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“The implementation of this Soviet initiative and the reaching of an understanding to the effect that no nuclear weapons should be stationed in the territories of States where there are no such weapons at present would make a substantial contribution to reducing the threat of a nuclear war. 76. The socialist countries have recently made very substantive proposals at the Vienna talks on the reduction of armed forces and armaments in Central Europe. These proposals are based on the principle of equal security for all parties. They accommodate the wishes of Western countries, from which we are entitled to expect a constructive approach to these talks.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“A move of greatest importance in the further struggle for the strengthening of international security is the Soviet- sponsored draft international convention on the strengthening of guarantees of the security of non-nuclear States which stipulates that: "The nuclear-weapon States Parties to this Convention pledge themselves not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear States Parties to this Convention which renounce the production and acquisition of nuclear weapons and which have no nuclear weapons in their territory or anywhere under their jurisdiction or control, on land, on the sea, in the air or in outer space," (A/33/241, addendum, article A].”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“Suggesting that negotiations towards the cessation of the nuclear arms race be started at the earliest possible date, the Soviet Union has also made a number of proposals for political measures and measures of international law to strengthen the security of all States. Of paramount importance in this respect is the need to conclude a world treaty on the non-use of force in international relations, whereby all States, including, of course, all the nuclear Powers, would pledge not to use or threaten to use force; this would guarantee the genuine security of all States, big and small, nuclear and non- nuclear. We support also the proposal of the Polish People's Republic on the adoption of a declaration on the preparation of societies for life in peace [A/C.1I33I2]. 75.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“It will be recalled that the Soviet proposals provide for the complete cessation of further quantitative and qualitative increases in the arms and armed forces of States having large military potentials; an end to the production of all types of nuclear weapons and a gradual reduction of their stockpiles until they have been completely destroyed; the cessation of the production of, and prohibition of, all other types of weapons of mass destruction; the cessation of the development of new types of conventional armaments of great destructive capability; the renunciation by the permanent members of the Security Council, and by countries that have military agreements with them, of the expansion of their armies and the increase of the quantity of their conventional armaments; a reduction in the military budgets of States with a large economic and military potential, and above all those of the permanent members of the Security Council.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“These specific proposals have been formulated in a number of speeches by Comrade L. I. Brezhnev and in the document entitled "Practical measures for ending the arms race", submitted by the Soviet Union to the United Nations General Assembly special session devoted to disarmament. It is to be noted with satisfaction that all major Soviet initiatives are reflected in some form or other in the Final Document adopted by the special session on disarmament, and they should be negotiated further or become part of the future programme of work of the Committee on Disarmament. 74.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“In international affairs the Soviet Union is steadily pursuing the Leninist policy of peace, of consolidation of the security of peoples, and of broad international cooperation. Our Constitution outlaws war propaganda and puts forward the task of achieving general and complete disarmament. Designed for the years and decades to come, our plans are directed towards peaceful construction, for the happiness and well-being of the people. That is why the Soviet Union is so active and consistent in its policy of curbing the arms race and proceeding towards measures of real disarmament. 73. Lately the Soviet Union put forward a comprehensive programme of new constructive and realistic initiatives to ensure a break-through in the struggle for stopping the arms race.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“Now more than ever before it is imperative to adhere strictly in relations among States to the principles of the non-use of force and non-interference in the internal affairs of other States, to respect the rights of all peoples to freedom and independence, and to increase efforts designed to ensure the extensive development of peaceful co-operation-and the possibilities of such co-operation are clearly defined in the United Nations Charter, in the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, in the United Nations Declaration on the Deepening and Consolidation of International Detente [resolution 32/155/, and in other United Nations decisions. 72.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“This is attested to also by the continuous provocations of the People's Republic of China against its neighbouring States, against heroic Viet Nam, whose people recently maintained, in bloody battles, their freedom and the unity of their native land. 71. In present conditions it is absolutely essential to counteract in the most resolute way any attempts to undermine the process of detente, to turn international developments back to the times of the "cold war".”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“Under the guise of deceptive propaganda campaigns, one of which makes a lot of fuss about the so-called "Soviet military threat", they are feverishly launching long-term military programmes to secure their military superiority—a fact which poses a very serious threat to the cause of the peace and freedom of the peoples. 70. The actions of China are also fraught with serious danger. By embarking on the road of great-Power chauvinism and hegemonism, the leaders of that State preach the inevitability of another world war, openly count on an increase in international tension, sabotage disarmament, and form blocs with the most reactionary militarist forces. The course at present being followed by the leaders in Peking is a great threat to many peoples of the world.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“69. One cannot fail to note, however, that with the deepening of the process of detente, its adversaries are mounting a more active campaign. This requires increased vigilance on the part of all peace-loving forces. The task has become particularly urgent in the context of the apparent activation of militarist forces. The aggressive circles of imperialism are not willing to reconcile themselves to all their failures: defeat in social battles, the loss of their colonial possessions, the departure from capitalism by an increasing number of countries, and the successes of world socialism.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“Given the complexity and contradictory nature of world developments, and despite the resistance of the forces of imperialism and reaction, the successful implementation of the programme of peace put forward by the Twenty-Fourth Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and of its organic follow-up, the programme of further struggle for peace and international co-operation, and for the freedom and independence of the peoples, adopted by the Twenty-Fifth Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, promotes the consolidation of the process of detente and provides a real opportunity for the consistent assertion in international relations of the principles of peaceful coexistence, for the development of mutually advantageous co-operation between States, for the removal of the threat of another world war and the elimination of war from the life of humanity, for the cessation of the arms race and the attainment of disarmament, for the solution of the problems of decolonization and the liquidation of racism and apartheid, and for the further economic and social progress of all peoples.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“On 25 June 1978, speaking at the ceremony devoted to the presentation of the Order of Lenin and the "Gold Star" medal to the hero city of Minsk, the capital of the Byelorussian SSR, Comrade Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, emphasized that: "The vital interests of the working peoples of all countries demand that the positive achievements of the last few years on the world arena should not be discarded and that efforts should be made to advance towards a genuine, lasting peace for all nations. By the joint efforts of all peace-loving forces this aim can be achieved, and we believe it will be achieved." 68.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“They consist in a recognition and formalization in international documents of a kind of code of rules for honest and fair relations among countries, a code which erects legal as well as moral and political barriers in the way of those given to military gambles. They consist in the achievement of the first understandings—however modest they may be so far—which seal off some of the channels of the arms race. They consist also in an intricate system of agreements covering many areas of peaceful co-operation among States with different social systems. 67.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“Each regular session of the United Nations General Assembly provides an opportunity for States Members of the United Nations to engage in political stocktaking of the period that has elapsed between sessions, to make an assessment of the present situation in the world, and to outline for the future specific measures aimed at consolidating the peace and security of peoples, settling outstanding problems, and developing and deepening international co-operation in various fields. 66. The salutary changes in the world, which have become especially numerous in the 1970s, are tangible and concrete.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“63. The delegation of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the office of President of the thirty-third session of the General Assembly of the United Nations and to wish you full success in that high office. 64. We also welcome the admission of the State of Solomon Islands to membership in the United Nations. 65.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“Its authority and its degree of influence over the course of events in the world are determined primarily by the way in which it fulfils its principal task—fostering the maintenance of international peace and security, and preventing a new war. It is precisely this—an active role in the world-wide struggle for the elimination of the danger of war and, above all, the prevention of nuclear war—that the peoples of the world expect from the United Nations. It is our common duty to justify these hopes and, in conditions of increasing international detente supplemented by measures for military detente and disarmament, .to strive to solve all remaining problems, from the elimination of the vestiges of racism, colonialism and the hotbeds of tension to achieving the goals of the economic and social progress of the peoples of the world.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The delegation of the Byelorussian SSR has repeatedly set forth its position of principle on the question of the Charter of the United Nations, and our position is this: that we have consistently favoured an increase in the role and effectiveness of the United Nations as an important instrument for the strengthening of peace and international security on the basis, not of the revision, but of the strict observance of the provisions of the United Nations Charter. 73. The United Nations is the most representative and influential international organization in which the peoples of the world have placed high hopes.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The delegation of the Byelorussian SSR attaches great importance to the question of the protection of persons detained or imprisoned for their struggle for self- determination, independence and social progress, against colonialism, aggression and foreign occupation, racism, apartheid and racial discrimination. At last year's session of the General Assembly our delegation submitted a draft resolution on this question, and we shall now seek to secure its adoption. 72.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“"It is precisely socialism which for the first time in human history has ensured for all such fundamental human rights as the right to work, education, the protection of health, housing, social security and leisure and active participation in the government of State affairs. 70. The fruitful co-operation of States in the field of encouragement and development of human rights is possible only through the observance of the principles of the sovereign equality of States and non-interference in their internal affairs, the adoption and the fulfilment of international undertakings by all and the struggle against massive and gross violations of human rights in southern Africa, Chile and the occupied Arab territories. 71.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“It is precisely these factors which are decisive and which in the most direct way determine the status of man in society; the social and economic conditions of his life and the purport and content of human rights. 69. The tremendous gains and successes of the Soviet people achieved during the years of Soviet power have been strikingly embodied in the new Constitution of the USSR, the articles and provisions of which prove that in our country, in which a society of genuine humanism and genuine democracy has been created, the fundamental rights proclaimed by the Great October Revolution have been confirmed and guaranteed.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“This has been achieved in circumstances when during the years of the Fascist invasion the industries of the Republic were in actual fact completely destroyed. The steady increase of public production and the growth of its efficiency have ensured further progress towards a solution of the main socio-economic problems-the raising of the standard of living for working people. 68. The achievements of our people in the political, social, economic and cultural spheres have been made possible because of the advantages of the socialist system. Socialism is the most just way of organizing society in the interests of the working people. It is a system which is a stranger to economic crisis, unemployment and inflation.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“In this regard I should like to point out that the successful economic development of the Soviet Union and other States of the socialist community has created propitious conditions for the further development of their foreign economic links with all countries. 67. The society of developed socialism built in the Soviet State is opening up ever more fully its life-giving and creative forces. In celebrating the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution, we cannot fail to emphasize the outstanding successes which have marked the development of the Byelorussian SSR during this period. The economy of the Byelorussian SSR is developing at a stable and high rate of growth. In less than two days the Republic now produces as much industrial output as it had in the course of a whole year before the Revolution.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“We are convinced that the solution of today's urgent economic problems in the interests of all the peoples of the world is possible mainly by observance of the principle of the sovereignty of every country over its natural resources, of the right of every people freely and without impediment to choose its own path of development and by the elimination of the exploitation of the peoples of developing countries by foreign capital and transnational corporations. In these circumstances the aspirations of developing countries for the establishment of just and equal international economic co-operation can become feasible.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The United Nations must continue its policy of isolation and boycott of the illegal regimes of The Republic of South Africa and Southern Rhodesia, of full eradication of apartheid, of ensuring the independence and sovereignty of Zimbabwe and Namibia and of full implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples including, as applicable, to small colonial possessions and enclaves. 66. Since the very beginning of their existence the socialist States have constantly striven and continue to strive for the development of broad commercial, economic, scientific and technological co-operation with all countries on an equal, mutually advantageous and democratic basis.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“In the struggle for a further improvement of the international political climate, for the strengthening of international security and the progress of detente, it is not enough to confine ourselves to the elimination of existing armed conflicts and hotbeds of tension. It is no less important to prevent the creation of new ones. 65. Because of the racists and their imperialist protectors, one of the flash-points on our planet is southern Africa. Peace and security here can be achieved only through the elimination of the domination of the racist regimes and the genuine, and not the fictitious, liberation of the peoples of the area.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The path to the solution of the problem of the Middle East lies through the Geneva Peace Conference on the Middle East which, in our view, must resume its work as soon as possible with the participation on an equal footing of all parties concerned, including the Palestine Liberation Organization. 63. We must strive for a solution to the problem of Cyprus on the basis of unconditional respect for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Cyprus and respect for its policy of non-alignment, the withdrawal of all foreign troops from the territory of Cyprus and non-interference in the internal affairs of Cyprus, as is provided for in Security Council and General Assembly resolutions. 64.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The elimination of existing hotbeds of tension is indispensable in the straggle for peace and international security. That is why the Byelorussian SSR most strongly favours the elimination of the consequences of Israeli aggression in the Middle East A just and lasting peace in the Middle East can be achieved only on the basis of the total withdrawal of Israeli troops from all Arab territories occupied by Israel in 1967, the implementation of the inalienable rights of the Arab people of Palestine, including its right to self-determination and the creation of its own State, the ensuring of the right of all States directly participating in the conflict to an independent existence and security. 62.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Our task now is to proceed to the implementation of broader and deeper measures than hitherto in all the fundamental problems of disarmament. 60. This session of the General Assembly must provide further momentum for the completion of work on the preparation of an international agreement on the prohibition of the creation of new types and systems of weapons of mass destruction. This problem has now become even more urgent because specific steps are being taken in the opposite direction. The duty of the United Nations is to associate itself with the world-wide protest against the creation of new types of weapons of mass destruction. We note with satisfaction that in the course of the general debate many delegations have been condemning plans for the creation of the neutron bomb. 61.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“In this document the socialist countries urge States Members of the United Nations to strive for appropriate international agreements in the following main areas: cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament; prevention of the danger of nuclear war; complete and general prohibition of nuclear weapons tests; all possible means of strengthening the regime of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons; prohibition and destruction of stockpiles of chemical weapons; prohibition of the creation of new types and systems of weapons of mass destruction; creation of zones free from nuclear weapons and zones of peace; limitations and reduction of armed forces and conventional armaments; reduction of military budgets; full demilitarization of the sea-bed and ocean floor; regional measures of military detente and disarmament. 59.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“They were also reflected in the document entitled "Basic provisions of the programme of action on disarmament"6 submitted recently by the socialist countries for the consideration of the Preparatory Committee for the Special Session of the General Assembly Devoted to Disarmament.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“and armaments in Central Europe, and also on the limitation of the strategic armaments of the USSR and the United States of America. In Belgrade there is the meeting of the representatives of States which participated in the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe. We hope that concern for peace and security in Europe and for the development of co-operation among European peoples will be the main item before this meeting. 58. The principal guidelines for the co-ordinated actions of States in the field of disarmament were set down clearly in the memorandum of the Soviet Union on questions relating to the ending of the arms race and disarmament, submitted for the consideration of the thirty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“One of the latest examples of this is the signing, in May of this year, of the Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques We firmly believe that the earliest possible entry into force of this Convention, with the broadest possible participation of States Members of the United Nations, would be a further step towards limiting and curtailing the arms race, and would be in keeping with the interests of the security of all peoples and the interests of the protection of human environment. 57. There are important proposals on the strengthening of peace and disarmament now on the negotiating table. Negotiations are under way on the reduction of armed force?”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“At the same time, they are resisting the implementation initiatives already approved by the United Nations on questions of disarmament, or are putting forward proposals which fall short of the principle of equality and equal security, and are thereby endangering the security of other countries. 56. The progress that we have achieved in recent years in implementing a number of partial measures is convincing proof that if there is real determination, the problems of disarmament can be solved.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“All main initiatives in this field have come, and are still coming, from the Soviet Union and the other States of the socialist community. The stubborn resistance to any changes for the better or to the implementation of specific proposals comes from the military-industrial complex in Western countries and the political circles connected with them, as well as from the Peking leadership. At the same time, in the course of the current wide-ranging lively discussion on the questions of disarmament, one can glimpse an approach which is not conducive to progress towards their solution. There are certain people who, disregarding the facts of life, are pretending to be as it were the initiators in some questions of military detente.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Brezhnev, to the participants of the World Forum of Peace Forces, meeting in Moscow from 14 to 16 January 1977: "Without even mentioning the direct danger of nuclear catastrophe, the arms race is in itself a senseless waste of the material and spiritual resources of mankind, of which it has such need in fighting hunger, disease and illiteracy, and in solving social problems, and problems of energy, raw materials and the ecology." 55. The history of the foreign policy of the Soviet State is a story of consistent and tireless struggle for disarmament. The fact remains that the Soviet Union has submitted more than 70 proposals on questions of disarmament for the consideration of international organizations and the Governments of other countries.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Among the major and urgent tasks whose achievement is awaited by the peoples of the world of central importance are, of course, curbing the arms race, and the transition from amassing stockpiles of ever more deadly means of destruction to beginning their limitation and undertaking disarmament. 54. The continuation and even intensification of the arms race are threatening the further development of detente. As we stressed in the message of L. I.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“A number of multilateral treaties and agreements limiting the arms race in certain areas are now in force. We should add to these the well-known bilateral agreements, such as the Soviet-American agreement on the prevention of nuclear war, and the Soviet-French agreement on the prevention of the accidental or unauthorized use of nuclear weapons. 51. However, peace on our planet is not yet as durable as it should be in the light of the situation in today's world. 52. The prospect of further proliferation of nuclear weapons constitutes a serious danger to the cause of peace. The most urgent and effective efforts on the part of the United Nations, and of all States, are essential to prevent the production of such weapons in The Republic of South Africa and to prevent their emergence in other countries. 53.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The implementation of the proposal of the States parties to the Warsaw Treaty, that all participants in the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe should undertake not to be the first to use nuclear weapons against one another, together with the implementation of the measures proposed by the Soviet Union in the draft resolution on prevention of the danger of nuclear war, would play an important part in reducing the threat of nuclear war and in further improving the whole international political climate. 50. We can judge the state and the development of the international situation primarily by the degree to which we succeed in moving forward towards the strengthening of peace and the elimination of the threat of nuclear war. Certain positive results have been achieved in recent years in that respect.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“In the conditions of the current international situation, the implementation of additional measures to ensure strict implementation of the principle of the non-use of force and to make it an immutable law in international relations is an urgent and important task in die interests of all States. The conclusion of a world treaty on the non-use of force would promote the creation of favourable conditions for curbing the arms race and for making progress towards disarmament, the further deepening of detents and the prevention of nuclear or any other kind of war. 49.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Any State, whatever its size, can and must have a say in the deepening and advancement of the noble cause of detente, and it is only through the joint efforts of States and peoples, by overcoming the resistance of the forces of war and reaction, that it will be possible to achieve the strengthening of universal peace and the transformation of detente into an irreversible process, and to bring about a restructuring of international relations on the basis of the principles of peaceful coexistence. 48. Of practical importance to the cause of peace would be the beginning of negotiations, and the conclusion of a World Treaty on the Non-Use of Force in International Relations, as proposed by the Soviet Union and provided for in the pertinent resolution of the thirty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“45. It is quite obvious that detente is necessary for all countries which participate in normal international relations; it brings benefits to all those who are concerned about peace. 46. But the road to peace has never been an easy one, and the present state of affairs proves this. The arms race is continuing, and more and more States are involved in it. A hostile propaganda campaign is being waged against socialist countries in certain circles. 47. There is no more urgent or vital task than that of making peace durable and unbreakable and of making detente universal, general and irreversible.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“These documents should become a sort of code of conduct and a programme of concerted efforts on the part of all States in the interest of peace, security and co-operation among peoples. 44. By building upon what has already been achieved, and by making efforts to achieve the universal participation of States in the multilateral treaties and agreements now in force and their implementation in good faith, the United Nations can set itself such goals and settle such problems as the prevention of the danger of nuclear war, the containment of the arms race, disarmament, the elimination of conflict situations and of the vestiges of colonialism and racism, the deepening and expansion of international co-operation on the basis of the non-use of force in international relations, equality, non-intervention in the internal affairs of other States, and the strengthening of the feelings of friendship, co-operation and mutual trust among all peoples.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Of extreme importance to the cause of peace is the item, "Deepening and consolidation of international detente and the prevention of the danger of nuclear war" included in the agenda of this session at the request of the Soviet Union By approving the draft declaration on the deepening and consolidation of international detente proposed by the USSR and the draft resolution on the prevention of the danger of nuclear war the General Assembly would demonstrate the commitment of the States Members of the United Nations to detente and their determination to carry out a broad range of measures aimed at fleshing out the bones of detente with specific material content in the most diverse fields. 43.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The opportunities for strengthening peace are growing—and growing irresistibly We firmly believe that realism in politics and the will for detente and progress will ultimately prevail and that mankind will be able to step into the twenty-first century in conditions of peace, more secure than ever before." 41. In their struggle for peace, for the deepening of the process of international detente and for its extension to all parts of the world, the States of the socialist community have taken the initiative and are rendering unfailing support to United Nations efforts to prevent war, strengthen international security and develop co-operation among States, in accordance with the provisions of its Charter. 42.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The process of restructuring international relations on the basis of the principles of peaceful coexistence is gaining increasing momentum, and detente is emerging as the dominant trend in world politics, thereby diminishing the danger of a new world war and opening the way for further development of comprehensive co-operation. All this is a result of the joint struggle of the States of the socialist community and other peace-loving countries in the world arena in general and in the United Nations in particular. 40. Comrade L. I. Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and President of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, stated: "Current international development is characterized by great dynamism.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Indeed, the whole history of Soviet foreign policy is literally pervaded by the struggle for peace and equitable international co-operation—from the historic Leninist Decree on Peace to the programme of further struggle for peace and international co-operation and for freedom and independence of the peoples, adopted by the Twenty-fifth Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. 38. The peace-loving foreign policy of the Soviet State has been enshrined in the new Constitution of the USSR. Every line of its section on foreign policy reflects its noble goals and defines specific ways of further strengthening the security of the peoples and the development of broad international co-operation. 39. The most noticeable changes in international relations have occurred in recent years.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The world-wide historic forces of socialism and progress brought into being by the great October Revolution are growing and becoming stronger; they have multiplied many times over their influence in the world and have established an entirely attainable and realistic objective— that of eliminating the danger of a new world war and of radically restructuring the whole system of international relations on the basis of democratic principles. The Soviet Union, together with the fraternal socialist States, is waging an untiring struggle to achieve this objective.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The magnificence of the October Revolution is undying indeed. It is embodied in the historic successes of the land of socialism, the first in the world, and of all States of the socialist community, in the victory over the dark forces of fascism in the Second War, in the collapse of the colonial system of imperialism, in the consolidation of the principles of peaceful coexistence in the relations of States with different social systems, and of the ideals of peace and friendship among peoples. 37.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“35. It has been repeatedly stressed from this rostrum at the current session of the United Nations General Assembly that the victory of the Great October Socialist Revolution in Russia was the main event of the twentieth century, one which radically changed the course of development of all humanity. The first socialist State in the world came into existence 60 years ago. Since that time socialism, which has become a world-wide system, has brought to the peoples of the world peace, freedom, new equitable relations and mutually beneficial co-operation. 36. The outstanding achievements of the land of Soviets and the successful implementation of the peace-loving" Leninist foreign policy of the Soviet State have become an important factor in the acceleration of the world-wide revolutionary process and social progress.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Relying upon the unity and cohesion of all anti-imperialist forces and by strict adherence to its Charter and the progressive decisions adopted by the Organization on the initiative of peace-loving forces, the United Nations can and must increase its contribution to the struggle for peace and international co-operation, for the freedom and independence of peoples and for making the detente that has been achieved stable and irreversible. I wish to express the hope that the thirty-first session of the General Assembly will become an important landmark in this respect.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)