serious will on the part of Hanoi to negotiate or to discuss the
implementation of successive UN resolutions based on ICK
principles.
Much has been made of Vietnam's declared intention,
announced last year, to withdraw all its forces from Cambodia by
1990.
Some partial withdrawals have already taken place, but
the overall strength of Vietnam's occupation force has remained
much the same. Resolutions endorsed by this Assembly have
called upon Vietnam to withdraw its forces immediately from
Cambodia. This should remain our aim. Talk by Hanoi of a 1990
withdrawal date should in no way serve to legitimise a
Vietnamese military presence in Cambodia until then. The
Vietnamese Government have no right to put a timetable on the
restoration of Cambodia's independent status. We support the
efforts made by the Secretary-General, his representatives and
the Ad Hoc Committee of the International Conference on
Kampuchea to persuade Hanoi to agree to a settlement in
accordance with resolutions adopted by the United Nations. Any
settlement would inter alia need to include guarantees against
Vietnamese forces re-entering Cambodia after their withdrawal.
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