UN General Assembly
1982

abandon the notion that brute force is the only way to achieve peace and security. The senselessness of the massacre can serve only to intensify the cycle of violence, suspicion and bitterness. 343. My Government is convinced that the dispersal of the Palestinians or the resort to exterminating them cannot provide a solution to the problems of the Middle East. Only recognition of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people to a State of their own will lead to a lasting peace in that region. Additionally, there must be a return to the pre-1967 borders and all States in the region must be willing to recognize the right of each and all to live in peace within secure boundaries. 344. In this regard, my Government supports initia¬tives aimed at the restoration of the sovereignty of Lebanon and calls for the urgent reconstruction of that war-torn country. 345. Turning to the Kampuchean question, my Government believes that no effective solution to the problems in that troubled country can be achieved without a just and lasting political