UN General Assembly
2010

relevant. The Holy See encourages all parties involved in settling various ongoing controversies, in particular those with respect to the Korean peninsula and the Persian Gulf region, as well as adjoining regions, to carry out an honest in-depth dialogue that would be able to harmoniously reconcile all rights of the nations concerned. The recent terrible natural catastrophes in Pakistan add to the difficulties caused by conflicts that have beset that region. In addition to the humanitarian response, which must be generous, and other associated measures, there must also be a broader effort at mutual and deeper understanding of the causes of the hostilities. Moreover, genuine dialogue, trust and generosity in putting aside peripheral or short-term interests are the way to achieve a lasting solution to the conflict between the State of Israel and the Palestinians. Dialogue and understanding among the various parties involved is also the only way to achieve reconciliation in Iraq and Myanmar, for example, as well as to resolve ethnic and cultural problems in Central Asia and the regions of the Caucasus and to calm recurring