UN General Assembly
1959

141. It is our firm conviction that this invitation, and the reciprocal invitation by Mr. Khrushchev to Mr. Eisenhower to visit the Soviet Union later, are steps in the right direction on a road which will eventually lead to an easing of world tension, to a better understanding of each other by the two great Powers, and towards an eventual settlement by negotiation of the outstanding issues which have hitherto separated these two great nations from each other and prevented their close co-operation, which is surely necessary for the benefit of the rest of the world. We, for our part, are convinced that this exchange of visits and the events that must necessarily follow are efforts, worthy of great men, to foster and improve good will among nations, which is so necessary for the removal of mutual suspicion and mistrust. This exchange of visits is certainly the culmination of the several promising features which have Introduced some hope during the last few months and we hope that the beginning of a new chapter of more cordial and intimate international relations has opened.