UN General Assembly
1982

Palestinian people to establish its own State. We must also refer to the question of Lebanon. After the trials that this nation has experienced, the international community must see to it that Lebanon enjoys full sovereignty, eliminating from its territory all foreign military forces regardless of the pretext that may be used for remaining there, and restoring to it, as an independent country, complete control and jurisdiction over its territory. In other words, Lebanon should be allowed to exercise all the attributes of a sovereign State, capable of rejecting foreign intervention or occupation. El Salvador, which does not and never will permit interference by foreign troops in its territory, supports any international initiative designed to enable Lebanon, as a free and independent State, to achieve its political unity and territorial integrity. The agenda of this session of the General Assembly again includes the question of Cyprus, which has been debated for many years. Thus the international community is justly concerned over reaching a definitive agreement. We have taken note with satisfaction of the