand the legitimate aspirations of the [people of Palestine to have a territory in