UN General Assembly
1988

Last year we stated "Peace is not merely the absence of war or peace imposed by a superior force.· (Ã/42/PV.1S P. 3) Today we say that peace should not be the outcome of a balance of forces, of the so-called forces of deterrence. An error of judgment, a mechanical failure or action in bad faith could bring about an outbreak leading to a final destruction that would spare neither the developed nor the developing countries. We consider that the agreement readied between the two super-Powers on the elimination of intermediate-range missiles is a positive step for world peace. The Dominican Republic congratulates the United States and the Soviet Union on this Important agreement and trusts that the action which has begun after lengthy conversations will not be interrupted. The Dominican Republic reaffirms that maintaining peace and the principle of non-intervention are the unvarying standards of its foreign policy.