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“Not a single foreign soldier is stationed in these countries. Power is in the hands of the people, and the Governments were returned in free and democratic elections. 27. The calm and happy life, the development and progress in these countries are a far cry from the situation prevailing in the southern portions of Korea and of Viet-Nam, where the law is laid down by the United States armed forces. South Korea, under double oppression by the fascist military clique in power and by the occupation forces, is suffering the agonies of poverty, exploitation and degeneration. The United States, shielding behind the name of the United Nations, has turned South Korea into a nuclear arsenal and a centre of provocation and aggression, and is preventing by force the country's democratic development and the unification of Korea.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“South Korea and South Viet-Nam are foci of tension and have a part to play in United States aggressive plans in the Far East. Contrary to existing agreements, to international law and to human justice, this Power is perpetuating the division of Korea and of Viet-Nam, Such a situation cannot fail to cause concern to the peoples of these two countries, who rightly yearn for national unity and peace, and to all peace-loving peoples. 26. Korea's northern part, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and the northern part of Viet-Nam, the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam, are independent and sovereign socialist countries which are devoting all their efforts and all their resources to peaceful construction, to economic and cultural development, to raising the people's living standards and to maintaining international peace and co-operation.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“The delegation of the People's Republic of Albania strongly condemns this dangerous activity and expresses the Albanian people's and Government's whole-hearted solidarity with the people and Government of Cuba. 24. A particularly tense situation prevails in the Far East, where the United States is intensifying its warlike policies. The United States continues to consolidate the aggressive military system it has erected around the People's Republic of China. It is conducting a huge hostile campaign against that great peace-loving country, and is inciting other countries to participate in this dangerous enterprise. United States generals openly threaten China and rattle sabres in the Far East. It is to be hoped that the United States of America will not engage in an adventure which is certain to bring it neither glory nor victory. 25.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“A people which wrote the glorious saga of the Girón Beach in April 1961, and which in October 1962 did not yield to brutal North American aggression, to blackmail and to various pressures, a people which did not accept that, on the pretext of international inspection of the withdrawal of strategic weapons, Cuba should become a second Congo, a people which have held aloft the banner of revolution, of sovereignty and of national dignity, are invincible and an inspiration to other peoples. 23. The events of recent weeks show that the imperialist threat to Cuba is growing and that no credence should be attached to the "guarantees" of United States imperialism.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“In the Caribbean, United States imperialism has not interrupted its aggressive policies against heroic Cuba for a single day: the economic and political blockade continues, pirate raids are being intensified, and new plans of aggression are being elaborated. But the indomitable Cuban people, led by their Government, are vigilantly defending their fatherland and the revolution while at the same time building socialism. They are the sovereign master of their country and their fate.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“It should be noted that at this stage, and particularly after the signing of the Moscow Treaty partially banning nuclear tests, a tendency has emerged in the United States of America to find a modus vivendi and to "freeze "the German problem for the time being, in order to gain freedom of action in some other field of operations. What the West wants most is to postpone still further the solution of the German problem in the hope of reaping large dividends. We think that this dangerous plot against the security of the peace-loving countries of Europe and against peace in general must be laid bare while there is still time. 22.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“The Government of the People's Republic of Albania is of the opinion that this dangerous situation can be resolved by the conclusion of a German peace treaty. On this basis West Berlin, that focus of provocation and subversion, would also become a free and demilitarized city. We have always maintained that the peace treaty must be concluded as soon as possible with the two existing German States or, if the Western Powers stubbornly refuse to do so, then with the German Democratic Republic, which has expressed readiness to accede to it. The longer the conclusion of this treaty is delayed, the longer is the solution of the German problem postponed and the graver the situation becomes.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“The Albanian people, who have suffered so much from aggression by Hitler's Germany, note with concern —like all the other peace-loving peoples— that not only is the German problem far from solved but Western Germany has been turned by the NATO Powers, and particularly by the United States of America, into their main instrument of aggression in Europe, and that peace and the security of peoples are thereby threatened. Western Germany, equipped with nuclear weapons and urged on by its transatlantic patrons, pursues its revanchist and aggressive policies with increasing arrogance. It is openly threatening neighbouring socialist countries, and advancing impudent and dangerous claims to annex the German Democratic Republic, the first German socialist State to constitute an important factor of peace and security in Europe. 21.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“That is why peace cannot be defended at this stage by painting an attractive picture of imperialism, by making demagogic statements about peace, or by nuclear blackmail, but rather by the effective, organized and sustained action of all peace-loving countries and peoples, designed to unmask imperialism and its aggressive policies, to give active support to all the countries threatened by it, and to compel it to accept a peaceful settlement of international problems, disarmament and peace. 20.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“It is also what underlies the events of the Congo, South Viet-Nam, Laos, Angola and South Africa, where the colonialists and racists are massacring, with American weapons, Negroes who are fighting for their freedom. 18. Today, wherever there are hotbeds of war, wherever subversive activities are being conducted against peaceful States and peoples, wherever colonialism, neo-colonialism and racial discrimination still survive, one finds United States imperialism, which is the source of the tragedy of today's world and mainly responsible for it. 19.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“The so-called "strategy of peace" and "global strategy" of the United States of America are two aspects of the same policy, the instruments of which are deceit, subversion and war and the purpose of which is the elimination of the socialist system and the restoration of the capitalist system in the world, together with the enslavement of all peoples that have been liberated from the colonial yoke, or, as Mr. McNamara, Secretary of Defense, has put it: the defeat of communism. This is what underlies the incessant hostile activities directed against the socialist countries, from the "captive nations week" declared annually by the President of the United States to the aggression against Cuba.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“In the first place, American imperialism is making every effort to turn back the vast revolution which is taking place in the world, before our eyes, in social relations and in the balance of forces; that movement has manifested itself by the triumph of the socialist revolution in a number of countries in Europe and Asia, as well as in Cuba, by the definitive collapse of the colonial system, by the triumphant advance of the peoples fighting for freedom, national independence, peace, democracy and social progress, and by the reversal of the balance of forces in the world in favour of those of peace and socialism. 17. History and current events show that the statements in favour of peace made by prominent figures in the United States of America are not confirmed by that country's actions or policy.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“The people and Government of the People's Republic of Albania attach the greatest importance to an effective easing of tension and a lasting peace in the world. This is in keeping with our basic policy and the needs of the peaceful construction of our country. Unfortunately, the situation remains tense. None of the major international problems has been solved. Threats to the peace remain serious and are increasing. 16.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“In the future also, the Government of the People's Republic of Albania, flinching before no difficulty and yielding to no pressure, will remain true to the same global policy of peace and friendship with other countries, support for the national liberation movement of oppressed peoples, and action against colonialism and the imperialist policy of aggression. It will always favour the peaceful settlement of disputes, the establishment of nuclear-free zones in the Balkans and the Adriatic, in Central Europe and in the Mediterranean, in Asia and in the Pacific, in Africa and in Latin America, and it will always favour general and complete disarmament. It will always make its modest contribution to efforts to avoid another world war and to safeguard international peace and security. 15.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“The Government of the People's Republic of Albania hopes eventually to extend its relations with those countries, especially in the area of commercial and cultural exchanges. 13. The People's Republic of Albania numbers many friends, not only its brother nations in the socialist camp but all peaceful and honest people throughout the world who have at heart the cause of liberty, national independence and progress. Albania is a small socialist country which desires peace and amity with other countries, but which naturally remains on guard —and not without reason— against the intrigues and hostile plans of the imperialists and their tools. 14.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“We believe there is no real obstacle to the development of normal relations between ourselves and all the neighbouring countries. For our part, we shall always be ready for this. 12. The People's Republic of Albania is constantly widening its relations with the other countries of Europe and other continents. In the last few years, our relations with several recently liberated countries of Africa and Asia have made great strides. The traditional friendship of the Albanian people with its Arab brother nations has become even warmer. Our relations of friendship and co-operation with the Arab countries as well as with the free and independent countries of Africa and Asia are steadily developing.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“These are the bases on which the People's Republic of Albania has established diplomatic relations with more than thirty countries and is developing commercial and cultural relations with other countries. 11. As it has always done, the Albanian Government continues to pay particular attention to its relations with neighbouring countries. With some of them we are developing normal trade relations and engaging in cultural exchanges. We wish also to maintain normal relations with the other neighbouring countries, according to the principles of peaceful coexistence, which would correspond to the reciprocal interests of our peoples and consolidate the cause of international peace and cooperation in the Balkan and Adriatic regions, where the People's Republic of Albania has become an element of peace and stability.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“The Government of the People's Republic of Albania pursues a peaceful foreign policy which flows from the very nature of our socialist system, is in perfect harmony with the aspirations and true interests of the Albanian people, and guarantees the conditions suitable for the great work of peaceful construction that is going forward in our country. 10. In its relations with other countries, the Albanian Government always follows a policy of internationalist solidarity with the socialist countries, and a policy of peace and friendship with all other countries —first of all with the neighbouring countries— a policy which is based on the principles of equality, non-interference, mutual respect for national sovereignty and territorial integrity, reciprocal benefits and peaceful coexistence between countries with different social systems.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“Throughout the country there now exists a network of medical institutions of all categories, beyond all comparison with the pre-war facilities in both quantity and quality, and in all these institutions treatment is entirely free of charge to all citizens. 8. Particularly notable success has been obtained in economic and cultural development during the first years of our third five-year plan covering the period 1961-1965, which certain ill-disposed prophets had predicted would fail. In fact, it is they who have failed. As for the Albanian people, thanks to its exemplary hard work and to the internationalist assistance given by its friends, it is constantly winning fresh successes. 9.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“Illiteracy has been eradicated, whereas in 1944 almost 85 per cent of the population was illiterate. At the beginning of the new school year, over 400,000 pupils and students were enrolled, which means that today in Albania almost one person in every four is attending school. Before the liberation, Albania had not a single institute of higher education. Now, in addition to the State University of Tirana, there are higher institutes of agriculture, dramatic art, fine arts, a conservatory of music, etc. More than three quarters of the students have State scholarships. In the month of June this year, 1,130 students had completed their higher education. 7. Albania is one of the first countries in southern Europe to have completely eliminated malaria, that scourge from which almost 60 per cent of the population suffered before the liberation.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“My country's foreign trade was formerly an instrument of exploitation and domination in the hands of the imperialist Powers. Albania now has trade relations with many countries, on a basis of equality and mutual advantage. In 1962 its imports were three times larger than in 1938, and its exports were six times larger. Unemployment has disappeared. The number of workers is twelve times higher than in 1938. Interesting developments in this connexion are the training of higher cadres and the revolution that has been accomplished in the realm of education and culture. In 1938 we had a total of about 380 persons who had completed their higher education. Today the figure is 8,300. There are twenty-five times as many engineers as there were in 1938, seven times as many doctors, twenty-two times as many agronomists, and so on.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“The foundations are being laid for a chemical and metallurgical industry. The mining industry has expanded considerably, particularly as regards the exploitation of deposits of petroleum, ferro-nickel, chromium and copper. 6. Before the liberation, the most beautiful plains of Albania were marshes or wasteland. They have since become veritable market-gardens, producing substantial quantities of wheat, cotton, sugar-beet, tobacco and other crops. Whereas in 1938 Albania had a total of thirty tractors, today it has more than 6,800 fifteen horse-power tractors. Albania has become a construction site. The dwellings built during the last ten years alone would suffice to house the pre-war population of the five principal towns of Albania.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“The great peaceful work of the Albanian people and its achievements in the nineteen years that have passed since the liberation are the most eloquent proof of the consistent policy in favour of peace and welfare that is followed by the People's Republic of Albania. Albania is now an agricultural and industrial country which has reached the stage of building a completely socialist society, and is rapidly developing its productive forces and raising the general standard of welfare of its population. 5. The changes which have taken place and the pace of development are truly extraordinary, seen in relation to the pre-war situation, I need only mention that in Albania the over-all industrial production is now some thirty times higher than it was in 1938. New branches of industry that were quite unknown before the war have been established.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“The Albanian people, under the leadership of the Albanian Labour Party and its democratic Government, overcame all obstacles through unselfish determination. It resisted pressure and acts of aggression by the imperialists and their lackeys as well as economic and political blockade. 4. The Albanian people has thus far achieved considerable success in the socialist construction of the country. It has consolidated its national independence and revolutionary victories. It has won the friendship and support of all peace-loving and freedom-loving countries and peoples. It is advancing confidently towards a bright future.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“The Albanians are known as a freedom-loving people that is also devoted to peace and the maintenance of friendly relations with other peoples. It has never attacked the territory or the rights of other nations, nor has it permitted nor will it ever permit anyone to jeopardize its homeland, liberty or rights. It has always fought for freedom and progress. During the Second World War, the Albanian people, as a resolute member of the anti-fascist coalition, made extremely heavy sacrifices in the struggle against the Italian fascist and German nazi invaders, until total victory was won. 3. When liberation came, Albania was a backward agricultural country, ravaged by war and the depredations of the imperialists and constantly threatened by the latter. Everything had to be started afresh. That is what was done.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“I wish to take this opportunity, Mr. President, to extend to you the congratulations of the delegation of the People's Republic of Albania on your election to the presidency of this session of the General Assembly. 2. On behalf of the Government of the People's Republic of Albania, I salute the eighteenth session of the United Nations General Assembly, and wish it every success in its work. The people and Government of Albania are steadfastly devoting their efforts and energy to the peaceful development of the country and to safeguarding international peace and co-operation, which is also in conformity with the high purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter. To a country like Albania, which has suffered so much from wars and which is now engaged in building socialism, peace is very precious indeed.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“At the present session the General Assembly has before it a large number of important problems which must be solved for the sake of peace and international co-operation. We consider that the inclusion in the agenda of an item entitled "The question of Hungary" constitutes inadmissible interference in the internal affairs of a State Member of the United Nations, the Hungarian People's Republic. It is a flagrant violation of Article 2 of the Charter and represents an attempt to distract the General Assembly's attention from the basic problems. 181. The delegation of the People's Republic of Albania expresses the wish that the work of this session of the General Assembly will be successful and records its conviction that peace can and must be safeguarded by the joint efforts of all peace-loving countries and peoples.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“Trade should constitute a means of bringing peoples closer together, an instrument in the service of international peace and co-operation, and not a means of discrimination, pressure and aggression. We are in favour of convening an international conference on trade problems. 178. Our delegation deems it necessary to reaffirm that the admission of the two German States, the German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany, to membership in the United Nations would usefully serve the cause of peace and of the Organization itself. 179. I should also like to emphasize, as we have in the past, that we are in favour of the reorganization, on a collective basis, of the executive organs of the United Nations. 180.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“176. In our view, international trade constitutes at present one of the most important problems for all countries. World trade is seriously handicapped by the policy of discrimination and arbitrary restrictions pursued by the principal NATO Powers, and first and foremost by the United States, with regard to the socialist countries. Closed economic groups have been established, such as the European Common Market, which serve the policy of the aggressive NATO bloc. In the sphere of trade there are even cases where the countries concerned have gone so far as to establish real economic blockades and to adopt measures which are usually applied to countries about to be attacked. 177. The Albanian Government is opposed to discrimination in trade and is in favour of the development of trade on the basis of mutual advantage.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“The People's Republic of Albania, a member of the socialist camp and of the Warsaw Treaty, considers friendship and co-operation with the other countries of the socialist camp and fraternal mutual assistance to be a fundamental principle of its foreign policy. It also attaches great importance to relations with other countries and endeavours to develop those relations on the basis of peaceful coexistence. Our Government devotes particular attention to relations with neighbouring countries and is striving to make the Balkans and the Adriatic region a zone of peace and active co-operation on the basis of peaceful coexistence between countries having different social systems. Albania at present maintains diplomatic relations with thirty countries and is endeavouring to contribute to the development of peaceful International co-operation.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“In presenting the new Government's programme to the People's Assembly on 16 June 1962, Mehmet Shehu, President of the Council of Ministers of Albania, said the following: "The Government of the People's Republic of Albania remains as in the past ever faithful to the Albanian people's desire for the safeguarding of peace and the building of socialism. As we have done hitherto, we shall always fight to defend the peace side by side with the Soviet Union and the countries of the socialist camp. We have supported and shall continue to support all the efforts undertaken by the Soviet Union, the People's Republic of China and the other socialist countries with the object of safeguarding world peace". 175.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“They know too well from their own experience what war is like; that is why they are opposed to war and support with all their strength the peaceful policy of their Government. At the same time, they are compelled to lie very watchful and to see to their national defence, for the imperialists have not ceased for a single day their hostile activities against the People's Republic of Albania. Our people will always know how to give them the rebuttal they deserve and defend their father-land, and the cause of socialism and peace. 174.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“Industry and mining are expanding rapidly; in 1961 our industrial production was twenty-seven times greater than in 1938 and it is increasing at a satisfactory rate; agriculture, collectivized and largely mechanized, is expanding; education and culture are spreading, for the benefit of the whole people; medical services are very extensive and provided free of charge; the standard of living is rising rapidly. The third five-year plan, for 1961-1965, is being successfully carried out. The People's Republic of Albania has entered the stage of the complete building of socialist society. 173. The Albanian people are ardent fighters for the cause of peace, which they consider a vital need, for only in peace can they build a new and happy life.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“We are also in favour of the conclusion of a nonaggression pact between the Warsaw Treaty countries and the countries of NATO and we consider that such partial measures would contribute to the relaxation of international tension and to the efforts to reach an agreement on disarmament. 171. The People's Republic of Albania persistently follows a policy of peace and friendship among peoples. 172. The Albanian people, closely united around the Albanian Labour Party and their Government, are devoting all their energies to the peaceful building of their country and the safeguarding of peace. In the past eighteen years since its liberation from Nazi-Fascist occupation, Albania has made great progress. Once an agricultural country, it has become an agricultural and industrial country.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“The People's Republic of Albania will firmly support in the future also efforts to achieve general and complete disarmament, to bring about the halting of nuclear weapons tests, the prohibition of the manufacture of such weapons and their use for war purposes, as well as the elimination of all existing stockpiles. We are in favour of the establishment of denuclearized zones in Europe, Africa and the Pacific Ocean as well as in Latin America and we will continue to work for the implementation of the joint Albanian-Soviet proposal of 30 May 1959 for the transformation of the Balkans and the Adriatic regions into a zone of peace in which there would be no atomic weapons or missiles. 170.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“It is essential, however, that these negotiations should not proceed aimlessly, that they should not create the illusion that something is, being done there when actually nothing specific is being achieved, and, above all, that they should not serve as a screen for the NATO Powers behind which to continue their arms race undisturbed. The peoples of the whole world are in favour of general and complete disarmament; the United Nations should see to it that their voice is heard in the official negotiations. The will of the peoples for peace and disarmament should be imposed upon the adversaries of peace and disarmament. 169.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“The speeches by prominent Americans in favour of peace and disarmament are in reality just so much bluff designed to deceive the peoples while they are preparing for nuclear war. The peoples of the peace-loving countries must increase their vigilance and their defensive measures against so dangerous a policy and the United Nations should take effective steps to condemn and put an end to propaganda in favour of preventive nuclear war and call on the peoples of the entire world to rise against such a monstrous crime, 168. We consider that the negotiations on general and complete disarmament should be continued with a view to reaching the desired agreement.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“Only recently, in the United States, the famous "basic strategy" plan of United States imperialism was proclaimed, aimed at the liquidation of the socialist system, the revolutionary and national-liberation movement of the oppressed peoples and the establishment of United States hegemony throughout the world. 167. The statement by the President of the United States to the effect that his country in certain circumstances would start a nuclear conflict cannot be dissociated from that strategic plan and reveals the true nature of that country's policy and the fundamentally aggressive nature of United States imperialism which brandishes the threat of preventive nuclear war against mankind.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“This is how he refers to the countries in which the socialist revolution has triumphed, in which the peoples have freed themselves for ever from all oppression and exploitation and have become the real masters. No one has given him the right to intervene in the internal affairs of other countries, still less to tell them what social system to adopt. The Albanian people, as in the past, will never permit foreign interference in its own affairs and any attempt by the imperialists to restore their inhuman system in the countries of the socialist camp will be fatal to the aggressors themselves. 166.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“While the disarmament negotiations are proceeding, the NATO Powers are speeding up the arms race, especially in the field of nuclear weapons; they are increasing their military budgets and the strength of their armed forces; they are strengthening the aggressive NATO, CENTO and SEATO pacts and their military bases in foreign territories; they are holding provocative manoeuvres close to the frontiers or territorial waters of the socialist countries and are expanding their hostile activities against those countries and other peace-loving countries. They are engaging in frenzied war propaganda, in which the most highly- placed persons are taking part. Not long ago, Mr. Kennedy, the President of the United States, inaugurated, as a contribution to the creation of a war psychosis, what he calls "Captive Nations Week".”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“164. The nuclear explosion which the United States has carried out in outer space for military purposes is contrary to General Assembly resolutions 1472 (XIV) and 1721 (XVI) and is fraught with grave consequences. Outer space belongs to the entire human race and must be used solely for peaceful purposes. We consider that all achievements in the sphere of science and technology, including conquests in outer space, are the fruit of the work of experts, scientists and technicians; they should be regarded as a common property of humanitarian nature belonging to all peoples. They should not be used, as the imperialists are endeavouring to use them, for purposes of propaganda and to cover up failures in other spheres, or to intimidate the peoples, 165.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“The Soviet Union and the other socialist countries, as well as other peace-loving countries, are in favour of general and complete disarmament under strict international control, of the immediate, complete and final cessation of all nuclear weapons tests, for the use of outer space exclusively for peaceful purposes. On the other hand, the United States and its partners are in reality opposed to an agreement on general and complete disarmament as well as to an agreement on the cessation of all nuclear weapons tests. They are calling for a system of arms control, together with a system of on-site inspection of all underground nuclear tests, clearly for the purpose of espionage against the socialist countries, knowing full well that the latter could not agree to such controls without betraying their own security and that of worldwide peace.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“The work that has proceeded up to the present time is no more encouraging than that of the various committees previously established by the United Nations to deal with this subject. The Government of the People's Republic of Albania has supported and fully supports the Soviet Union proposals on general and complete disarmament and the draft treaty it submitted at Geneva. We consider that general and complete disarmament constitutes a fundamental and sacred task for the United Nations, which should spare no efforts to achieve it. The arms race has become a heavy burden for the peoples of the world and a serious threat to international peace and security. 163. In the matter of disarmament, two conflicting lines or policies are apparent.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“On signing a separate peace treaty on behalf of the Albanian people which fought heroically, with great sacrifices, against the Nazi invaders, the Albanian Government, along with the other member s of the Warsaw Treaty and the socialist camp, will assume its share of responsibility with regard to the security of our ally, the German Democratic Republic. 162. General and complete disarmament is still the profound and compelling aspiration of all peoples throughout the world. The General Assembly, however, cannot fail to note that despite the efforts of the Soviet Union and the other peace-loving countries no progress has been made towards this aim. Our delegation regrets that it cannot share the optimism expressed by certain previous speakers concerning the work of the Eighteen-Nation Committee on Disarmament at Geneva.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“The interests of the German people, of the people of Europe, of peace, demand the conclusion of the peace treaty with Germany. The People's Republic of Albania and other socialist countries consider that the peace treaty should be signed with the two German States. If, however, the Western Powers persist in their negative attitude, the socialist countries and the other countries concerned which desire to do so will sign a separate peace treaty with the German Democratic Republic. 160. That peace treaty would strengthen the frontiers of the German Democratic Republic, its security and that of all Europe. West Berlin would cease to be a powder-keg and become a free and demilitarized city. 161.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“The countries of the Warsaw Treaty and the socialist camp, which are all agreed on this matter, are, as they have stated, determined to sign a peace treaty with Germany, whereas the NATO Powers are opposed to its signature and to the ending of the occupation regime in West Berlin. 159. We have been and we still are in favour of solving by negotiation this problem of such vital importance for the German people and for European security. The Western Powers, however, do not seem to be prepared to solve it. They are dragging out the negotiations in order to prevent any solution and to maintain, in the very heart of Europe, a powder-keg which might explode at any moment. The more time passes the worse the situation becomes, which can profit only the enemies of peace.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“The Albanian Government considers that the only just solution of this acute problem is that proposed by the Soviet Union, namely, the signing of a peace treaty with Germany. This would also provide the basis for the solution of the question of West Berlin, which would become a free and demilitarized city. The peace treaty would remove the vestiges of the Second World War; it would put an end to an abnormal, legally unjustifiable and politically intolerable and dangerous situation; it would pave the way for a rapprochement between the two existing German States; it would consolidate international peace and security. 158.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“It again threatens peace and security and is pursuing a revanchist and aggressive policy towards the German Democratic Republic first and foremost, and towards other neighbouring countries. The German Democratic Republic — the first workers' and peasants' State in the history of Germany — has become a stronghold of peace in the heart of Europe. The Potsdam Agreements have been fully carried out there and no trace of nazism or militarism remains — which is by no means the case with the Federal Republic of Germany, now become the most explosive arsenal of NATO. West Berlin, situated in the territory of the German Democratic Republic, has been transformed into a NATO military base and a dangerous hotbed of acts of provocation, sabotage and espionage against the German Democratic Republic and the other socialist countries. 157.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“Our delegation, having also in mind the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples [General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV)], considers that the United Nations should take specific measures to eliminate the colonial system for all time and without delay — and to eliminate also the system of Non-Self-Governing and Trust Territories. 156. The German problem has not yet been solved. Seventeen years after the end of the war, the peace treaty with Germany has not yet been signed because of the refusal of the Western Powers. German militarism, which twice in a period of twenty-five years set Europe and the whole world aflame, is resurgent in Western Germany, with the support of those Powers.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)
“The tragedy of tins martyred country is far from played out. The Congo remains divided, blood is being shed and its immense resources are controlled by the colonialists and the United States monopolies. We consider that the United Nations should condemn this plot against the Congolese people who have every right to live united, free and sovereign and to enjoy their country's wealth themselves. 155. The Albanian Government reaffirms its position which Is already known: it does not intend to share in any way in the costs of the United Nations forces in the Congo and the Near East; only the imperialist and colonialist aggressors who are responsible for this situation should pay. It is high time that all the peoples of the world were free, independent and sovereign.”
1962-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 17 (1962)