Economic and Social Council	Distr. GENERAL
		E/CN.4/1994/SR.8 9 February 1994 Original: ENGLISH

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QUESTION OF THE VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES, INCLUDING PALESTINE (agenda item 4) ( continued) (E/CN.4/1994/9, 12 , 13 and 14; 96 and 98; A/48/96, 278 and 557)

THE RIGHT OF PEOPLES TO SELF-DETERMINATION AND ITS APPLICATION TO PEOPLES UNDER COLONIAL OR ALIEN DOMINATION OR FOREIGN OCCUPATION (agenda item 9) ( continued) (E/CN.4/1994/22 and 23; A/48/385)

1. Mr. AKHUND (Pakistan) said that his delegation wished to associate itself with all those that had expressed their hopes for the success of the peace talks between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). The historic Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements was an important step forward but many obstacles still remained and a peaceful settlement could only be reached if the Palestinians were enabled to exercise their right to self-determination.

2. A just and honourable settlement would be a major factor in ensuring peace and stability in the Middle East. His delegation urged the Commission to remain actively engaged in the peace process until a comprehensive settlement had been reached. Acts of brutality against the Palestinian people must cease and all the Arab territories occupied in 1967 liberated for stability to return to that region of the world.

3. Mr. BENHIMA (Observer for Morocco) ...

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5. In the Middle East, the mutual recognition of the PLO and Israel and the signature of the Declaration of Principles constituted a turning point in the history of the region. His Government hoped that that first decisive step would be followed by the conclusion of an agreement on the modalities for its implementation and by progress in other bilateral negotiations. It was essential to reach a generally acceptable settlement that restored all the rights of the Palestinian people, including its inalienable right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent State, and secured the withdrawal of Israel from all the Arab occupied territories, in accordance with Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973) and 425 (1978).

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