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Letter dated 22 April 19TT from the permanent Representatives of 9gqa a.nd lrozambrque to the Unj.ted i\ations addTessed to the 0n instructions from our respective Governments, we have the honou_r to transmit to you as an annex to this letter the comprete text of the joint conmuniqu6 signed by H.E. 1vtx. Se.nora i'4ois6s Machel, presid.ent of the peopler s RepubJ-ic of l'{ozsmbique, and Dr. Fidel castro Ruz, pxesident of the councif of state of the Republic of Cuba, d.uring Dr. Castrols visit tc the peonl ers RenDhtio nf i{6 za,al j qus on 23 llarch l977 . -trie
should be grateful if you lroulrl General Assembly document under item 50
(signea) Ricarclo ALAac6N DIt eUESADA
ci'culate this conmuniqu6 as an official of the prelininary 1ist.
Ambassador, Permanent Representative
of the lepubfic of Cuba to ttre United I,lations
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(SrI:rcLlJ Josa C :r1os I( EO A,ffi6Eliaor, Permanent Representative of Lhe Peoplets Repunlic of \.ozambique to tlic Ur:itcd ilations
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At the invitation of cor:,rade sauora l,Iacher, president of rRrLrMO and of the of Mozanbique conmander-in-chi ef Fider!'irst secretary of the central connittee of the"conrnunist party of cuba andcastro, president of the Councif of State of the Republic of Cuba, aceoilpanied by a pa^rty and Government delegation' nade a visit of friendship to tne reopre,s Republic of Mozarnbique from 2I t,o ?3 Ylarch agIT, Peoplers Bepublic
Conrade Castro and his delegation lrere enthusiasti ca].J_y received by the peopl_e of Mozambique, who thus gave expression to the close solidarity and. friendship uniting them with the Cuban peopl-e. This demonstration of frilndship attested to the deep respect and esteen of the people of l4ozanbique for Comradealso Caslro.
During the visitJ conrade castro mingled with the working at :rndustrial agricultural centres and spoke at a mass demonstration heldmasses in a subuxban d'istrict' The two leaders hefd detaifed conversations on bilateral relations a.nd on the situation in southern Africa and Latin America.
and-
Thls exchange of yiews took pface in an atmosphere of close con_radeship, understanding and sofidarity stemming fron the fraternal feelings and politica"l and ideologieal harmony betrreen the ivo parties and fTom relations forled in the conmon struggle against inperialism ald the exploitation of nan by manl During the conversations, Conrrade Castr:o, First Secretary of the Centraf comndttee of the communist party of cuba and presldent of the council of state of the Republic of Cuba, was accompanied by the follol,ring delegation: osmany cienfuegos, member of the centra]- conmittee of the conmunist party of cuba, Secretary of the Council of ljinisters and of its Executive Conmittee; 'r9sg I' Naranjo, member of the centrar- cornnittee of the conmunist Farty of cuba, Minister of Food Industry; Brigadier-General Jos6 Abra.ntes, member of ihe Central cornnittee of the cornmuni st party of cuba, rirst Deputy Minister of the Mlnistry the rnterior; Brigadier-Generar ulises Rosales del Toro, member of the central of con:mittee of the conmunist party of cuba; Rafir va1d6s viv6" nenber of the centrarconrnittee of the conmunist party of cuta, Head of the troreign Affairs Deparrmen-[ of the central cormittee; Brigadier-Generar victor shueg colas; Brigadier-General Ran6n Espinosa Martin; Jos6-J4, i!'riyar Barruecos, Deputy to tne r{ationa.l Asser'b-Iy of Peoplers Power, and l.{artin Mora, Cuban Anbassador to Mozambique. Cornrade Samora l.fois6s Machel, president of FRELIMO and of the peoplers of Mozambique, was accompanied by the folloving delegation: lepublic Joaquin chissano, member of the pernanent political conmittee of the central
connittee of FRELTT{. }{inister for Foreign Affairs; Mario de Gracia l4achungo(nn ' porit ica-r connitiee of the of the Permanent " cor nittee of l-F rMOr Minister of rrade and rndustry; Jos6 oscar ir{onteiro,centrar member of the secretariat of member
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l4inister of state in the office of the President; cre.ia s.im]r.ine member of the Central Comnittee of FRELII'{O, lvlinister of Education and Culture; Julio Carilho' member of the Central Conmittee of FRELIMO ' lvfiniste-r of Pubfic Works and liousing; Luis Bernardo Ho '/ana' teputy Director of the Ports nxecutive Office of the Presid-ency; -A.-lc 6ntaro Santos' National Director of and Railways; and Jo6,o Baptista Cosme, Director of International Co-operation in the Ministry of Development and Economic ?lanning. Both sides reaffirmed their corutritment 1ro the strengthening and d-evelopr0ent of frlenoship betveen lliozambique and Cuba, r'rhich furthers the interests of both parties, peoples and Governments and serves to strengthen the r,rorld-wide anti-imperial i st front as well as peace and security between peoples'
the central conmittee of
I'RELII,IO,
Both sides are pleased at the strengthening of fraternal refations and co-operation betreen FRELIMO and the Communist Party of Cuba, r'rhi ch stem from the proletarian internat ionali sr0 by which we are guided and f]!om the total comnitment of our parties, peoples and Covernments to the cause of sociafist revolution ' They reaffirmed -uheir full support fo.r the establi shnent of peace and equaliLy in the vorld and for the developrnent of the struggle of the working classes for the elirnination of colonialisrn" the liquidation of the exploitation of nan by man, the destruction of apartheid, racism and zionism, and the intensification of the battfe
against inperialism.
They were, on the whole, pleased at the effarts being nade by the developing nnlni.ripq .in thF qt?rrop.le to establish a ner,r world social and economic order vhich
r.,jr'l a a-^h^ri r 161.a-^-rrFnt enri rl'e l"tel 1-being of peoples on tne basis of rrfJ -'^m^1 lrrv4eve r.ha ntec nr' qanrrr.ir w n'i ' pr Ttrqner'l non -in1, erferen ce in internal affairs, ur rE }Jf rrrl r}rrr ^r.rn.r and mutual benefit. They recognized that the ties of friendship arid co-operation betlreen lhe tr.Io peoples recluired further developnent in a nimber of l'ie1ds, especially in the educat ional, cu1tural, scientificr economic and technical sectors andu rnost particularly, in the fishery and sugar industries'
First secretary of the central Connittee of the conmunist Party of cuba informed the leaders of the Party and Government of the ?eople?s Republic of Mozambique of lfhat was being done in the Repub.lic oT Cuba to promote econoinic development and improve the vell-being of the popular masses and of his conmitnent to co-operaticn betveen peoples in accordance vith the historic resolutions adopted .i r.r.a Fi rci cnnrr?a|rq rf rfa onnmrrn;cl p'rtw nf Cuba. He ernphasized in that connexion the Cuban peoplers spirit of nlilitant solidarity vith the liberation si.rn,,rl ,- nf- thc neonle of Anp'ola. a.nd the consistent supporL gi ven to Lhe naLionaf reconstruction of the Peoi:le's Republic of Angola and to the consolidation of its The
independence.
President Samora ltois6s Machel inforned Fidel Castro, the First SecTetaTy of tl^a c^nrr niqt Pqrrv nf r'.-ho ^f 1.rra .rn.'.enl. cf cacks on the PeopLet s Republic of Ivlo zambi que by the minority racist r6gime in Rhodesia. Those attacks, said
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President Samora, rqere a continuation of the attacks which that r6gime, in co-operation r^rith the Portuguese colonial-ists, had carried out against the FRELIi\{O fighters and Lhe innocent, defenceless !,eople of Mozafibique during the strugg-Le for
national liberation.
President Semora Mois5s Machef alsc informed the First Secretary of the coamr.rnist Party of Cuba of rhe devel-opment of Lhe revolutionary process in bhe context of the establishment of peoplets demccTatic power in i'{o zambi que and of the results of the Third Cong?ess of FFELIMO, whose decisions included the establishment of a vanguard party based on the $rorker-peasant alliance and guided by the
principles of
Marxi sm-Lenini sn.
President Samora described the process of nationa] reconstructj.on and
empnasized Lhe increase in ourput and producr ivi ty in al1 sectors, attaching particu-Lar importa.nce to agriculture, which was the basis of the Mozambican economy, anci to industry, which lent that Lconor.y its dynamisn. He also emphasized the importance of establishing cornmunal settlements and agricultural producti.on co-op€ratives and of organizing the proletariat in production councits as a form of collective plarning and leadership which will promote the countryrs economic and social development,
The Firsr Secreta.ry of che ConaunisL Party of Cuba then expressed revulsion, indignation and vigorous cond.ernnation i{ibh regard to the repeated acts of aggression coaroltted by the r:acist Satisbury r6gine against the Peopl-ers Republic of i'{ozambique. tle praised the hel-oisn and fighLing spirit of the people of Mozambique, who, under the .leadership of FRET,II'IO their vanguard party, were " alr,ray s able to repel Lhe eremy and. conplelely thwarr his designs.
Fjdel Castro, the First Secretary of rhe
ConruunisL Parry
of Crba,
expressed
nf tl^e Third C.rd-Fss of FRELII,{O and ar rhe historic -lF,c,.-F decisions taken by the Congress to prornote the cveation of the naterial and ideologica-L base -for Lhe buildinf of social ism. 'L lha l-.l4inr
Both sides', in analysing the internaLions-L situation, noted progress had lron significant victories in their staugSle against exploi Labior and o:lre s s ion.
that the forces of ail forms of
leferring to the situation on the African continent, they noted that the attainment of independence by Mazambique Angola, Guinea-Bissau" Cape Verde and " t,o che an b j -colonialist , anLi -imperialist Sac Tome and Principe had given new vigour fronL in ir,s fighL for peace, progress and denocracy, for a new economic anq social order and for the efiroination of the exploitation of man by man. r-'--^+: orru uuur46 e ar the vife murder of -'lrluf6rr4uru! Msrien Ngouabi, President or' -r,he Congolese Labolrr Party a.nd of tne Peo_ofers Republic of lhe Congo, a valiant, dedicated anti-imperialist fighter, and vigorously condernned that barbaric act, vhich sholed the desperation of the raoribund forces of reaction in the pay of internarional capiLalism. vhich was opposed to the freedono EnJ.h
sidc"E
of peoples.
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The Peopl-ers Republic of iqoza.nbique and the Republic of Cuba condenned the aggression coomirted oy inperialisn against the Peoplers Republic of Benin in sn effort to set up a neo-colonialist r6gir0e,
They also condenned the constant aggression being cornrnitted against the Peoplc's 3epublic of Angola" the Republic of Botswana and the Republic of Zambi.a by the racist Salisbury and Pretoria r6gines and expressed ful"l solldarity nith the struggle being waged by the peoples of those countries.
Both sides greet the victories won by the people of Zimbabl,te under the leadership of the Patriotie Front, which are forcing the eneny to resort to divisive tactics for the purpose of gaining tine in the hope of achieving a neo-colonia1 sol-ution, They xeaffirr0 their totaf support for the arned liberation struggle of Zinbabwe, which is the only r^/ay that national- independence can be won. The Peoplets Republic of llozambique and the Republic of Cuba noted the successes achieved by the people of Namlbia in the struggle against the cofonial rule of the racist, expansionist South Afr.ican r6gime, vhich, i-n total- d.efiance of the various of the United Nations General Assenbly and Security persisting in the systematic practice of vioJ-ence, oppression and the Council, is "esolutions
crudest divisive tactics.
unconditj.ona"l support
of tianibia.
for
In that connexion, they reaffirmed their tota"l and the only legitinate representative of the people
SWAPO,
Both sides voiced outrage at the apartheid, repression and terror practised by racist the Vorster r6gime against the South Aflican peopfe and expressed solidarity with and fuIl support for ANC, which has nobifized and led the popu.lar masses of South Africa in preparation for the final- assauft on oppression, exploitation and the policy of I'Bantust anizat ion " , Both sides reaffirmed their suppo-rt for the sLruggle oll the people Western Sahara for sel f-det erminat ioII and freedon.
of the
Both sides, noting that the forces of imperialism were seeking to perpetuate theiT ruJ.e in the Territory of Djibouti and their occupation of the island of idayotte in the Couoros, demaJlded the unconditional withdrawal of foreign forces
frcil those territories.
tsoth sides carefully aaalysed the siLuation in the Indian ocean, condenrned the existence of inperial-ist ni.litary bases in that area and reaffirmed their advocaey of its transformation into a zone of leace. The People'gs Republic of Mozaflbique and the Republic of Cuba, in reviewing the situation in Latin Americao noted that the peoptes of that Tegion had achieved successes in their struggle against imperialisn. Eoth sides expressed ourrage ar the bfoody Pinochet r6gime in Chi1e" condemned the occupation of the territory of Puerto Rico by United States irnperialisn, Teaffirmed their solidarlty with the peop.le of Puerto Rico, and expressed their support for the peop-Le and Government of Panama in their struggle to regain sovereignty over the Canal Zone, which is ill,ega1ly and. inproperly occupied by the United States.
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The ?eople's Republic of Mozanbique, noting that the Republic of Cuba is being to an economic blockade by the United States, $hich is an open, intol"erable affront to the Cuben people's right to economic independ-ence and an encToach4ent on its sovereignty, denand s the imnediate termination of that bfockade.
subjected
The Peoplers Republic of Mozambique and the Republic of Cuba condenn the occupation of Palestine and of Arab territories by zionist expansionism and reaffirn their fuLl- support fcr the struggle of the Arab peoples aJld States to recover the occupied territories and restore the inalienable rights of the people of Patestine, led by its vanguard, the PLO, They note t,hat only if the legitimate rights of those count,ries aJrd peopl-es are recognized wi]-l_ it be possible to have a lastin€ peace in the Middle East,
Both sides cond.enn the inperialist aggression against the peopl-e of eastern Timor and reaffirm their fuLl- support for the struggle of the people of Tinor, ]ed. by FRETIUN. Soth sides greet the victories of the peoptes of Viet Nam, Laos and Kampuchea against imperia-llsm. Those victories represent an inportant contribution to the d.evel-opnent of the struggle of the peoples of Asia and the vor]-c1 for liberation and independence.
The Peopfers FepubJ,ic of Mozanbique and the Republic of Cuba express solid.arity with the efforts of the Denocratic Peopte's Bepublic of i(orea to achieve peaceful reunificstion of the territory of Korea, and they demand the irnnediate, unconditional vithd.raval of foreign troops from South Korea, The Peoplers RepubLic of Mozambique and the Republie of Cuba noted that the colmtaies of the non-aligned novement have assumed an important role in the joint stTuggle against inperialisn, for national independence, for equsf xi€hts between States and for the peace and security of peoples, and they reaffirmed their stead.fast deternination to strengthen ttrat fighting front.
They also reaffirrned their- suppoyt independence and territorial integrity.
for the struggle ol the Cypriot
peopLe
for
With regard to the socialist countries, the libereted area of nankind, they satisfaction at the strengthening and expansion of that strategic base of oppressed peoples, whose conquests and achievements are an inspiration to peoples in their struggle for freedom and. independence. expressed.
The First Secretary of the Central Conmittee of the Conmunist party of Cuba and President of the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba expressed €ratitute for ti.e recerticn and hospita-lity accorded hin by FBELIMO, rhe people of Mozambique and the Governnent of the People's Republic of liozanbique and invitedthe President of FRELIpiO and of the Pecple's Republic of Mozambi que to nake sn official visit to the Republic of Cuba at a t j.me convenient to hin. Conrade Samora Ntois6s l{achel, President of trRELIM0 and of the people's Republic of Mozambique, gratefu-lJ y a.ecepted the invitation.
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OI TFIE DECIAIATIOI$ ON THE STREIGTHENING OF INfERNATIONAI, SNCURITY
Letter dated 22 April 19TT from the permanent Representatives of 9gqa a.nd lrozambrque to the Unj.ted i\ations addTessed to the 0n instructions from our respective Governments, we have the honou_r to transmit to you as an annex to this letter the comprete text of the joint conmuniqu6 signed by H.E. 1vtx. Se.nora i'4ois6s Machel, presid.ent of the peopler s RepubJ-ic of l'{ozsmbique, and Dr. Fidel castro Ruz, pxesident of the councif of state of the Republic of Cuba, d.uring Dr. Castrols visit tc the peonl ers RenDhtio nf i{6 za,al j qus on 23 llarch l977 . -trie
should be grateful if you lroulrl General Assembly document under item 50
(signea) Ricarclo ALAac6N DIt eUESADA
ci'culate this conmuniqu6 as an official of the prelininary 1ist.
Ambassador, Permanent Representative
of the lepubfic of Cuba to ttre United I,lations
x t/ 77-oB)+38
12 /5o
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"t.
(SrI:rcLlJ Josa C :r1os I( EO A,ffi6Eliaor, Permanent Representative of Lhe Peoplets Repunlic of \.ozambique to tlic Ur:itcd ilations
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At the invitation of cor:,rade sauora l,Iacher, president of rRrLrMO and of the of Mozanbique conmander-in-chi ef Fider!'irst secretary of the central connittee of the"conrnunist party of cuba andcastro, president of the Councif of State of the Republic of Cuba, aceoilpanied by a pa^rty and Government delegation' nade a visit of friendship to tne reopre,s Republic of Mozarnbique from 2I t,o ?3 Ylarch agIT, Peoplers Bepublic
Conrade Castro and his delegation lrere enthusiasti ca].J_y received by the peopl_e of Mozambique, who thus gave expression to the close solidarity and. friendship uniting them with the Cuban peopl-e. This demonstration of frilndship attested to the deep respect and esteen of the people of l4ozanbique for Comradealso Caslro.
During the visitJ conrade castro mingled with the working at :rndustrial agricultural centres and spoke at a mass demonstration heldmasses in a subuxban d'istrict' The two leaders hefd detaifed conversations on bilateral relations a.nd on the situation in southern Africa and Latin America.
and-
Thls exchange of yiews took pface in an atmosphere of close con_radeship, understanding and sofidarity stemming fron the fraternal feelings and politica"l and ideologieal harmony betrreen the ivo parties and fTom relations forled in the conmon struggle against inperialism ald the exploitation of nan by manl During the conversations, Conrrade Castr:o, First Secretary of the Centraf comndttee of the communist party of cuba and presldent of the council of state of the Republic of Cuba, was accompanied by the follol,ring delegation: osmany cienfuegos, member of the centra]- conmittee of the conmunist party of cuba, Secretary of the Council of ljinisters and of its Executive Conmittee; 'r9sg I' Naranjo, member of the centrar- cornnittee of the conmunist Farty of cuba, Minister of Food Industry; Brigadier-General Jos6 Abra.ntes, member of ihe Central cornnittee of the cornmuni st party of cuba, rirst Deputy Minister of the Mlnistry the rnterior; Brigadier-Generar ulises Rosales del Toro, member of the central of con:mittee of the conmunist party of cuba; Rafir va1d6s viv6" nenber of the centrarconrnittee of the conmunist party of cuta, Head of the troreign Affairs Deparrmen-[ of the central cormittee; Brigadier-Generar victor shueg colas; Brigadier-General Ran6n Espinosa Martin; Jos6-J4, i!'riyar Barruecos, Deputy to tne r{ationa.l Asser'b-Iy of Peoplers Power, and l.{artin Mora, Cuban Anbassador to Mozambique. Cornrade Samora l.fois6s Machel, president of FRELIMO and of the peoplers of Mozambique, was accompanied by the folloving delegation: lepublic Joaquin chissano, member of the pernanent political conmittee of the central
connittee of FRELTT{. }{inister for Foreign Affairs; Mario de Gracia l4achungo(nn ' porit ica-r connitiee of the of the Permanent " cor nittee of l-F rMOr Minister of rrade and rndustry; Jos6 oscar ir{onteiro,centrar member of the secretariat of member
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l4inister of state in the office of the President; cre.ia s.im]r.ine member of the Central Comnittee of FRELII'{O, lvlinister of Education and Culture; Julio Carilho' member of the Central Conmittee of FRELIMO ' lvfiniste-r of Pubfic Works and liousing; Luis Bernardo Ho '/ana' teputy Director of the Ports nxecutive Office of the Presid-ency; -A.-lc 6ntaro Santos' National Director of and Railways; and Jo6,o Baptista Cosme, Director of International Co-operation in the Ministry of Development and Economic ?lanning. Both sides reaffirmed their corutritment 1ro the strengthening and d-evelopr0ent of frlenoship betveen lliozambique and Cuba, r'rhich furthers the interests of both parties, peoples and Governments and serves to strengthen the r,rorld-wide anti-imperial i st front as well as peace and security between peoples'
the central conmittee of
I'RELII,IO,
Both sides are pleased at the strengthening of fraternal refations and co-operation betreen FRELIMO and the Communist Party of Cuba, r'rhi ch stem from the proletarian internat ionali sr0 by which we are guided and f]!om the total comnitment of our parties, peoples and Covernments to the cause of sociafist revolution ' They reaffirmed -uheir full support fo.r the establi shnent of peace and equaliLy in the vorld and for the developrnent of the struggle of the working classes for the elirnination of colonialisrn" the liquidation of the exploitation of nan by man, the destruction of apartheid, racism and zionism, and the intensification of the battfe
against inperialism.
They were, on the whole, pleased at the effarts being nade by the developing nnlni.ripq .in thF qt?rrop.le to establish a ner,r world social and economic order vhich
r.,jr'l a a-^h^ri r 161.a-^-rrFnt enri rl'e l"tel 1-being of peoples on tne basis of rrfJ -'^m^1 lrrv4eve r.ha ntec nr' qanrrr.ir w n'i ' pr Ttrqner'l non -in1, erferen ce in internal affairs, ur rE }Jf rrrl r}rrr ^r.rn.r and mutual benefit. They recognized that the ties of friendship arid co-operation betlreen lhe tr.Io peoples recluired further developnent in a nimber of l'ie1ds, especially in the educat ional, cu1tural, scientificr economic and technical sectors andu rnost particularly, in the fishery and sugar industries'
First secretary of the central Connittee of the conmunist Party of cuba informed the leaders of the Party and Government of the ?eople?s Republic of Mozambique of lfhat was being done in the Repub.lic oT Cuba to promote econoinic development and improve the vell-being of the popular masses and of his conmitnent to co-operaticn betveen peoples in accordance vith the historic resolutions adopted .i r.r.a Fi rci cnnrr?a|rq rf rfa onnmrrn;cl p'rtw nf Cuba. He ernphasized in that connexion the Cuban peoplers spirit of nlilitant solidarity vith the liberation si.rn,,rl ,- nf- thc neonle of Anp'ola. a.nd the consistent supporL gi ven to Lhe naLionaf reconstruction of the Peoi:le's Republic of Angola and to the consolidation of its The
independence.
President Samora ltois6s Machel inforned Fidel Castro, the First SecTetaTy of tl^a c^nrr niqt Pqrrv nf r'.-ho ^f 1.rra .rn.'.enl. cf cacks on the PeopLet s Republic of Ivlo zambi que by the minority racist r6gime in Rhodesia. Those attacks, said
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President Samora, rqere a continuation of the attacks which that r6gime, in co-operation r^rith the Portuguese colonial-ists, had carried out against the FRELIi\{O fighters and Lhe innocent, defenceless !,eople of Mozafibique during the strugg-Le for
national liberation.
President Semora Mois5s Machef alsc informed the First Secretary of the coamr.rnist Party of Cuba of rhe devel-opment of Lhe revolutionary process in bhe context of the establishment of peoplets demccTatic power in i'{o zambi que and of the results of the Third Cong?ess of FFELIMO, whose decisions included the establishment of a vanguard party based on the $rorker-peasant alliance and guided by the
principles of
Marxi sm-Lenini sn.
President Samora described the process of nationa] reconstructj.on and
empnasized Lhe increase in ourput and producr ivi ty in al1 sectors, attaching particu-Lar importa.nce to agriculture, which was the basis of the Mozambican economy, anci to industry, which lent that Lconor.y its dynamisn. He also emphasized the importance of establishing cornmunal settlements and agricultural producti.on co-op€ratives and of organizing the proletariat in production councits as a form of collective plarning and leadership which will promote the countryrs economic and social development,
The Firsr Secreta.ry of che ConaunisL Party of Cuba then expressed revulsion, indignation and vigorous cond.ernnation i{ibh regard to the repeated acts of aggression coaroltted by the r:acist Satisbury r6gine against the Peopl-ers Republic of i'{ozambique. tle praised the hel-oisn and fighLing spirit of the people of Mozambique, who, under the .leadership of FRET,II'IO their vanguard party, were " alr,ray s able to repel Lhe eremy and. conplelely thwarr his designs.
Fjdel Castro, the First Secretary of rhe
ConruunisL Parry
of Crba,
expressed
nf tl^e Third C.rd-Fss of FRELII,{O and ar rhe historic -lF,c,.-F decisions taken by the Congress to prornote the cveation of the naterial and ideologica-L base -for Lhe buildinf of social ism. 'L lha l-.l4inr
Both sides', in analysing the internaLions-L situation, noted progress had lron significant victories in their staugSle against exploi Labior and o:lre s s ion.
that the forces of ail forms of
leferring to the situation on the African continent, they noted that the attainment of independence by Mazambique Angola, Guinea-Bissau" Cape Verde and " t,o che an b j -colonialist , anLi -imperialist Sac Tome and Principe had given new vigour fronL in ir,s fighL for peace, progress and denocracy, for a new economic anq social order and for the efiroination of the exploitation of man by man. r-'--^+: orru uuur46 e ar the vife murder of -'lrluf6rr4uru! Msrien Ngouabi, President or' -r,he Congolese Labolrr Party a.nd of tne Peo_ofers Republic of lhe Congo, a valiant, dedicated anti-imperialist fighter, and vigorously condernned that barbaric act, vhich sholed the desperation of the raoribund forces of reaction in the pay of internarional capiLalism. vhich was opposed to the freedono EnJ.h
sidc"E
of peoples.
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The Peopl-ers Republic of iqoza.nbique and the Republic of Cuba condenned the aggression coomirted oy inperialisn against the Peoplers Republic of Benin in sn effort to set up a neo-colonialist r6gir0e,
They also condenned the constant aggression being cornrnitted against the Peoplc's 3epublic of Angola" the Republic of Botswana and the Republic of Zambi.a by the racist Salisbury and Pretoria r6gines and expressed ful"l solldarity nith the struggle being waged by the peoples of those countries.
Both sides greet the victories won by the people of Zimbabl,te under the leadership of the Patriotie Front, which are forcing the eneny to resort to divisive tactics for the purpose of gaining tine in the hope of achieving a neo-colonia1 sol-ution, They xeaffirr0 their totaf support for the arned liberation struggle of Zinbabwe, which is the only r^/ay that national- independence can be won. The Peoplets Republic of llozambique and the Republic of Cuba noted the successes achieved by the people of Namlbia in the struggle against the cofonial rule of the racist, expansionist South Afr.ican r6gime, vhich, i-n total- d.efiance of the various of the United Nations General Assenbly and Security persisting in the systematic practice of vioJ-ence, oppression and the Council, is "esolutions
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In that connexion, they reaffirmed their tota"l and the only legitinate representative of the people
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Both sides voiced outrage at the apartheid, repression and terror practised by racist the Vorster r6gime against the South Aflican peopfe and expressed solidarity with and fuIl support for ANC, which has nobifized and led the popu.lar masses of South Africa in preparation for the final- assauft on oppression, exploitation and the policy of I'Bantust anizat ion " , Both sides reaffirmed their suppo-rt for the sLruggle oll the people Western Sahara for sel f-det erminat ioII and freedon.
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Both sides, noting that the forces of imperialism were seeking to perpetuate theiT ruJ.e in the Territory of Djibouti and their occupation of the island of idayotte in the Couoros, demaJlded the unconditional withdrawal of foreign forces
frcil those territories.
tsoth sides carefully aaalysed the siLuation in the Indian ocean, condenrned the existence of inperial-ist ni.litary bases in that area and reaffirmed their advocaey of its transformation into a zone of leace. The People'gs Republic of Mozaflbique and the Republic of Cuba, in reviewing the situation in Latin Americao noted that the peoptes of that Tegion had achieved successes in their struggle against imperialisn. Eoth sides expressed ourrage ar the bfoody Pinochet r6gime in Chi1e" condemned the occupation of the territory of Puerto Rico by United States irnperialisn, Teaffirmed their solidarlty with the peop.le of Puerto Rico, and expressed their support for the peop-Le and Government of Panama in their struggle to regain sovereignty over the Canal Zone, which is ill,ega1ly and. inproperly occupied by the United States.
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The ?eople's Republic of Mozanbique, noting that the Republic of Cuba is being to an economic blockade by the United States, $hich is an open, intol"erable affront to the Cuben people's right to economic independ-ence and an encToach4ent on its sovereignty, denand s the imnediate termination of that bfockade.
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The Peoplers Republic of Mozambique and the Republic of Cuba condenn the occupation of Palestine and of Arab territories by zionist expansionism and reaffirn their fuLl- support fcr the struggle of the Arab peoples aJld States to recover the occupied territories and restore the inalienable rights of the people of Patestine, led by its vanguard, the PLO, They note t,hat only if the legitimate rights of those count,ries aJrd peopl-es are recognized wi]-l_ it be possible to have a lastin€ peace in the Middle East,
Both sides cond.enn the inperialist aggression against the peopl-e of eastern Timor and reaffirm their fuLl- support for the struggle of the people of Tinor, ]ed. by FRETIUN. Soth sides greet the victories of the peoptes of Viet Nam, Laos and Kampuchea against imperia-llsm. Those victories represent an inportant contribution to the d.evel-opnent of the struggle of the peoples of Asia and the vor]-c1 for liberation and independence.
The Peopfers FepubJ,ic of Mozanbique and the Republic of Cuba express solid.arity with the efforts of the Denocratic Peopte's Bepublic of i(orea to achieve peaceful reunificstion of the territory of Korea, and they demand the irnnediate, unconditional vithd.raval of foreign troops from South Korea, The Peoplers RepubLic of Mozambique and the Republie of Cuba noted that the colmtaies of the non-aligned novement have assumed an important role in the joint stTuggle against inperialisn, for national independence, for equsf xi€hts between States and for the peace and security of peoples, and they reaffirmed their stead.fast deternination to strengthen ttrat fighting front.
They also reaffirrned their- suppoyt independence and territorial integrity.
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With regard to the socialist countries, the libereted area of nankind, they satisfaction at the strengthening and expansion of that strategic base of oppressed peoples, whose conquests and achievements are an inspiration to peoples in their struggle for freedom and. independence. expressed.
The First Secretary of the Central Conmittee of the Conmunist party of Cuba and President of the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba expressed €ratitute for ti.e recerticn and hospita-lity accorded hin by FBELIMO, rhe people of Mozambique and the Governnent of the People's Republic of liozanbique and invitedthe President of FRELIpiO and of the Pecple's Republic of Mozambi que to nake sn official visit to the Republic of Cuba at a t j.me convenient to hin. Conrade Samora Ntois6s l{achel, President of trRELIM0 and of the people's Republic of Mozambique, gratefu-lJ y a.ecepted the invitation.
