UN General Assembly
1982

in dealing with the fundamental issue of the future of the Palestinian people. The Government of Haiti remains firmly convinced that Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) provide the basis for an overall settlement of the Middle East problem. The Haitian Government believes that the search for peace necessarily involves all of Israel's neighbors recognizing and respecting its right to exist within secure and recognized borders. Likewise we believe that there can be no question of challenging the right of the Palestinian people to real self-determination within a physical, legal and administrative framework that is in keeping with its legitimate aspirations. Latin America is also going through a turbulent period, and there is an atmosphere of uncertainty because of the consequences of the conflict relating to the Malvinas Islands and the difficult situation in Central America. The recent war in the South Atlantic and the bloodshed it involved highlighted the remnants of a way of life that has clearly passed. Indeed it placed a severe strain on the peace of