UN General Assembly
1956

In participating for the first time in the Assembly’s general debate, which is held at each session, the delegation of the People’s Republic of Albania wishes to emphasize that its Government holds the United Nations in high regard, that it respects the Purposes and Principles of the Charter and believes in the possibility of making the United Nations “a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in the attainment of these common ends” of peace, friendship and co-operation. Although the People’s Republic of Albania was for ten years unjustly refused admission to the United Nations, it has respected and supported the Charter in all its activities as a free and peaceful country. Now that it has been admitted, the Albanian Government hopes that its contribution to the cause of peace by the side of other Member States will be all the more effective.