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“The strength of small peoples lies in their militant spiritual unity with all the peoples fighting for their rights without sinking into intrigues, in their determination to carry through to the end their struggle for the fulfilment of their aspirations, against the aims of the imperialists and the revisionists. 160. In recent years many events have taken place which demonstrate that the so-called detente is a slogan invented and spread with the purpose of misleading the peoples, creating illusions that, in the world today, the chances of establishing peace and calm are allegedly greater than the dangers of war. 161. For years on end whole speeches from the rostrum of this Assembly have been devoted to the praise of "detente". But what is the real situation? The world has never been at peace.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“All this "concern" shows that the big Powers are afraid of the small countries, hence each of them seeks to paralyse the militant energies of the peoples of these countries, to lead them astray from their just struggle, to set one against the other. But the great Powers are bound to fail; for the times when the small nations used to be impressed by myths and empires are gone. Peoples are masters of their own destinies. They will never accept chains, but will break them once and for all. 159. They attack Socialist Albania because it speaks the truth. It is true that we are small in number, but we are not afraid of the attacks of the enemies, for we know that today the true words of a small people are listened to with sympathy and respect by all honest men and the peoples of the world.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“But all this honey coming out of their mouths, all this alleged "concern", is but a sinister deception. The big Powers like to take the smaller countries by the hand, as if they were not able to walk on their own feet. They want to be their teachers and to treat them as if they were barbarians of the era of slavery, whereas they regard themselves as belonging to the nuclear age. They formulate a great number of proposals; they advocate the setting up of all sorts of organizations, allegedly to protect the peoples, particularly the smaller countries, from harm. In fact, what they desire is to put them under their own "umbrella" and to embrace them in order to suffocate them.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“We- well appreciate the importance and the role of the large States and large nations, but one should also have a thorough and correct grasp of the importance and the role of the small countries and nations, no matter how small they may be. Every nation, whether large or small, makes its contribution to the cause of the freedom and progress of mankind. Life itself, practice and struggle make things clear, distinguish people, sort out who is on the side of the peoples and who is against them. 158. Here in the General Assembly the great Powers have said quite enough about small nations. When one listens to the statements of the representatives of the great Powers, the impression is given that their only concern is how to do good to the peoples of the small countries, how to take care of their progress and prosperity.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Our Party and our State of the proletarian dictatorship have fought and will go on fighting courageously in that spirit and they are not alone in following this course. The peoples of the world are fighting together with them, among them the peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America. 156. The concept of the relationship between the large States and the small States, between the large nations and the small nations, interpreted in the sense that the small must submit to the large is a deadly disease, a chauvinist concept, a survival from the past, a heritage of the capitalist-imperialist world outlook. 157. The progressive and freedom-loving peoples are waging and must continue to wage a ruthless struggle against this point of view.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The so-called "aid" which the Soviet revisionists give other countries is not all sincere and free of self-interest; on the contrary, it is part of a policy of subjugation and coercion, of a chauvinist policy of a big State towards small nations. The revisionists' views about small nations are not in the least different from those of the imperialists. We say this advisedly, for we have had personal experience of it. 155. We are striving, and we shall always "strive, to see that the peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America are given sincere and disinterested aid which is free of any political condition and with no hidden motives. Only thus can true friendship be understood.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Socialism will achieve successes everywhere, for the peoples want it and dream about it, it is what they "desire. Of course this can only be achieved through their joint efforts and resolute struggle, because the imperialists will never willingly lay down their arms. 153. The unity of the peoples in their fight for freedom, independence and social progress is essential. Unity is one of the main weapons of proletarian internationalism. The countries which are building socialism should do all they can to help the peoples fighting to achieve and preserve their national independence, as well as other peoples that aspire to advance on the road to socialism. 154.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Of course, the peoples cannot accept placing themselves under the tutelage of one or the other super-Power or joining one of them in order to oppose the other only because they are beset with feuds and contradictions in the framework of their rivalry for domination and hegemony in the world. 152. The indignation of the peoples at colonial exploitation, tutelage, diktat and hegemony, national oppression and racial discrimination will rise to a boiling point. The subjective factors have already arisen and will also arise in the future, and the moment will come when the peoples will be free of all shackles. Shaking off the yoke of all foreign occupiers, the peoples themselves will achieve their national liberation and social emancipation.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Peoples are becoming ever more convinced that their liberation struggle can be crowned with success only when they fight unwaveringly and uncompromisingly against United States imperialism and Soviet social-imperialism, that the independence of States and national sovereignty, security and peace can be preserved and strengthened only by maintaining an unwavering stand in the face of the two super-Powers and the other imperialist powers. 151. For several years the two imperialist super-Powers have been indulging in demagogy and have been resorting to various machinations in order to force the peoples into accepting the dangerous idea that every country must seek protection under the umbrella of United States imperialism or Soviet social-imperialism, that they have no recourse but to accept the protection of its "umbrella".”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The collusion and rivalry between the super-Powers are the two sides of the one contradictory reality, important expressions of the same imperialist strategy: to rob the peoples of their freedom and to dominate the world. They pose the same danger and this is why the two super-Powers are the main and greatest enemies of the peoples. That is why one must never rely on one imperialism to fight or escape from the other." 150.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Experience has shown that when a people or a nation is threatened or oppressed by one super-Power, it does not mean that the other super-Power no longer poses any danger to them and, even less, that it has become their "friend". Events in many areas of the world, such as the Middle East, in Africa and in other parts, prove quite well that both super-Powers have the same aggressive and hegemonistic intentions and are feverishly seeking to share the spheres of influence or to snatch positions from each other. The leader of the Albanian people, Comrade Enver Hoxha, has said: ". .. both when the super-Powers work together and when they quarrel, it is others who pay the bill.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The colonialism of former times has suffered defeat. But imperialism, whether old or new, lives on and the methods it employs to establish and extend neo-colonialism are even more refined and dangerous. 149. Life has borne out quite convincingly the fact that the two imperialist super-Powers, the United States of America and the Soviet Union, are equally dangerous, to the same extent and in the same degree, to the peoples and their freedom. Even if under certain conditions one of them is forced to change tactics because of the blows dealt it by peoples, that does not mean that it has become less dangerous and that it is abandoning its aggressive and expansionist policy.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The successes achieved by the various countries struggling for their independent political and economic development are not the result of the fact that they are united in various groupings, but are the result of their struggle against imperialism, colonialism and neo-colonialism. Imperialism and social-imperialism cannot be fought with success nor can complete freedom and independence be secured if those in their service are not combated as well. 148. Likewise it would be dangerous for the peoples and countries which have recently shaken off the colonial yoke if, in their efforts to strengthen their independence, they agree to join the old colonial Powers or the groupings of the imperialist Powers, which are maintaining not only many economic, cultural and military positions there, but are also trying to occupy new ones.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The attempts to ignore essential differences among political forces in the world in the name of the unity and solidarity of the peoples and to reduce the question of unity to heterogeneous groupings of States expressed in algebraic and arithmetic figures, with the most varied political regimes and options ranging from those maintaining anti-imperialist stands to those imposed by imperialism on some peoples and countries—these attempts create confusion, leaving the imperialist Powers and some reactionary regimes a free field of activity to speculate on the aspirations of progressive peoples and States and to weaken the genuine anti- imperialist unity of peoples.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“These situations arise because there are exploiting classes which fight against the exploited because, on a national as well as an international plane, there is a clash of conflicting and irreconcilable interests between these classes. 147. The interests of the peoples call for a courageous and determined struggle to strengthen independence and sovereignty against political, ideological, economic and military aggression, against imperialist intrigues and intervention. In order to keep in check the activities of big and powerful enemies backed by numerous resources, solid unity and true solidarity among the freedom-loving, progressive and democratic peoples and States is essential. The peoples achieve this unity and solidarity through determined struggle and concrete actions against all their enemies.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Every day new events occur which show that one State is in conflict with another, and as soon as one fire is put out another flares up. This is clearly shown by the events in the Middle East, the conflict between Somalia and Ethiopia, the events in Angola and the strife in Zaire. Who is fanning' these fires? Who is causing these conflicts? Is it the peoples? No. The conflicts which exist today among some African countries and in various areas of the world have their roots primarily in the "divide and rule" policy of United States imperialism and Soviet social-imperialism. The peoples aspire to solidarity, love and brotherhood. And when we say so, we are not in the least indulging in idealistic dreams, but assessing things realistically.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Herein lies one of our strengths, and this strength is directed against imperialism, social-imperialism and against all reactionaries and revisionists. Imperialism, social- imperialism, the revisionists and international reactionaries are striving to set up new empires, to forge new chains for the peoples. We are against these new chains; therefore, we love peoples, and they love us with all their hearts and fight together with us on one front. 146. In the present conditions it is more necessary than ever for the sovereign, freedom-loving and progressive peoples and sovereign States to increase their vigilance, to thwart the plans of their enemies, to prevent themselves from becoming pawns in that big and dangerous game which is being played by the imperialist Powers on a world-wide scale.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Our alliance with the peoples is based on the principles of Marxism-Leninism and of proletarian internationalism and on the policy of supporting the liberation movement; this is the reason for the existence of this friendship, solidarity and understanding between the peoples of the world's continents and little socialist Albania. Socialist Albania feels strong not only because it relies on its free and monolithic people-and that is of great importance-but also because it enjoys the support of the freedom-loving countries and peoples of the world. The Albanian people are friends with all the peoples; in particular they are linked in close friendship with the great Chinese people. In support of its rights socialist Albania has the sympathy of hundreds of millions of people in the world. 145.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Nothing can unite the peoples in their struggle with the interests of the imperialists and the local reactionary politicians. 144. The Albanian people express their ardent desire for the complete freedom of all the fraternal peoples of Africa, Asia and Latin America who have militant traditions and an advanced culture that in various epochs has flourished and shone forth from the pages of history. We are fighting shoulder to shoulder with the peoples of the world, and we support their just cause, despite the hostile stand adopted towards us by some of their ruling cliques, which we too hate as anti-popular.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The Albanian people, who have liberated themselves from their external and internal enemies and who hate foreign oppression and exploitation, want to see all the peoples which are fighting for their freedom and national independence free, independent and sovereign, and they are in complete solidarity with their just struggle. 143. We have never interfered, nor will we ever interfere, in the internal affairs of others; but we stand against all the reactionaries who, linked with the big imperialist Powers and playing their game, have become an obstacle to the peoples fighting to win their freedom and independence, to escape from poverty, to enjoy a new life and to utilize the assets of their countries for their own benefit.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“They have great respect for the peoples of Africa, Asia and Latin America, who have ancient cultural traditions, who have a great yearning to live free and happy and who are courageously fighting for those lofty objectives. 142. Many of those peoples today are at war not only with the external enemy, which is made up of the super-Powers and the other imperialist States, but also against internal reaction. The external enemy, which in particular is represented by the two super-Powers, is the common enemy that should be fought by all, and especially by the peoples of those continents that languish under its domination or are threatened by it.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The progressive peoples and democratic States which do not put up with that situation and an fighting for the establishment of sovereignty over their national assets, which are struggling to strengthen their political and economic independence and which are for equality and justice in international relations enjoy the complete solidarity and support of the Albanian people and State." 141. The Albanian people have been and continue to be in solidarity with the just cause of the peoples of the whole world; in particular they are the friend of those peoples which are fighting for their freedom, independence and national sovereignty.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The leader of the Albanian people, Comrade Enver Hoxha has said: "Today, the majority of the peoples of the world are exerting great efforts and opposing by force colonial laws and neo-colonialist domination, rules, practices, customs and unequal agreements, old and new, established by the bourgeoisie in order to perpetuate its exploitation of peoples, its hateful distinctions and discriminations in international relations. The two super-Powers are trying by all manner of means to preserve and perpetuate those laws, to secure privileges for themselves and to enslave various peoples.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The struggle of the peoples for liberation, for the affirmation and for the defence of their independence and national sovereignty, and their efforts to become masters of the assets stolen from them by the imperialist Powers for centuries, to root out the remnants of colonialism, to cut the tentacles of multinational monopolies, to defend their national traditions and culture and to develop them further, are all playing an important role in the present historic world process. 140. The People's Socialist Republic of Albania unreservedly supports the revolutionary and national liberation struggles of the peoples, and the efforts of democratic and progressive States to defend and affirm their national independence and to exercise their complete sovereignty over their national assets.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The imperialist Powers are seeking to preserve at all costs the privileges that they have secured through violence, plunder and exploitation on those continents; they are trying to hamper their independent economic development and to inhibit the development of productive forces. They never willingly renounce their aim of keeping oil and other raw material resources under their control in order to dictate their prices on world markets. 139. However, imperialism, social-imperialism and reaction are not in a position to stamp out the struggle of peoples. We are witnessing a great development in the whole of international life and international relations, represented by the increasing growth, in both content and intensity, of the national and social consciousness of peoples.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The imperialist Powers, above all the United States of America and the Soviet Union, are persistently continuing their policy of war and aggression; they are threatening the freedom and independence of peoples, trying to stamp out wars of national liberation, dividing peoples and sovereign States and pitting them against each other in order to stir up incidents and even armed conflicts among them. 138. At the same time, United States imperialism, Soviet social-imperialism and the other reactionary forces are exerting strenuous efforts to exploit, in their own interests, the political and economic situation and the backwardness of some countries. In particular, that is being done to the detriment of the peoples of Africa, Asia and Latin America.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“As at every session of the General Assembly, the delegation of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania wants to express the views of its Government on several important international problems which preoccupy the peoples of the world. We think that in the assessment of the situation existing in the world today there is no room for complacency and still less for euphoria. Events show that the international situation continues to be turbulent and fraught with dangers to peace and security. 137.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“134. May I congratulate Mr. Mojsov on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly. 135. It is with great pleasure that we greet the admission to membership of the United Nations of two new Members: the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and the Republic of Djibouti. We should like to avail ourselves of this opportunity to wish the heroic Vietnamese people success in their efforts to consolidate the victories they have achieved for the progress and prosperity of their country. We also wish the people of the Republic of Djibouti success in their efforts to strengthen their national independence and freely and independently to develop their country. 136.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The Albanian delegation to this session of the General Assembly as in the past will not be backward in contributing to the settlement of the problems which are of concern today to the peace-loving and justice-loving peoples of the world and to all progressive mankind. ' Official Records of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, vol. IV (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.7S.V.10). document A/CONF.62/WP.8. 2 Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-seventh Session. Supplement No. 27. annex I.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“The despicable maneuvers of the United States to exclude the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam and the Republic of South Viet Nam from the United Nations are an obvious manifestation of their hostile attitudes towards the Vietnamese people, and reflect the tendency of American imperialism to exploit the United Nations for its own aggressive purposes, 173, The People's Republic of Albania, guided by the just Marxist-Leninist policies of the Labor Party of Albania, by their friendship and international solidarity with all those who are fighting for their national independence and freedom against imperialism, social-imperialism, colonialism and neo-colonialism, will do everything it can resolutely to strengthen that friendship further and uphold the just cause of these people, to oppose strongly the policy of hegemony of the two super-Powers and to bring about a just peace and genuine security in the Balkans, in Europe and in the world.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“The delegation of Albania supports the application of the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam and the Republic of Viet Nam for membership in the United Nations, and their undeniable right to membership. On that matter this Organization has a duty to act in full accordance with its responsibilities and with the will of the Vietnamese people, by taking the appropriate decision of admitting the two Vietnamese States to membership.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“We support the just views and constructive proposals of the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea regarding the immediate evacuation of American troops from South Korea and the reunification of the country. We resolutely condemn the "two Korea" plot hatched by American imperialism. The Korean nation is one and indivisible; Korea must be one country, reunified. The United Nations, which American imperialists have involved for years in their aggressive actions against the Korean people, must without delay change its attitude, make good the injustice done to that people, and take the necessary decisions so that the United States can no longer intervene in its name in the internal affairs of Korea. 172.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“But recent history has shown the Asian people that they must not believe in the fine words of the imperialists and the social-imperialists, that they must tear off their masks, and nol accept their poisoned bait, but reject it. 170. The serious situation on the Korean peninsula is a threat lo peace and security in the Far East because of the stubborn determination of the United States to maintain its military occupation forces and to pursue its colonial policy in South Korea, thus preventing the Korean people from realizing their sacred national aspirations for complete liberation and the unification of their country. 171. The People's Republic of Albania supports, as it always has, the just struggle of the Korean people against American imperialism, and calls for an end to interference in their internal affairs.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“But the Asian peoples are aware that, wherever there is rivalry or collaboration between the Soviet Union and the United States, or wherever the United States and the Soviet Union are extending their claws, there can never be peace or security, but there will be tensions, conflicts and constant danger. As a result of their activities of widespread aggression, the Soviet social-imperialists are revealing their true selves with every passing day. While they are trumpeting the idea of collective security in Asia, they never cease their hostile and hysterical slandering of the great people of the People's Republic of China, and their undermining and subversion in practically all Asian countries. They spare no effort or diabolical maneuver to turn one country against another, in accordance with the policy of "divide and conquer".”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“Within that framework, the Soviet social-imperialists are intensifying efforts to impose on the peoples and countries of Asia their notorious plan for "collective security in Asia", even proposing as a model the plot they hatched jointly with the United States under the label of "European security". They are thereby trying to carry out their designs for hegemony in Asia, to legalize their intervention in the internal affairs of Asian countries and to disguise their efforts to create alliances and political, economic and military blocs in that area.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“After the victory of the Vietnamese and Cambodian peoples and the significant changes which have taken place in Laos, a favorable situation has been created in Indo-China and in all of South-East Asia for the liberation and independence of peoples, and for the strengthening of security and peace in that part of the world. Nevertheless, American imperialists have not given up their designs on Indo-China and South-East Asia. Furthermore, the social-imperialists, under the cover of their support and assistance, and in accordance with the well-known imperialist practice of "filling a void", are trying to satisfy their greed in that part of the world. 169. The rivalry of the two imperialist super-Powers and their struggle for hegemony is ever more noticeable in other parts of the Asian continent, the Indian Ocean and the Gulf zone.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“The Albanian people and Government have supported and will consistently support the just cause of our brothers, the peoples of Egypt, the Syrian Arab Republic and Palestine and other Arab peoples; and we are convinced that those peoples, thanks to their resolute struggle and their fighting unity, will win a complete victory over the Zionist aggressors and the plots of the two super-Powers; that they will liberate their territories and realize their national aspirations. The key to a just and comprehensive settlement of the problem of the Middle East has been and still is the restoration of the rights of the Palestinian people. If that is not brought about, there can never be peace or stability in the area. 168.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“The American imperialists and Soviet social-imperialists now use flattery, now pressure, in trying to divide the Arab peoples, to turn some against others, to support and encourage Israel's aggressive policy as a means of creating this situation of " no war, no peace" in the Middle East. 166. The Israeli Zionists, American imperialists and Soviet social-imperialists are today carrying out their aggressive policies first and foremost against the Palestinian people, and their primary objective is to put an end to their cause, to perpetuate their tragic plight, so that they will be a refugee people for ever, without a homeland and without sovereign rights. 167.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“The two super-Powers, which are now known as the two greatest and most dangerous enemies of the Arab peoples, are using ever more subtle tactics and manoeuvres to deceive those peoples, to prevent the liberation of their occupied territories and the restoration of the rights of the Palestinian people. In order more easily to attain their ends, the American imperialists trumpet the fact that they are about to reconsider their policy in the Middle East, that they now have a more friendly attitude toward the Arab peoples and that they are more willing to help the Arab countries. The Soviet social-imperialists, for their part, are using diabolical tactics to convince the Arab peoples that, without the assistance and support of the Soviet Union, they will not be able to assert their rights.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“We hope that the spirit of sincerity, mutual respect and true understanding will prevail in relations among the Balkan States and that the imperialist Powers will not be allowed to complicate the situation in the Balkans. 264. The dangerous situation in the Middle East is a subject of constant and major concern not only for the Arab peoples, but for all peace-loving peoples in the world. Genuine peace is very far from having been established, because the two super-Powers have never wanted and do not want peace and stability to be established there. The United States and the Soviet "Union talk a great deal of their efforts to bring about a settlement of the problem in the Middle East, but at the same time American-Soviet rivalry for hegemony and expansion in that area is moving ahead. 165.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“The Government of the People's Republic of Albania has been and remains convinced that the best and surest way to defend the interests and the rights of the Balkan peoples and peace and stability in that a.rea is resolutely to oppose the aggressive policies of Ihe United States and the Soviet Union and to develop bilateral relations among the Balkan States on the basis of the principles of good-neighborliness, respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of others, non-interference in the internal affairs of others and mutual advantage. The People's Republic of Albania has always moved along those lines and it always will.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“The attitudes and acts, whether deliberate or carried out under the pressure of specific circumstances, which are designed to favor the political hegemony of the two superPowers in the Balkans, violate the interests of the peoples of the Balkans and render a disservice to the cause of peace and stability in that area, Balkan understanding and co-operation can be brought about by eliminating a number of well-known factors which cause tension and disagreement, doubt and distrust among the countries of the peninsula. 163.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“Because of the complicated situation and the dangerous political and military circumstances created by the two super-Powers in the Balkans, the peoples of that area have an overriding duty to increase their watchfulness, and every Balkan country must see to it that with full responsibility, patience and goodwill it builds with the other countries of the peninsula friendly relations by fighting against and rejecting any form of foreign interference in its internal affairs and any form of foreign interference in its policy, and by taking concrete action to strengthen its independence and national sovereignty.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“Today they cannot fail to be aware of the great dangers to them from the American imperialists and the Soviet socialist-imperialists, who are extending their claws towards the Balkans in order to satisfy their expansionist greed and carry out political, economic and military penetration in that region, and are trying to rekindle former quarrels and old conflicts and turn some Balkan countries against others. 162.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“We condemn any foreign interference in the internal affairs of Cyprus and demand that an end be put to that activity so that the two communities living on Cyprus can themselves, with patience and goodwill and without foreign interference, settle their own affairs in accordance with their own interests and aspirations, in full harmony on the basis of equal rights. The People's Republic of Albania has always favored the existence of a free and independent State of Cyprus, and respect for its territorial integrity and sovereignty. 161. The peoples of the Balkan peninsula have learned a great deal from their bitter past when the imperialist Powers, moved solely by their own selfish interests, made that region a powder keg.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“Thus it is that their "initiatives", "programs", "mediation" or "sponsorship", direct or through others, are merely plots and intrigues to prevent stability on the island, to maintain quarrels and conflicts and to make it possible for them to take advantage of dissensions to advance their interests of the moment. 160. The Albanian people has always borne in mind the welfare of the friendly peoples of Cyprus, Greece and Turkey and sincerely hopes that Cyprus will not be a constant victim of the ambitions of the two superPowers.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“It is now ever more obvious that the tense and threatening situation in Cyprus and the disturbing consequences which it entails for those in the area are the result first and foremost of the policy and machinations of the two imperialist super-Powers. 159. So long as the United States and the Soviet Union are able to interfere in the internal affairs of Cyprus, the people of that country and their neighbors will know only misfortune and suffering. The United States and the Soviet Union have never been and never will be in favor of a genuine solution of the problem of Cyprus.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“For the peoples and the countries of the Mediterranean, the only reliable alternative is courageously to oppose the policies of aggression and hegemony of the two imperialist super-Powers, to call for the withdrawal of their aggressive fleets, to do away with the military bases on their territories and not to allow the United States and the Soviet Union to use the ports in their countries as bases for the implementation of their plans. The interests of the Mediterranean peoples require concrete action by each country of that region so that no one bows to the influence of the two super-Powers and so that no one will be caught in the web of their complicated plots. 158.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“In order to guarantee their dominant and strategic positions and in order to expand their military, political and economic penetration, they are increasing the number of their warships in the Mediterranean and are doing whatever they can, by using pressure and blackmail, flattery and demagogy, to compel the Mediterranean people to accept the present situation and to oblige a number of countries in that area to make concessions, to accept military bases on their territories and to be bound as closely as possible to the chariot wheel s of one or the other of the imperialist super-Powers. 157.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“Quite rightly, among the peoples of the Mediterranean countries there is a growing anxiety and concern over the serious and perilous situation created in that area as a result of the rivalry between the two imperialist super-Powers, the United States and the Soviet Union.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)