UN General Assembly
1978

69. The Government of Panama participated in the consensus that the United Nations Security Council reached on 11 November 1976,7 with the consent of its permanent members, China, France, the USSR, the United Kingdom and the United States, whereby it was decided, inter alia, that all measures taken by Israel with the aim of changing the status of Jerusalem are null and void and must remain without effect. Panama, like the Vatican, does not recognize the annexation of Jerusalem and will insist on the internationalization of the Holy Places. 70. All the efforts being made to produce the solutions that have been mentioned by peaceful means such as negotiation, mediation, conciliation and other harmonious approaches, must be greeted with sympathy and enthusiasm by the international community. 71. In this respect my country welcomes the peace initiative sponsored by President Jimmy Carter of the