UN General Assembly
1971

39. A totally freed and independent Africa, far from closing itself against the world, would open itself up to universal solidarity and co-operation. Such co-operation and solidarity would be extended both to socialist Europe and to capitalist Europe, both to the Soviet Union and the United States of America, both to Latin America and to Asia. 40. This Africa campaign of co-operation and solidarity would not be intended to bar or exclude Portugal or South Africa. If the Portuguese and the white South Africans instead of barring the road to political and racial emancipation were to decide to assist us, the vocation of co-operation and solidarity felt by Africa would give immediate attention to the establishment between the new nations to be created and the former metropolitan country of the closest of relations: with South Africa, because of its geographical proximity, and with Portugal, because of a historic affinity.