UN General Assembly
1982

The crisis which is unsettling the Horn of Africa is not likely to foster unity and cohesion in our continent but, rather, to perpetuate permanent tension. We venture to hope that the two fraternal countries will finally come to the negotiating table to find a peaceful solution to their dispute. As regards the situation in the Middle East, many initiatives have been undertaken by the international community, but unfortunately they have not been followed up in a promising way because of the warlike attitude of the State of Israel. Everyone is convinced that the outcome of this conflict, which has been of concern to peoples who cherish peace and freedom for more than a quarter of a century, rests on the implementation of the resolutions of the Organization. This involves the evacuation by the Jewish State of ail Arab and Palestinian territories which it occupies; the exercise by the Palestinian people of its inalienable rights to self-determination and the establishment of an independent and sovereign State in its own homeland; the recognition of the Palestine Liberation