UN General Assembly
1958

27. The delegation of Ceylon feels that one of the ways in which we can strengthen this Organization is to implement the principle of universality of membership. Whatever political, economic or social systems may prevail in a country, every sovereign State should have the right of representation in this Organization. This is one of the reasons that motivated the delegation of Ceylon to support the representation of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations. The admission of the People's Republic will not only uphold the principle of universality which an organization of this nature should scrupulously follow, but will also help in solving many an international problem and thereby preserve peace — the main purpose for which this Organization was created.