UN General Assembly
1967

112. It is a good omen that at this moment, while I stand on this rostrum, the USSR is beginning its celebrations to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the October Socialist Revolution. I take this opportunity to express my congratulations and best wishes and those of my Government and people to the Government of the USSR and its friendly people who are bound to the Arab countries and peoples by strong bonds based on co-operation and good understanding. 113. Before I conclude my statement, I should like to address a few words to this august body to underline the serious conditions the countries and peoples of the Middle East are undergoing because of the military aggression launched by Israel last June. That aggression is an open challenge to the rule of law, to the Charter of our Organization and to the basic principles of International law.