UN General Assembly
1965

51. On the subject of economic co-operation with the industrialized countries, allow me to reaffirm here that my Government remains profoundly attached to the principles of international co-operation among States, with mutual respect for sovereignty. It was for this reason that Cameroon signed the Convention of Association with the European Economic Community, which provides a means of assisting the developing countries, particularly by establishing the necessary machinery for technical and financial assistance. We think that similar measures should be adopted at the international level to accelerate the economic development of the less developed countries. In this connexion, one of the recommendations of the Geneva Conference requests each industrial country to devote 1 per cent of its national income to international economic assistance. But how many countries represented here can say that they have honoured the unanimous vote they took on this occasion?