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UN ASSEMBLY SESSION -- TAKE 12
Posting Date: 10/09/89 Copyright UNITEX Communications, 1989
UNITEX Network, USA ISSN: 1043-7932
The President of the Assembly then called on those
representatives who wished to speak in explanation of vote.
Mr. TAKHTERAVANCHI (Iran) said he had voted in favour to express
support for the heroic uprising of the Palestinian people. To
eradicate the brutal practice being inflicted on the Palestinian
people, international measures must be broadened in all occupied
territories. His country had never recognized the "Zionist
entity". In light of that, he wished to place on the record his
reservations about the voting on the resolution.
Mr. WATSON (United States) said that the position of his
Government was well known. He called for restraint on the part
of both the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Israel,
adding that while Israel must act within Geneva protocols, he
recognized its need to maintain order.
He urged dialogue and negotiations, saying that that alone would
lead to settlement of the conflict. The resolution was
one-sided and did not help alleviate the situation. Such
resolutions "poisoned the atmosphere".
Important negotiations leading to elections in conformance with
Security Council resolutions 242 and 338, were now underway, he
said.
YVES FORTIER (Canada) said he had voted in favour to support the
principle that Canada had always supported. He believed the
Geneva Convention was a fundamental instrument of international
law that must always be applied. The violation of the
Convention by the Israeli authorities was not acceptable.
However, he regretted that the text contained unhelpful
elements. The violence had not been one-sided.
FERNANDO CISTERNAS (Chile) said that his delegation voted in
favour of the resolution although it thought that it did not
preserve the necessary balance. Chile considered that the
resolution should have included a generalized condemnation and
should have appealed to all parties concerned without
distinction.
Mr. GRONDAL (Iceland) referred to the statement of the Foreign
Minister of Iceland before the General Assembly on 4 October
urging negotiation and restraint from violence. Iceland
supported the 10-point plan of President Mubarak of Egypt and
welcomed the advent of elections in the occupied territory.
PETER STEPHEN WILENSKI (Australia) said that he had voted in
favour because it was consistent with the long-standing concern
about violations of human rights by the Israeli authorities.
There were aspects of the resolution, however, that were not
balanced. There should be not only an understanding of the
situation in the territories, but of the historical situation in
which Israel found itself, one of 41 years of violence.
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