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“The weight of that contribution cannot be measured by geographical size or the size of the population of the State concerned but, first and foremost, by the path it is following, the ideas it holds and the positive or negative role which it plays in international relations. 64. We consider that international policy should not be the preserve of the large States. To us it is inadmissible that other countries should be denied the right to hold and openly express their points of view and their positions on major political problems of concern to peoples and to mankind as a whole, and to participate actively in finding solutions to those problems. 65. The Albanian Government has always pursued a just policy of principle in its relations with other countries.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“The People's Socialist Republic of Albania has always staunchly supported the just struggles of the peoples for their national and social liberation, the right of sovereign peoples and countries to live freely and independently, to develop, to make progress in conformity with their own legitimate will and aspirations. 63. The Albanian people and Government are vigorously opposed to any reactionary concept, any concept of enslavement, which the imperialist Powers seek to impose in international relations in order to force the small peoples and countries to submit to the diktat and policies of the big Powers, and they reject that concept. In our view, all countries and peoples, whether large or small, have their contribution to the development of human society.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“The policy of our party and our State is and always will be directed against any hostile action which would endanger the freedom, independence and sovereignty of the peoples. We expose, as we have always exposed, all enemies of the people and their reactionary ideological ideas and expansionist actions, whether overt or covert. The policy of our Government is to support the aspirations of peoples and to combat policies of oppression and exploitation no matter who practises it. 61. The peoples of the world must be vigilant, because a tragic game is being played out behind the backs of us all. We think, therefore, that no country and no people ought to stand idly by, accepting the frauds and malevolent actions of the super-Powers and of various imperialists. 62.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“We ate opposed to the imperialist and social-imperialist super-Powers which engage in various forms of neocolonialism exploit and oppress peoples, deny them freedom and independence, and pit them one against the other in bloody conflicts to satisfy their own rapacious interests, Among the fallacious means used to ensure exploitation; and domination we find a certain theory of "the three worlds", the authors of which preach to the proletariat and the oppressed peoples that they should enter into monstrous affiances with the imperialists and the capitalists. They do so to justify their hegemonistic designs, which they camouflage by the alleged need to fight one of the super-Powers. 60.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“The Soviet social-imperialists, for their part, endeavour to pave the way for their policy of expansion, domination and diktat, by offering to defend countries against the danger of American imperialism and of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. They trumpet the slogan of the "anti-imperialist front" under their guidance. 58. Accepting the "protective umbrellas" of the super-Powers is tantamount to accepting the elimination of the freedom, independence and national sovereignty of one's own country, and accepting bondage. 59.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“The super-Powers have now intensified to the maximum degree their efforts to create a psychosis according to which no people and no country can guarantee its freedom and independence except under the umbrella and the tutelage of a large State. The American imperialists, who have always played and still play the role of the international policeman and who spread the policy of oppression and exploitation to the four corners of the world, have spread the idea that they alone can guarantee independence and progress for other countries, and that, if other States rely on them, they can feel themselves sheltered from the danger of the Soviet social-imperialists, or the Warsaw Pact, or any other dangers.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“Therefore they strive by all possible means to stifle the liberation and revolutionary struggles of the peoples in order to destroy, by co-ordinated force and methods, the unity and solidarity of the people, to divide them, to isolate them from each other or to lead peoples and sovereign countries into misguided and dangerous paths. 56. The strengthening of the unity and solidarity of people is of major importance today. The peoples need a genuine and healthy unity, directed against their enemies, not a false unity in line with the stratagems and slogans invented by the imperialists and the opportunists. 57.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“Soviet Union, or by decisions such as those taken at Helsinki, or by resolutions and documents, which TO often adopted under the pressure and the manipulation of the imperialist super-Powers. 54. Peoples and sovereign States which want peace and genuine security support genuine and effective disarmament and hate imperialist war. Their interest demands that they struggle resolutely against the aggressive policies and plans, the armament and preparations for war and the deceitful demagogy of the super-Powers. 55. The imperialists, social-imperialists and other reactionaries greatly fear the intensification in breadth and depth of the struggle of the peoples and the strengthening of their solidarity and fighting unity.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“The world cannot escape that danger by leaving it to the imperialists to settle problems of war and peace as they see fit. 53. The demagogic words and slogans of the imperialist Powers do not bring about disarmament; they mask armament. The tenth special session of the General Assembly showed once more that the super-Powers are not thinking about disarmament at all but are striving by all means in their power to increase and improve weapons of all kinds, speed up the aims race and increase their military budgets. Weapons are not being reduced or eliminated and war cannot be avoided by pinning hopes on the discussions and bargaining of the super-Powers, such as the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks and many other negotiations arranged by the United States and the.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“As a result of the American occupation of South Korea the situation in the Korean peninsula remains complicated. The Albanian people supports the just demand of the Korean people for the withdrawal of the United States troops from South Korea and for the independent reunification of the country. 51. In the turbulent situation which prevails in the world today, the peoples are confronted by the imperative task of fighting resolutely to foil the plans of the imperialist super-Powers and reactionary forces designed to cause a new world conflagration. 52. The danger of that war breaking out remains real. The super-Powers and the imperialist Powers by their various .policies are heading for war. It would be an illusion to think that the military balance between the super-Powers eliminates the possibility of another war breaking out.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“They have expressed and still express their conviction that the bloodshed can be stopped and the disagreements resolved only through joint efforts and goodwill on the part of the two countries, through friendly negotiations and by barring the road to any foreign interference. 49. But unfortunately we note that the conflict in South-East Asia, instead of progressing towards a solution in a spirit of friendship and mutual understanding, is tending to worsen. The Vietnamese people who have waged a heroic war and have made a great contribution to the peoples' struggle, have now become the target of open blackmail and pressure from outside, which horrifies honest people. No one has the right to interfere in their internal affairs and to dictate to them what they should do internally. 50.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“The armed conflict between Viet Nam and Cambodia is saddening, especially to freedom-loving peoples who for years followed with great admiration and supported the heroic struggle for national liberation waged by the peoples of those countries, shoulder to shoulder, against American imperialism and its lackeys. The conflict between these two countries is stirred up by the imperialist Powers which, in order to intensify their expansionist policy, continue their interference and their plots to prevent those peoples from living in peace, developing and advancing on the road to progress. 48. The Albanian people and its Government, sincere friends of the Vietnamese and Cambodian peoples, have followed with sadness the development of events and are grieved at the grave consequences of the fratricidal war between those two peoples.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“The Albanian people and the Government of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania express their complete solidarity with the African peoples in their just struggle against brutal intervention by the imperialist Powers in Africa. They staunchly support the struggle of the peoples of Azania, Zimbabwe and Namibia against the racist regimes in South Africa and Southern Rhodesia, the existence of which continues to inflict a serious wound on Africa. 47. A serious situation fraught with dangerous consequences has been created once again in South-East Asia.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“Their struggle to defend their sovereign rights against the interference and intrigues of the imperialist Powers and to wipe out colonialism, neo-colonialism and racism enjoys the sympathy and support of the whole of progressive world opinion. 45. The victories which the African peoples have won thus far in their struggle for liberation and the consolidation of their national independence, the struggle of the peoples of Azania, Zimbabwe and Namibia against apartheid and the racist regimes, the efforts of freedom-loving countries of Africa to exercise complete sovereignty over their natural wealth for their own free and independent development prove that the process of great changes which has begun in Africa cannot be stopped. 46.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“Others, on the pretext of struggling against Soviet social-imperialism, strive to intervene themselves in Africa and advise the African countries to unite with American imperialism and the former colonial Powers. In fact, all have the same goal—to dominate, and carve up Africa, to create or extend zones of influence and to bring the African States into the orbit of their policy of bondage. 44. But the African peoples can no longer allow the imperialist Powers to act as they see fit in Africa. They can no longer allow, them to oppress the peoples, to pillage and to establish the borders of a State according to their whim.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“The imperialist super-Powers stir up disputes and conflicts among the African countries and incite among them hostility that has its roots in the problems which they have inherited from colonial domination. Africa is flooded by arms, countless advisers, specialists and military instructors from the West and the East, who seek to induce the Africans to fight among themselves for the benefit of foreigners. The hotbeds of war and armed conflicts kindled by the United States, the Soviet Union and other imperialist Powers in various parts of Africa are causing great tragedies to the African peoples. In order to befuddle the African peoples and countries as much as possible, the super-Powers make a great show of being the friends of the African peoples and accuse one another of "intervention" in Africa or of "disrupting the balance".”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“We are confident that, whatever the difficulties, the Arab peoples, whose energy is great, will finally attain their rights, thanks to their resolute struggle and their unity. The people and the. Government of Albania have supported and will always support with determination the just cause of the Palestinian people and the other fraternal Arab peoples. 43. This year has been marked by a sharp increase of tension in 'the African continent. The African peoples, which have after a long struggle, arduous efforts and many sacrifices broken the chains of centuries-old colonial domination and now aspire to consolidate their independence and national sovereignty, are now confronting difficult political, economic and military situations brought about by the interference of the super-Powers and imperialist Powers in Africa.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“Life and the facts have confirmed the warnings given by the true friends of the Arab peoples with regard to the danger and the grave consequences of the numerous plots hatched by the imperialists for years on end to sabotage the liberation struggle of the Arab peoples, to divide them and to draw them into the trap of so-called political settlements, of conferences and mediations of the imperialists, which can only lead to the sacrifice of the fundamental rights of the Arab peoples, first and foremost the Palestinian people. The imperialists strive to impose humiliating conditions on the Arab States and partial solutions to the Middle East problem. But as long as its legitimate rights are denied to the Palestinian people, as long as Israeli troops occupy even one inch of Arab land, peace in that world trouble-spot cannot be assured. 42.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“The Israeli Zionists have until now enjoyed numerous advantages from the constant military, political and economic support they have received from the American imperialists and from the anti-Arab manoeuvres of the super-Powers. The tragic events in Lebanon show that they have stepped up even further their aggressive actions against the Arab peoples and countries.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“The earliest and most just possible solution of the problem of Cyprus would eliminate one of the hotbeds of tension in the Mediterranean and one of the factors which has a negative influence on the situation in the Balkans. Cyprus must be an independent and sovereign State where the two communities can live in understanding and harmony. The Albanian Government's view has been and remains that this problem can and must be resolved in a just manner by the people of Cyprus itself, on the basis of its free will and without any foreign intervention. 41.. The effects of the imperialist-Zionist aggression and the rivalry of the United States of America and the Soviet Union in the Middle East continue to weigh ever more heavily on the Arab peoples, first and foremost the Palestinian people.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“The situation in the Mediterranean would "change for the better - which would contribute to the maintenance of peace in the region - were the Mediterranean countries to take specific measures against the presence of the navies of the United States of America and the Soviet Union, to forbid the establishment of American and Soviet military bases on their territories and to refuse port facilities to the warships and air corridors to the military aircraft of the two super-Powers, The concessions being granted to one or the other super-Power, or to both, are fraught with grave consequences not only for the country which grants them but for other countries as well. 40.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“As a Mediterranean country, the People's Socialist Republic of Albania has always attentively followed the complex situation which has been created in the Mediterranean by the aggressive aims and activities of the United States of America and the Soviet Union and in particular by the presence of their navies in that sea.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“It considers that the interests of peace and security in the Balkans require that the Balkan States act responsibly, that they not allow themselves to be involved in the dangerous plans of those who do not wish them well. The leader of the Albanian people, Comrade Enver Hoxha, once said: "The Balkans have never in themselves been a 'powder keg'. They were made so in the past by foreigners and imperialists, who held all the detonators and who wish to . maintain that situation even today. The Balkan peoples are in duty bound to cut all the fuses with the sword, so that peace- and security may be firmly established in the Balkans. It goes without saying that our peoples need friends. But they must never become the tools of foreigners to the detriment of the interests of any people or of all our peoples jointly." 39.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“It goes without saying that whoever goes along with the game of the super-Powers in the Balkans is harming the interests of his own people and at the sane time creating dangers for other peoples. 37. The People's Socialist Republic of Albania has always taken principled and constructive attitudes on problems which concern genuine peace and security in the Balkans. By its actions it has shown its will to contribute to improving the situation in that zone. It is and always has been in favour of good-neighbourly relations, and has declared that it will never allow any evil or danger to neighbouring States to come by way of its territory . 38. The Albanian Government holds that the Balkan people are capable of acting resolutely to bar the way to any intervention, to any intrigue by the imperialist Powers.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“As a result of the policy of intervention of the super-Powers a number of disquieting factors have accumulated today in the Balkans; there are problems which hamper the normal development of good-neighbourly relations between the various States in that region; and there still prevail conditions which prevent the Balkan peoples from feeling secure and sheltered from danger. 36. The most recent events show that the imperialists, far from having renounced their plans in the Balkans, are stepping up their provocative actions to turn that region into a "powder keg," an armed camp and a bridge-head for the~ warlike strategies. It is to this end that the various visits by delegations have been made at the highest possible level by the imperialist Powers to various Balkan countries.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“The Albanian Government has long expressed its view that detente and the establishment of genuine peace in Europe are attainable not through illusions and hopes based on the promises of the imperialists and the social imperialists, but only by unmasking and countering resolutely their misleading diplomatic manoeuvres. In order that genuine steps may be taken towards the establishment of peace in Europe, first and foremost the military bases and the foreign troops stationed in various countries of that continent must be withdrawn and the aggressive military blocs headed by the super-Powers must be dismantled. 35. The imperialist Powers have always striven to create and maintain a tense situation in the Balkan peninsula and to stir up quarrels and conflicts between the States of that region.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“The status quo established by the United States and the Soviet Union has harmed and is harming very seriously the sovereignty of the peoples and States of Europe. 33. Today in Europe other imperialist forces which show much zeal in fanning the flames of conflict in that continent are seeking ever more overtly to gain a foothold. They are doing their utmost to increase the possibilities of conflict and war in Europe between the two super-Powers, between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Warsaw Treaty Organization, to give rise to as many confused situations as possible in Europe. 34.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“In Europe the two super-Powers have massed considerable military forces and have further strengthened their military bases and their nuclear arsenals. They continually organize offensive manoeuvres and make feverish preparations for war. The American imperialists and the Soviet social-imperialists use every political, economic and military means to strengthen their positions in their respective zones of influence and to undermine the positions of their adversaries. The accusations they level at each other concerning the non-observation of the so-called "spirit of Helsinki" decisions and the deadlock in the Vienna negotiations and deals are attempts to justify the maintenance of their influence and their hegemonistic policies.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“They are not lost for words to express their desire to see "harmony and understanding established", "detente", and "general and complete disarmament", "to avert nuclear wars", and to see the world becoming a mosaic of "zones of peace and denuclearized zones", and so on. 32. The consequences of the policy and aggressive activities of the imperialist super-Powers are obvious in many parts of the world. Much has been said about detente and peace and security in Europe. But the facts show that Europe is not a continent of solved problems, tranquillity and stability. In Europe the dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union and their aggressive political and military blocs of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Warsaw Treaty Organization continue as hitherto.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“In order to achieve these ends they stop at no action-however reprehensible it may be, and however much it may run counter to the norms of moral and international law—from sabre-rattling to treacherous attitudes and the brutal breach of agreements officially concluded between States. 31. While they have recourse to pressure and violence, the super-Powers are waging an intense propaganda campaign to delude world public opinion, and to pass off their aggressive stratagems as actions serving the cause of peace, the settlement of major international problems and the defence of the interests of other countries.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“In numerous parts of the world hotbeds of tension and conflict, wars and aggression exist and are being created. 29. Events such as those occurring in the Middle East, in Africa and in South-East Asia prove that ancient and modern imperialism, colonialism and neo-colonialism will stop at no crime to regain their lost positions, and to prevent peoples from devoting themselves to strengthening their political independence, and their independent economic and social progress. 30. The American imperialists, the Soviet social- imperialists and other imperialists are trying to submit peoples of sovereign countries to their domination, to make them subscribe to their doctrines of bondage, and to make them renounce their freedom, their national independence and their liberation struggle.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“25. Allow me first to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the important post of President of the General Assembly. 26. I wish also to take this opportunity to welcome the State of Solomon Islands to our Organization. 27. The events which have occurred since the last session of the General Assembly attest that die situation in the world remains serious and complex, and fraught with threats and dangers to freedom, independence and the sovereignty of various peoples and countries. 28. Today we see increased aggressiveness on the part of the super-Powers, constant intensification of their expansionist and hegemonist policy, and their feverish preparations for wars and aggression. Their fierce rivalry to divide and re-divide the world and to ensure for themselves zones of influence, markets and sources of raw materials, has increased.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“Under the leadership of the Labour Party, with Comrade Enver Hoxha at its head, our people are successfully building socialism and vigilantly defending the victories achieved. 183. In conclusion, the delegation of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania wants to point out that it will never fail to make its modest contribution to the discussion of the questions on the agenda of this session.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Albania is a fully independent country; it has long ago denounced the Warsaw Treaty and will never have military alliances with any State. The People's Socialist Republic of Albania and its armed people will always successfully guarantee the defence of the freedom, national independence and territorial integrity of the country, because the policy of socialist Albania is a correct unequivocal policy opposed to any form of aggression, rapacious war, diktat to hegemony, tutelage or colonial exploitation, national oppression or racial discrimination. Albania has taken every measure to cope with any danger successfully. It will stand rock-firm, in the first place because its people are led by a strong and truly Marxist-Leninist party and because there is unbreakable unity between the Party and the people.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“We declare openly and not in diplomatic terms that nobody should cherish illusions that "Albania is not an isolated country", that "it cannot live without foreign aid", or that "it will be compelled to stretch out a begging hand to anybody". 181. The imperialist Powers must entertain no illusions about that nor must they follow their ambition of imposing their will on socialist Albania. Nobody can impose his will on Albania; it does not threaten anybody, nor does it allow anybody to threaten it. It will successfully oppose any aggressor that may dare to violate its sacred borders. The People's Socialist Republic of Albania lives and will live on free, independent and enjoying full national sovereignty. 182.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“There is no doubt that we have welcomed and will continue to welcome such activities with pleasure because they are a suitable means of communication and strengthening of friendship with various peoples and countries of the world. 180. The foreign policy of socialist Albania has been and is a correct, principled, above-board and consistent policy, the independent policy of a free and sovereign country. The People's Socialist Republic of Albania has not traded on principles and will never do so. The imperialists, 'he social-imperialists and the other reactionaries are in vain to spread diabolic slanders about Albania; they are trying to create the impression that, under the pressure of international events, Albania will be compelled either to choose isolation and separation from the world or abandon the road it has been following to date.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Of course, we do not base the development of our socialist economy on foreign trade, but on the all-round development of industry and agriculture, relying mainly on our own forces; therefore, the fact that we engage in trade with other countries by no means implies that the People's Socialist Republic of Albania is dependent on anybody. 179. We will also promote cultural relations with other countries, in compliance with the principles and norms defined by our country, provided they are acceptable to the other party, too. We will maintain such relations with those States which wish us well, in fields such as the exchange of literature., artistic presentations, films and the like. We should like cultural and artistic activities of other countries that take place in Albania to have a progressive, freedom- loving and popular spirit.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Never before, and even less so today, has the People's Socialist Republic of Albania based its existence, freedom, independence and sovereignty on others. Albania has enshrined in its Constitution the fact that it desires to have political, economic and cultural relations with various States on the basis of equality, respect of sovereignty, non-interference in each other's internal affairs and mutual benefit. 178. We do not stand for autarky and have a correct idea of what commercial relations among various countries should be. Those relations must be correct, equal and mutually beneficial, according to the "give-and-take" principle. We will be for trade with all those who want to develop trade relations with us.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“On the contrary, they are seeking to have a recognized right to uncontrolled and unlimited arming and uninterrupted perfecting of their weapons of mass extermination. They are trying to disarm others while preserving and increasing their stockpiles of weapons in order to bring permanent pressure to bear on peoples. 177. The People's Socialist Republic of Albania is building socialism successfully and is forging ahead, firmly trusting in the principle of self-reliance. While Albania has received and may still receive some internationalist aid from a socialist country, this aid is by no means decisive for the fate of the socialist construction of the country and in no circumstance whatsoever can it become a cause for infringement of the independence and sovereignty of our country.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The United Nations has been dealing with the question of disarmament for a long time, and quite a few resolutions have been adopted. Notwithstanding frequent talks, both overt and covert, and despite innumerable resolutions on disarmament, the armaments race is continuing at an ever more feverish pace and the two super-Powers are manufacturing more lethal weapons. The war budgets have been inflated as never before. Arms trade has assumed unprecedented proportions. 176. The Albanian delegation holds that the demagogic propaganda on disarmament, which the two super-Powers are conducting, must be exposed in the eyes of international public opinion. Imperialism and social-imperialism do not even think of disarmament.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“It firmly condemns the policy of savage oppression and exploitation practised by the racist regimes in Africa. It also condemns the armed provocations of these regimes against the neighbouring States. The struggle of the African peoples enjoys the powerful solidarity and support of all the peoples of the world; it is a just struggle and it will triumph. 174. The Korean peninsula has been and remains a centre of tension and a danger to peace and security in Asia because of the aggressive policy of United States imperialism and the presence of its troops in South Korea. The People's Socialist Republic of Albania has always supported and continues to support the just struggle of the Korean people against United States imperialism and its instruments, and for the independent unification of the homeland. 175.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The Albanian people, who have been and will always be on the side of the just struggle of the Palestinian people and the other fraternal Arab peoples, are convinced that these peoples, with so glorious a tradition, will in the end emerge victorious from the protracted struggle against their numerous enemies. 172. The peoples of Zimbabwe, Azania, and Namibia have intensified their just liberation struggle against the racist regimes of Pretoria and Salisbury, which are propped up by the United States of America and the other imperialist Powers. 173. The Albanian Government supports the just struggle of the peoples of Azania, Zimbabwe and Namibia and of the other African countries against the racist regimes, against apartheid and racial discrimination, against neo-colonialism and the brutal interference of the two superpowers.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“It is clear that the plans of the imperialist Powers, such as the "step-by-step" solutions, the convening of the Geneva Peace Conference on the Middle East, or the creation of a Palestinian mini-State, are nothing. but dangerous manoeuvres prejudicial to the Arab peoples. These are meant to trample underfoot the rights of these peoples, to fan quarrels and divisions among them, to put down the just struggle of the Palestinian people and to liquidate their cause. 170. The Arab peoples are seeing ever more clearly that the Middle East crisis cannot be solved by the United States imperialists or the Soviet social-imperialists, who have provoked it and who keep it ablaze, and that their just cause- will triumph by their relying not on the super-Powers, but on their own determined straggle,, on the strengthening of their unity. 171.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“For tranquillity and understanding to be established in the Mediterranean, every Mediterranean country must refuse to play the game of the two super-Powers in this area. 168. In the Middle East, the two super-Powers are becoming ever more embroiled in their interests, and are resorting to all means, wiles and intrigues in order to preserve their present positions and to penetrate deeper into this strategic area so rich in oil. With the powerful support of the United States of America, Israel continues to keep the Arab territories under its occupation and is becoming ever more intransigent. While the Soviet Union feigns to give support to the Arabs, it is really trying to deceive the world for, in fact, it is backing Israel and its aggressive policy in various ways. 169.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“As always, the Albanian Government is of the opinion that a just solution to the Cyprus problem must be found by the interested parties, allowing no interference whatsoever by the imperialist Powers, and in compliance with the sovereign rights of the Cypriot people and the interests of the two communities living on the island. 167. The peoples of the Mediterranean countries have many proofs to convince them that their aspirations to turn the Mediterranean into a sea of peace and tranquillity cannot be realized as long as the aggressive military fleets of the two super-Powers stay in that area. Therefore, a determined effort must be made to compel the United States of America and the Soviet Union to withdraw their fleets from the Mediterranean, and to refrain from providing anchorage or support bases for these fleets.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“More than once it has declared—and this it has borne out with facts—that never, and in no way, will the slightest evil come to neighbouring countries through its territory. We uphold the opinion that in the present situation the aspirations of the peoples of this area can be served better through the development of bilateral relations. 166. The continuing tension in Cyprus and the complications deriving from this situation are instigated and utilized by the two imperialist super-Powers for their intentions and interests.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“In the Balkan Peninsula, the situation is such as to give no grounds for satisfaction either. The two imperialist super-Powers are renewing their attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of the States of this area. The peoples of the Balkans, who have suffered much from the games of the big Powers, regard those actions with legitimate concern and demand that the interference of United States imperialism and Soviet social-imperialism in their internal affairs be stopped, that they be deprived of the possibility of using the Balkan States, as their instruments, against one another, or of using the territory of a Balkan State as a bridge-head for the realization of their aggressive plans. 165. The People's Socialist Republic of Albania has spared no efforts to contribute to the cause of peace and security in the Balkans.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“One cannot but be surprised at the political actions of a Government which seeks to broaden the Belgrade conference through the participation of the countries of the Mediterranean area at a time when that same Government is providing the Soviet and American fleets with innumerable facilities in the ports of its own country. 163. The Albanian delegation states once again that for real steps towards true European security to be taken the first step must be to liquidate the aggressive military blocs of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Warsaw Treaty, to compel the United States and Soviet troops to withdraw from the territories of European countries, to dismantle their military bases and to prohibit their military manoeuvres in the vicinity of the borders of the European countries. 164.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Not a single positive change has taken place on this continent. Nothing has changed in the policies, the designs or the practices of the United States and the Soviet Union; on the contrary, the two super-Powers have intensified their efforts to strengthen their positions in their respective zones of influence and to challenge each other. Now it can be said with greater assurance than ever that even the decisions adopted at Helsinki have remained dead letters. The fiasco of the Helsinki Conference is evident also from the fact that the two sides are reduced to hurling accusations at one another for non-observance of the commitments entered into with so much ado in the Final Act of the Conference.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“What we see in the world is not detente, but aggravation of contradictions, increasing conflicts and rising dangers of war. Not a single session of the United Nations General Assembly has been held without some grave crisis or a hotbed of war somewhere in the world created by the interference of the imperialist Powers. The so-called detente is but an aspect of the relations between the two super-Powers at various stages of bargaining between them. But bargaining between the imperialist Powers can in no way be considered as easing of tension. It is a source of danger for the peoples, and for international peace and security. 162. For some time the Helsinki Conference on so-called "European security" has been presented as a model of detente. But, just as expected, the Helsinki Conference brought no good to Europe.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)