UN General Assembly
1967

67. It is therefore in a constructive spirit that my Government views the evolution of European relations. The lessening of tension — which was atone time acute — is undoubtedly due to a relative equilibrium between the defence systems of two groups of States, but it is also due to their pressing need for peace; and it augurs well for a steady improvement in the relations between Eastern and Western Europe. It is of the utmost importance that all concerned continue to explore every possibility in order that the division of our continent may soon be remedied.