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1980-09-24
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  1. “The agreement on oil supplies and financial facilities recently signed by President Jose Lopez Portillo of Mexico and President Luis Herrera Campins of Venezuela is part of the broader effort at a worldwide rationalization of energy which was proposed by the President of Mexico. We believe that this type of concrete action, however limited and modest, may provide real solutions and may reduce the possibilities of confrontation and conflict which exist in that region. 20.”

    1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)

  2. “We can only express our hope that those formulas which reveal statesmanlike vision, as in the case of the present assistance of the Government of the United States to the Government of National Reconstruction of Nicaragua or the wise decision not to intervene militarily at the time Somoza was overthrown may extend to other parts of the region. What happened in Nicaragua is the best proof of the fact that if a people is allowed to decide its own fate without outside interference from one side or another, the solution it will find will be the best one not only for it but for the international community as a whole. 19. In the economic field Mexico has tried to help in the solution of the serious problems which are faced by countries of the area.”

    1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)

  3. “This approach has enabled Mexico to maintain and develop close relations with all the peoples of Central America and the Caribbean, in particular with those which have been or could be subjected to a certain degree of isolation. The constant dialogue with those countries, at the very highest level, despite the obvious differences between the political, economic and social systems of Mexico and some of theirs, has led to a better understanding based on mutual trust and respect. In brief, we understand the political process under way, we respect it and we have therefore adjusted to the new situation which obtains in the region. 18. The Government of Mexico is hopeful about indications that other countries also are seeking formulas along those lines.”

    1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)

  4. “As a guide to our action, we have taken the following considerations into account: first, recognition that the new situation obtaining in' the area is the result of the legitimate struggle of peoples to change archaic and anachronistic structures of power and domination; secondly, defence of the right of peoples to choose the form of political, economic and social organization best suited to their aspirations; thirdly, full respect for the principle of non-interference: and, fourthly, open dialogue with all countries of the area. These struggles of peoples cannot be considered as part of an ideological or political competition among the superpowers. Further still, the military presence of those Powers in the region, in whatever form, merely contributes to increasing tension. 17.”

    1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)

  5. “The struggle of some peoples of Central America and the Caribbean to free themselves from tyrannies or to change obsolete economic and social structures has contributed to bringing about a new political situation in that area, to which not all countries interested in the area have been " able to adjust. 15. Mexico has followed these developments closely with concern, but also with optimism: with concern because the increase of internal tensions in that part of the world cannot but affect us; with optimism because there are real prospects which enable us to think that such tensions can be limited and that there could be. a positive outcome if the major Powers decided not to distort the natural historical process. 16. The policy of the Government of Mexico ill that area has precisely been aimed at contributing to the reduction of tension.”

    1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)

  6. “The revolutionary struggles of peoples to shed dictatorial yokes and to choose an internal system suited to their aspirations are viewed and appraised in the context of a global ideological and political struggle which distorts the natural expression of the rational forces at play, through the assistance which the major Powers give to the faction which comes the closest to their global political and strategic interests. This has taken place in all continents but, of course, Mexico is particularly concerned when it takes place in Central America and the Caribbean. 14.”

    1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)

  7. “The major Powers demand respect for their spheres of influence as if that were a right, and they even invade them, forgetting that the inhabitants of those areas are the only ones who have the right to self-determination and that geographic proximity does not create any rights or confer on others a mandate to defend the areas from real or imaginary dangers. and particularly not the right to intervene in the settlement of their domestic problems. 13.”

    1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)

  8. “This new conviction was to be the basis for the SALT III negotiations, to be held for the purpose of finally undertaking a process of gradual and balanced arms reduction. Peace, fragile and precarious in the 1950s, seemed to become ever stronger. 11. Today, everything has changed. Suddenly, and without any apparent motive, the difficult achievements of the last 20 years seem to be fading away. The dialogue has stopped or has assumed harder tones. The military balance in Central Europe is being questioned, with the emplacement of nuclear weapons in that region. The future of the SALT 11 Treaty is undecided. Even worse. the clearly absurd and dangerous thesis is advanced that there can be victors in a nuclear conflict. I believe that if a nuclear war were to occur, the survivors would envy the fate of the dead. 12.”

    1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)

  9. “Relations between the superpowers, never friendly, had nevertheless reached a level which made it possible for them to agree either specifically or tacitly on a number of issues in different fields, including the political and military; that had a decisive stabilizing effect throughout the world. Mankind was very hopeful when the SALT II Treaty was signed, an agreement which, in spite of its limitations, was perhaps for the first time in history a serious attempt to put an end to the senseless and continuous arms escalation. That agreement meant, above all, that Governments had finally come to realize what the people already knew, that is, that the increase and improvement of weapons by one party irrevocably led to an escalation by another and that that, far from strengthening the real security of anyone, actually weakened it.”

    1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)

  10. “Relations among European countries had become stable, especially since the normalization of relations between the Federal Republic of Germany, on the one hand, and the German Democratic Republic and the other countries of Eastern Europe, on the other, so much so that active and fruitful cooperation in all areas had been initiated in that region, one which only a few years earlier had been the most dangerous centre of tension. It would seem that an objective basis for peace, reconciliation and security had been established, one which was specifically embodied in the Helsinki Final Act,' which led to prospects of broader cooperation and even a reversal in the stockpiling of weapons in Central Europe. 10.”

    1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)

  11. “It has so far been possible to prevent internal crises from degenerating into international conflicts or the latter from becoming generalized, even though all these crises are fraught with serious dangers. 8. The most serious aspect of this situation is that it has led to a new climate of tension and antagonism and of attitudes that can be termed hostile and even belligerent. This new climate has brought about not only a halt to, but also a clear reversal of the process of detente, which had steadily gained strength during the last two decades. 9.”

    1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)

  12. “In so doing, we believe that we have reflected the wish of the international community as a whole and, at the same time, fulfilled our responsibility as Members of the Organization. 6. We are, of course, aware of the attempts at mediation being undertaken in other forums and we wish them every success; but that does not absolve the Security Council from discharging its primary duty of maintaining peace. 7. The international situation has worsened considerably in the past year and a half. New dangerous international hotbeds of tension have appeared, threatening peace in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, Central America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and even Europe, where the situation had been stable for several years.”

    1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)

  13. “On the occasion of its recent admission to membership of the Organization, we wish to welcome the young Republic of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with which we are linked geographically by bonds which are destined to become even stronger in the future. 4. Several weeks ago, at the eleventh special session, we expressed our delight at the admission of Zimbabwe to membership of the Organization. 5. We cannot at this time fail to refer to the conflict between Iraq and Iran, which is causing us the greatest anxiety. The United Nations, and the Security Council, must attempt forthwith to find a just solution. That is why Norway and Mexico have requested a formal meeting of the Security Council to allow it to exercise the authority vested in it under the Charter.”

    1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)

  14. “I should like first of all to extend my sincerest congratulations to the President of the General Assembly on his election to this important post. The Permanent Representative to the United Nations of a great country, the Federal Republic of Germany, which with Mexico maintains very close relations of friendship and fruitful cooperation, Mr. von Wechmar has on the basis of his personal qualifications gained the admiration and the respect of all. 2. I also wish to greet the President of the thirty-fourth session, Mr. Salim Salim, whom I congratulate on his brilliant performance not only at the preceding session of the Assembly but also during the special sessions that were convened during his term of office. 3.”

    1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)