UN General Assembly
1968

109. In accordance with the policy of peaceful coexistence among States having different social régimes, the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic is for the elimination of any element that can lead to increasing tension in the world. in that connexion it is giving special attention to the European situation. It is attempting, through its policy, to establish normal relationships and to contribute to mutually-advantageous security and co-operation among all the European nations. Likewise in that spirit it is encouraging positive trends in Europe; and it sees evidence of them in the efforts that are being made to deal constructively with the pressing problems of European security. Stabilizing and creating the conditions for an effective system of security depend above all, in our opinion, on recognizing and respecting the situation created in Europe after the war. In that respect the need to recognize the existence of two German States is still paramount.