পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (ত্রয়োদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৭৪৩

715 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ত্রয়োদশ খন্ড The statement confirmed that the Democratic Republic of the Sudan respect the unity of Pakistan and the sovereignty of its people over its land, and decides that whatever happens inside the territory of Pakistan and amongst the people of Pakistan, is their internal matter concerned to the Pakistani peoples only, The statement stipulates that the Government of the Republic of the Sudan has asked her Permanent Representative in the United Nations to invest his utmost efforts and associate with the friendly States in the Society for creation of the best ways for halting those armed conflicts. (AL-AYYAM. Khartoum-December 6, 1971) STATEMENT BY MR. EDWARD GEEREK, FIRST SECRETARY OF THE POLISH UNITED WORKERS' PARTY, AT THE SIXTH CONGRESS OF THE PARTY December 6, 1971 In view of our feelings of deep sympathy towards both India and Pakistan, we are distressed by the new armed conflict in the Indian sub-continent. Many times we have expressed our concern over the situation which after the December, 1970, elections developed in East Pakistan forcing 10 million people to leave their homeland and to seek refuge in the territory of India, placing a great responsibility and economic burden on that country. Inevitably, this was bound to lead to dangerous social and political tensions in that region. We continue to be convinced that only a political settlement in East Pakistan, which meets the aspirations and the will of the population of that country and brings about the return of the refugees could lead to the cessation of the present tragic bloodshed, to the end of the conflict that causes an increase in international tension. THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC ON THE DEVELOPMENT ON THE INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT-DECEMBER 6, 1971 On December 6, 1971, the GDR news agency ADN released the following statement on the events on the Indian sub-continent: With great concern for the cause of peace and the peaceful development of the peoples on the Indian sub-continent, the people of the German Democratic Republic have learnt that the Pakistani armed forces, by launching air raids on Indian towns and operations of their ground forces, have triggered off fighting all along the IndianPakistani borders. The people of India and Pakistan suffer heavy and bloody losses. The foreign policy of the German Democratic Republic pursues the aim of maintaining international peace, of contributing to international detente, and of eliminating the causes of conflicts and tension. Therefore, it was and is not indifferent to the situation on the Indian sub-continent.