UN General Assembly
1968

59. Another source of concern that we feel called upon to point out remains the Middle East, where armed might long ago replaced reason. Peace is still a chimera for ail the peoples of that part of the world, and will continue to be so as long as Israel, flouting United Nations decisions, persists in refusing to withdraw from the Arab territories it is illegally occupying as a result of its aggression of 5 June 1967. The first step towards any peace in the Middle East, towards that peace that is devoutly hoped for by all men of good will throughout the world, is the withdrawal from those territories. 60. Faithful to its anti-imperialist policy and to the decisions of the Organization of African Unity, my Government reaffirms its unconditional support for the just and legitimate demands of the Arab countries.