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“Ignoring universal condemnation, the Zionist leaders have ceaselessly proliferated their acts of aggression against the Arab peoples, the last of which was the Israeli decision to make the city of Jerusalem the capital of the Zionist State. Our delegation vehemently condemns that decision, which was declared null and void by the Security Council when it considered that issue. We staunchly support the struggle of the Palestinian people, under the leadership of the PLO, to recover their inalienable rights, including the right to establish an independent and sovereign State. My delegation firmly supports the struggle of the other Arab countries to recover all their territories occupied by Israel and to counter the plots of imperialism. 206.”
1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)
“We highly appreciate the legitimate and necessary assistance given by the Soviet people to the Afghan people, in accordance with the Treaty of Friendship, Good Neighbourliness and Co-operation of 5 December 1978 between the two countries as well as with the Charter of the United Nations. We staunchly support the just proposal of President Babrak Karmal designed to settle with neighbouring countries, through peaceful negotiations, all problems concerning peace and security in that region. 205. In the Middle East, the Camp David agreements have led to a complex situation which shifts from day to day in favour of Israel's goals of expansionism and domination over neighbouring Arab territories.”
1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)
“During the past year the imperialists and reactionaries have likewise stirred up tension and created pockets of discord in other parts of the world, threatening the peace and security of peoples. 203. In South Asia, in particular in Afghanistan, imperialists, together with international reactionaries and others, have exacerbated and continue to exacerbate the crisis by indulging in all sorts of intrigues to promote conflicts that would destroy the achievements of the April 1978 revolution of the Afghan people. We demand that an end be put to all those activities which are acts of interference in the internal affairs of the Afghan people, which is entitled to appeal to all friendly countries to defend its independence and sovereignty. 204.”
1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)
“However, we regret that our relations with Thailand, our immediate neighbour, have seriously worsened recently despite our persistent efforts to resolve questions in dispute between the two countries through peaceful negotiations and in a spirit of good neighbourliness. Notwithstanding the recent opening of a crossing point on the border by the Thai authorities, normal relations between the two countries have not yet been re-established. Only the full implementation of the joint communiques of Laos and Thailand of January and April 1979 will, in our opinion, contribute to improving the relations between the Lao and Thai peoples, who have always been good neighbours. 202.”
1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)
“The Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic has always implemented a foreign policy of peace, independence, friendship and non-alignment, a policy of peaceful coexistence and co-operation with neighbouring countries, on the basis of respect for independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, non-interference in internal affairs and mutual advantage. We welcome the development of special relations with the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and the People's Republic of Kampuchea, relations of friendship and many-sided co-operation with the Soviet Union and other socialist countries, and relations becoming daily closer with friendly countries. We have developed our relations of friendship and good neighbourliness with the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma and other countries of the region.”
1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)
“These successes are due to the consistent efforts of our whole people under the wise guidance of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party. They are inseparable from the militant solidarity and multifarious co-operation between the Lao people and the Vietnamese and Kampuchean peoples, the fraternal and unselfish assistance given by the Soviet Union and other socialist countries and the aid from friendly countries and international organizations, including the United Nations, to which we should like at this time to express once more our profound gratitude. 201.”
1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)
“Since the founding of the Lao People's Democratic Republic five years ago, the Lao people have made enormous efforts in the task of our country's defence and national construction along the path of socialism which it freely chose. Our choice gave rise to a strong reaction on the part of international reactionaries and imperialists, who have throughout these five years done their utmost, at all levels, to destroy our work of peaceful reconstruction, as they are doing also in the cases of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and the People's Republic of Kampuchea. Notwithstanding all this, the Lao people, united as one man, has succeeded not only in safeguarding its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity but also in achieving successes in several spheres of national construction.”
1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)
“My country also strongly supports the just struggle being waged by the fraternal Vietnamese people to defend its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity against the acts of aggression, and subversion of the reactionary holders of power in China. We support the just position and the attitude of goodwill of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam in its efforts to settle through negotiations the disputes between that country and the People's Republic of China. We demand that the reactionary Chinese authorities immediately end all acts of hostility towards the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and make possible the immediate opening of the third series of Sino-Vietnamese negotiations, as the Vietnamese Government has many times proposed. 200.”
1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)
“This attitude is not in the interests of the peoples, nor is it in the interest of the peace and security of South-East Asia and of the world. 198. The Republic of India, one of the founders of the non-aligned movement, which has just officially recognized the People's Republic of Kampuchea, has shown itself to have a wise and realistic policy. 199. My country supports the just position and the conciliatory attitude of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, which has striven to settle through negotiations the problems between its country and the other countries of South-East Asia.”
1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)
“Its four-point proposal, which was endorsed by the Conference of the Foreign Ministers of Laos, Kampuchea and Viet Nam, held at Vientiane in July this year, is a just and realistic proposal which seeks to reduce tension and establish a climate of trust between Thailand and Kampuchea, as a prelude to a mutually advantageous co-operation between the peoples of those two countries. Not to take this constructive proposal seriously into consideration is not only to reject peace and stability,' the noble objectives for which the peoples of the region have ceaselessly worked, but also to fall into the trap of the expansionists and imperialists who wish to fish in troubled waters and accomplish their evil designs.”
1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)
“My country, as many other countries, deems that the People's Revolutionary Council of Kampuchea must occupy its rightful place in our Organization. That Council, apart from the fact that it is the sole legitimate and legal representative of the people of Kampuchea, is constantly animated by the sincere desire to live on good terms with its neighbours and to settle all differences through peaceful negotiations. 197. This attitude is clearly reflected in its statements and in its foreign policy.”
1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)
“At the present time, under the guidance of the People's Revolutionary Council of Kampuchea, the only legitimate and legal representative of the country, it has made immense efforts to reconstruct the country and normalize its life after long years of war against imperialist aggression and three and one half years of the genocidal regime. The Kampuchean people is now in full control. Persisting in its wish to resuscitate a regime which has been condemned by the whole world and to have it represented in the United Nations, is not only contrary to the legitimate rights of the Kampuchean people and the Charter of the United Nations, but also an insult to the conscience of those peoples who are imbued with the love of peace and humanity in the world. 196.”
1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)
“It does not create a climate propitious for dialogue; it is an attempt to mislead world opinion regarding the real situation in Kampuchea. Their propaganda and their treacherous manoeuvres attempt to create confusion, to preserve the seat of Kampuchea in the United Nations for a criminal gang that of Pol Pot and Ieng Sary, and to interfere in the internal affairs of Kampuchea and other countries in the region, and those manoeuvres will not be able to deceive peace-loving and justice-loving peoples. 195. The facts with regard to Kampuchea are that, after having risen en masse against the genocidal regime and after having toppled it once and for all, the Kampuchean people is now exercising its right to self-determination and has become the master of its own destiny.”
1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)
“In proposing the conclusion of bilateral or multi-lateral treaties of non-aggression and peaceful coexistence between ourselves and the countries of ASEAN and other countries in South-East Asia, the settlement of differences through peaceful means and the creation of a zone of peace and stability, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the People's Republic of Kampuchea and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam are convinced that such proposals provide solid bases which will lead to a genuine and lasting peace. 194. The negative reply to these proposals only helps the manoeuvres of the imperialists and international reactionaries for maintaining the item entitled "The situation in Kampuchea" on the agenda of this session.”
1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)
“The peoples of Indo-China, who have suffered through many years of war against imperialist aggression, are fully aware of these manoeuvres, which are irrevocably doomed to failure. 193. Because they fought for decades against colonialist and imperialist aggression and oppression, the peoples of Indo-China attach inestimable importance to peace and cleave to independence, freedom and the construction of a better life in their respective countries. And more especially as Laos, a country with just over 3 million inhabitants, has never been and never will be a threat to any neighbour whatsoever. That is why we have, along with Kampuchea and Viet Nam, called upon the countries of South-East Asia to work together with us for the consolidation of peace and stability in the area and for a mutually advantageous co-operation.”
1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)
“The armed acts of provocation on the Thai-Kampuchean border in June this year, provocations which took place at the same time as the so-called "voluntary repatriation" operations of the Kampuchean refugees launched with inflammatory propaganda, the campaign of slander and denigration waged by the leaders of Peking and the extreme-right reactionaries in the governing circles of Thailand against Viet Nam and the armed acts of provocation against Laos of 14 and 15 June this year emanating from the Thai side and leading to the closing of the Thai-Lao border on the very eve of those that occurred on the Thai-Kampuchean border- all are an integral part of the aforementioned conspiracy.”
1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)
“They reflect the will of the Lao, Kampuchean and Vietnamese peoples to live on good terms with their neighbours in South-East Asia and to seek the settlement of all questions, whether they be bilateral or of common interest to the region, through peaceful negotiations based on mutual respect for the independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and political persuasion and on non-interference in the internal affairs of States. 192. But it is extremely regrettable that the goodwill of the Governments of the three countries of Indo-China have come up against the obstacle set in their path by the leaders of Peking who, acting in close collaboration with the imperialists and using a group of extreme-right reactionaries in the Thai governing circles as pawns, have mounted a vast conspiracy against the peoples of Indo-China.”
1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)
“The three peoples, Lao, Kampuchean and Vietnamese, united in their struggle for peace and national liberation, are more than ever determined together to defend their national independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity won at the price of such great sacrifices. They are determined to defend at all costs their peaceful work to consolidate peace and stability in the region, together with all the peoples of South-East Asia. The Declaration issued at the Conference of Foreign Ministers of Laos, Kampuchea and Viet Nam, held at Vientiane on 17 and 18 July 1980, sets forth constructive and reasonable proposals that have received the increasingly active support of peace-loving countries and forces through-out the world.”
1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)
“The Lao People's Democratic Republic, in joining several other countries to request the inclusion on the agenda of the present session of the item entitled "Question of peace, stability and co-operation in South-East Asia", intends to work positively to establish in that region a climate of peace and co-operation that will put an end to the tension that now prevails there. We attach great importance to the debate in the General Assembly on that item, and we hope that a positive outcome will result from it. 191. After an anti-colonialist and anti-imperialist struggle lasting more than 30 years, the Lao people is deeply commit-ted to peace in order that it may turn to the work of national defence and construction.”
1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)
“The leaders of Peking have for some time now been pursuing towards the three countries of Indo-China an openly hostile policy aimed at sabotaging peace and the building of socialism in those countries and at dominating them and using them as a bridge-head for their expansionist designs in South-East Asia. In order to achieve their evil purposes, they have tried, in collusion with the imperialists and other reactionaries, to pit the other countries of Southeast Asia, in particular Thailand, against the three countries of Indo-China, to divide the three, Lao, Kampuchean and Vietnamese nations, to sow discord and division among each of these three peoples. These activities, which have bred tension in South-East Asia, endanger the peace and security of that part of the world. 190.”
1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)
“This dangerous attempt, unless it is countered, may well challenge the cause of peace and international security and plunge the world into a new disaster. The peoples of the world must redouble their vigilance and act energetically to suppress this negative trend and guarantee peace and security to mankind. 188. In South-East Asia, after the brilliant victory won by force of arms over the American imperialists, the three peoples of Indo-China, instead of being able to enjoy their new-found peace and independence, are now faced with the danger of aggression and expansion. 189.”
1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)
“The decade just ended has also provided us with numerous proofs that, despite their successive defeats, the forces of imperialism and international reaction are still bent on perpetuating the old, retrograde political and economic order, indulging in the frenetic arms race, creating tensions and hotbeds of war and interfering in the internal affairs of States. However, a glance at the international situation since the last session of the General Assembly enables us to state that it has undergone a positive evolution towards peace, national independence, democracy and social progress. 187. Nevertheless, the imperialist circles and the forces of international reaction have tried to revive the climate of the cold war and to sabotage the peaceful development of peoples.”
1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)
“The victory of the April 1978 revolution in Afghanistan ushered in a new era of profound political, economic and social changes leading to democracy and progress for the Afghan people. The victory of the Iranian people put an end to Iran's long dependence on American imperialism and to the backward feudalist regime that had held sway for centuries. The victory of the people of Nicaragua set a brilliant example for the struggle of the peoples of Latin America against the Fascist dictatorial regimes in that continent. The great victory of 7 January 1979 of the people of Kampuchea and the victorious resistance of the Vietnamese people against Chinese aggression in February 1979 have inflicted an ignominious defeat on the expansionist and hegemonist policy of the leaders of Peking in collusion with the imperialists. 186.”
1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)
“We also welcome the admission of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to our Organization. 184. The decade just ended has left us with a positive balance-sheet of the struggle of peoples for their liberation. The historic victory of the peoples of Laos, Kampuchea and Viet Nam represents a decisive stage in the bankruptcy of the policy of aggression and expansionism of imperialism and international reaction. The victory of the peoples of Angola, Mozambique and the recent victory of the people of Zimbabwe in Africa have further strengthened the determination of those still subjected to oppression, colonial domination and anti-democratic regimes to continue their struggle. 185.”
1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)
“The thirty-fifth session of the General Assembly has opened at a time when the new Disarmament Decade has begun and on the eve of the Development Decade which we hope will mark a new era that will bring humanity peace, justice and progress. The present session will also observe the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, an historic declaration which is due to the fortunate initiative taken by the Soviet Union and one which marked a decisive turning point in the heroic struggle of peoples of several countries in our world to bring about their emancipation. On this occasion we welcome with joy to the United Nations Zimbabwe, which has just recovered its independence, the fruit of a long struggle full of sacrifices.”
1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)
“I should like first of all, Sir, to voice my heartfelt congratulations to Mr. von Wechmar on his unanimous election to the lofty post of President of this session of the General Assembly. I am convinced that with his vast experience of the United Nations he will guide the work of the thirty-fifth session of the Assembly to fruitful results. 181. I should like to take this opportunity to pay a tribute to his eminent predecessor, Mr. Salim Ahmed Salim, who conducted the work of the last session of the Assembly with skill and devotion. 182. Permit me also to express the great appreciation of my delegation to Mr. Kurt Waldheim, Secretary-General of the United Nations, for his tireless efforts to promote the attainment of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. 183.”
1980-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 35 (1980)
“We undertake to do everything possible to make our own active contribution to the work of the United Nations in defending peace, strengthening friendship and encouraging the co-operation and progress of the peoples of the world. 77. In conclusion, I wish great success to the work of the thirty-second session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Laos is a small country, of 3.5 million inhabitants, whose ago-old backwardness has been made very much worse by decades of devastating imperialist wars of aggression. For these reasons we ardently long to improve the life of our people and make Laos a rich and prosperous country. 75. In the task of national reconstruction, while relying mainly on our own efforts, we hope that we shall receive support, aid and co-operation in various fields from the United Nations and from friendly countries. We are convinced, furthermore, that the General Assembly at its present session will find appropriate means to create an impetus of support and effective aid to the Lao People's Democratic Republic. 76.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“However, it is to be regretted that certain member countries still persist in their policy of intimidation, interference and aggression against other countries and that the Governments of certain other countries practice inhuman repression of their own peoples, who are fighting for the right to exist, for democratic freedoms and social progress, and against racism and racial discrimination. But at the same time, in order to camouflage their violation of human rights, the ruling circles in those countries loudly proclaim that they are defending human rights. All this, of course, deceives nobody; on the contrary, every day world opinion denounces those criminal acts more severely. 74.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“We denounce the Fascist junta of Pinochet, which is engaged in bloody repression of the Chilean people, and we energetically support the just struggle of the Chilean people for freedom and democratic rights. 72. We support the peoples of Latin America in their struggle to eliminate the exactions of neo-colonialism, to defend their independence and their sovereignty over their natural resources, and to achieve equitable international relations. 73. We note that the States Members of the United Nations already number 149.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“We support the peoples of South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia in their struggle against racism and apartheid, against imperialist interference and aggression, for national independence, against oppression and exploitation, and for democracy and social progress; and we strongly condemn all the bloody and savage acts of the racist regimes of South Africa and Rhodesia, and imperialist intervention and aggression. 69. We support the peoples of Mozambique and Angola in their struggle to defend national independence against interference and aggression by imperialists and their reactionary lackeys. 70. We support the struggle of the Cuban people against the pressure and economic blockade brought to bear against it by the United States. 71.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“We fully support the just struggle of the Arab and Palestinian people for the recovery of the Arab territories illegally occupied by Israel and for the fundamental national rights of the Palestinian people, including its right to the creation of a Palestinian State. The Palestine Liberation Organization, which is the sole true representative of the Palestinian people, must participate on an equal footing and with full rights in all the negotiations for a settlement of the problems of peace in the Middle East. 68.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The Lao People's Democratic Republic wishes to establish good relations with the United States of America on the basis of mutual respect for independence and sovereignty, non-interference in domestic affairs, equality and mutual interest. The United States should cease all activities hostile to the Lao People's Democratic Republic, and should not shirk its contribution to healing the wounds of war and to the reconstruction of the national economy of post-war Laos. 66. We are in favour of the complete and rapid withdrawal of foreign troops from South Korea and we energetically support the position of the People's Democratic Republic of Korea directed towards the peaceful and independent reunification of Korea. 67.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“We are opposed to the presence of the bases and troops of imperialist aggression in this part of the world. At the same time, we energetically support the struggle for the national independence, peace, democracy and true neutrality of the countries of the region. 64. The Lao People's Democratic Republic has always desired good-neighbourly relations with the Kingdom of Thailand on the basis of the five principles of peaceful coexistence. However, unfortunately those in power in Thailand follow a policy which is unfriendly to the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Despite that, the Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic will spare no effort to improve Lao-Thai relations in the legitimate interests of the peoples of both countries and of peace in this region of the world. 65.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“We stand for the strengthening of peace and the development of relations between countries having different political systems, on the basis of strict respect for independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, of non-interference in others' domestic affairs, of equality and of mutual advantage, and for fruitful international cooperation. 63. As a country of South-East. Asia we steadily pursue the policy of developing friendly relations and co-operation of various kinds with the countries of the region on the basis of mutual respect for independence and sovereignty, territorial integrity, equality and mutual advantage, and of not allowing any foreign country to use one's territory as a base for aggression and direct or indirect intervention directed against another country.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“In this regard, we believe that the United States will not fail in its commitment to help to bind up the wounds of war and to assist in Viet Nam's post-war reconstruction. 60. We are committed to the further strengthening of solidarity and friendship with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, with the People's Republic of China and with other socialist countries, while stepping up reciprocal aid and mutually advantageous co-operation. 61. We shall continue to strengthen our solidarity with the non-aligned countries in the defence of national independence and the sovereign right of every country over its natural wealth, and for a new international economic order. 62.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The Lao People's Democratic Republic is continuing to strengthen its special relations of good-neighbourliness with the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and with Democratic Kampuchea on the basis of long-standing traditions of friendship and of mutual respect for independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, in a spirit of fraternal co-operation and for our reciprocal advantage. 57. We are convinced that the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam will make an active contribution to the work of the United Nations for the achievement of its objectives. 58. We are convinced also that the international community, too, will make its contribution, in aid and support of all kinds to the reconstruction of Viet Nam, which for decades has suffered so much from the devastating war. of aggression. 59.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“I wish to take this opportunity to voice my deep gratitude to the United Nations, the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, Democratic Kampuchea, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the People's Republic of China and other socialist countries, the non-aligned nations, friendly countries and international organizations and peoples throughout the world which prize, peace and justice, including the progressive American people, and which, by their aid and support for the Lao People's Democratic Republic, contributed to the victory of the Laotian people. 56. Since its foundation two years ago, the Lao People's Democratic Republic has actively pursued a policy of peace, independence, friendship and non-alignment. From this rostrum I wish once again to reaffirm our position.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Nevertheless, while developing the sovereign rights of the Lao people and strengthening its attachment to the new regime, we have been able to achieve significant success in maintaining security and order throughout the country, binding the wounds of war and eliminating the harmful vestiges of the former regime, as well as in restoring the economy, developing our culture and improving the life of the people. We have thus made an active contribution to the defence of peace and the strengthening of friendship and international co-operation. Those are signs of our commitment to peace, independence, friendship, international co-operation and well-being. 55.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The balance of forces in the world is continuing to tip in favour of the forces of peace, national independence, democracy and social progress. 53. I am pleased to note that during the past 12 months the Lao People's Democratic Republic, relying on its own strength and benefiting from the support of the United Nations and of friendly countries around the world, has worked tirelessly for national defence and construction. 54. We are fully aware that constructing a new way of life is one of the most difficult, complex and time-consuming tasks. Moreover, we must constantly deal with attempts to undermine us on the part of enemies of the new regime.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The national liberation movements in Asia, Africa and Latin America, greatly encouraged by the victories in the struggle for national salvation of the peoples of Viet Nam, Democratic Kampuchea and the Lao People's Democratic Republic against their imperialist aggressors, are swelling further, developing vigorously and winning new victories. In the capitalist countries the class struggle of the workers for democratic freedoms and a better life is daily increasing its scope. Faced with this situation, the imperialists have reacted in a variety of pernicious ways, resorting to fallacious propaganda, to division, to the policy of peaceful evolution and to tactics of intimidation, intervention and aggression aimed at checking the revolution and impeding progress. But they can in no way stem the tide of history.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Thanks to the victory of the Great October Socialist Revolution, the sixtieth anniversary of which will soon be celebrated, the socialism which was born in a single country and which became a world-wide system after the Second World War, has spread and has been continuously consolidated in all fields. After the Fifth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non- Aligned Countries, held in Colombo in 1976, those countries strengthened their solidarity with the struggle against imperialism for the establishment of a new international economic order.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“I should particularly like to address our greetings and sincere congratulations to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, a country blessed with strong traditions of struggle against imperialism, colonialism and neo-colonialism in the pursuit of peace, national independence, friendship and international co-operation, which has just recovered its legitimate right to United Nations membership. The admission of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to the United Nations is a victory for the Vietnamese people, for the peoples of the world and for the United Nations itself. 51. I also wish to welcome the admission to our international Organization of the Republic of Djibouti. 52. In one year, great changes have occurred in the international situation.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“47. On behalf of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, I am pleased to extend my warmest greetings to all representatives present here. 48. I should like to congratulate Mr. Lazar Mojsov, Deputy Federal Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, on his unanimous election to the post of President of the thirty-second session of the United Nations General Assembly. I am convinced that through our united efforts the work of this Assembly session will yield positive results. 49. I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate also Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, who was accorded a second term of office by the Assembly at its previous session. It will be my great pleasure to contribute our support and co-operation to the smooth running of our international Organization. 50.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“I hope that they will continue to give us the same support and assistance in order to make it possible for us to heal the wounds which we suffered from the war in our country and to construct the base for our national economy. 111. My delegation wishes the thirty-first session of the General Assembly every success.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“We note that a new international economic order which is both just and mutually advantageous to all countries is an objective necessity, one which would aid the various countries in the world to safeguard their independence and their right to be masters of their own destiny, both in the political and economic fields. This need is, at the same time, a prerequisite for good international co-operation. 110. Finally, on behalf of the Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the Lao people, I wish to convey my sincere thanks to the countries and international organizations that have given us constant support and assistance.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“We are convinced that the victory of the peoples of Laos, Viet Nam and Kampuchea over the aggression by the imperialists, and the joint victories won by revolutionary movements throughout the world have wrought a change in the world situation, a change that will be of great benefit to the struggle for peace, independence, democracy and social progress. We believe that this movement has weakened and, in fact, paralyzed the capacity of the imperialist and reactionary forces to wage a war of aggression as they did in the past against other countries. That is why the struggle for peace and detente throughout the world is daily becoming more and more solidly founded and is creating favorable conditions for disarmament. 109.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“My country's policy towards the countries of South¬East Asia is one of establishing good neighborly relations based on mutual respect for the independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, equality and mutual interests of those countries. As far as Thailand is concerned, we are endeavoring to maintain relations of good neighborliness, and we support the struggle of the Thai people to turn the Kingdom of Thailand into a peaceful, independent and neutral country. However, we are against the American imperialists, who, in collusion with Thai reactionaries, are maintaining their military bases in a new guise, thus threatening peace in that part of the world. 108.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“We demand that expansionist Israel abide by United Nations resolutions by withdrawing from the Arab territories occupied ;n 1967 and ensure the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people to self-determination, independence and sovereignty. 105. We condemn the apartheid regime in South Africa, which is now savagely persecuting the African people, and we protest against the imperialists, who, in collusion with the apartheid South African regime, are seeking to delay the granting of autonomy to the peoples of South Africa. 106. We also strongly protest against the installation of the Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean by the United States imperialists, because we wish to transform that region into a zone of genuine peace and security. 107.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)
“We support the peaceful and independent reunification of Korea; that is why we call for the implementation of the General Assembly resolution on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. 103. We denounce the dictatorship in Chile and demand that Pinochet put an immediate end to acts of repression against Chilean patriots, and that political prisoners, particularly Mr. Luis Corvalan, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Chile, be freed. We also demand that the United States reinstate the right of ownership of the people of Panama over the Canal, and make freedom and democracy a practical reality within the Organization of American States. 104.”
1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)