UN General Assembly
1970

174. In addition, the national development plan for the years 1970-1974 has set a target for increasing the gross national income by a rate of 7.1 per cent annually. This equals twice the increase in population, and will, in turn, double the gross national income in ten years. 175. In concluding my statement, I should like to point out that I have not embarked upon evaluating what the United Nations has done and achieved during the last quarter of a century, setting this aside for the commemorative session which is due to begin in a few days. 176. I consider it important to affirm that Iraq, as one of the founders of the United Nations, has always been faithful to the letter and spirit of its Charter and dedicated to cooperation with all freedom and peace loving nations in making the principles of the Charter the foundation stone of international relations, so that the hopes pinned by the peoples of the world upon our international Organization can be realized.