UN General Assembly
2014

should play its rightful role, and we support its efforts to take action in response to the demands of Palestine and the League of Arab States. Negotiations on the Iranian nuclear issue have entered a crucial stage. All the parties should display good faith, continue their efforts in a spirit of mutual respect, equality, collaboration and accommodation, and work hard on the most difficult issues, so that a win-win agreement that is comprehensive, fair and balanced is arrived at as soon as possible. The two sides of the conflict in South Sudan should establish a ceasefire immediately, organize an active political dialogue that addresses the interests of the people in South Sudan in general and, through the mediation of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, work with all the country’s ethnic groups and parties to speedily reach a fair and balanced solution and achieve national reconciliation and ethnic unity. South Sudan is the youngest Member of the United Nations. The South Sudanese people deserve a life of hope and vitality, not the devastation caused by conflicts and wars.