UN General Assembly
1992

strongly support. We in the Community know that all concerned must seize this opportunity; the tide must be caught. The negotiation of a final settlement based on Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) will take time yet, will take hard work yet. What is important in the immediate future is for all parties to work towards visible progress, building step on agreed step. Diplomacy is partly a matter of institutions and strengthening them. Speaking as a European on behalf of Europeans, I hope that one day the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) will be effective in the prevention of conflict throughout Europe. With the adoption of the Helsinki document the CSCE has begun to give itself the tools to tackle problems by conciliation before they slide into violence, and to manage crises once they develop. That document shows that the CSCE is a regional arrangement according to Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter. That makes a crucial link between European and global security.