UN General Assembly
1990

We are convinced that the present violence is not in the last interests of the people of South Africa and that its persistence will only play into the hands of those elements in that society who are bent on preserving the status quo of apartheid. These elements should not be allowed to succeed in their aims to plunge the people of South Africa - the majority of whom are peace-loving and well prepared to accept a sew dispensation - into such unnecessary bloodshed. The tine must cone soon for our southern African region to reject the use of violence as a means of resolving political differences. Peace and political stability should be allowed to prevail in our region so as to enable southern Africa fully to exploit its vast potential for economic development. It is accordingly heartening to note that there are now improved prospects for bringing an end to the military conflicts in Angola and Mozambique, which have caused untold human suffering and wanted destruction of vital infrastructural facilities in these countries.