UN General Assembly
1974

220. Many small nations, including my own, maintain a continuing interest in the progress of detente on the international scene, for we are as hopeful as ever that the process of accommodation and its out-come will be of universal benefit in the avoidance of armed conflicts and the promotion of world peace. Detente, in our perception, should not, however, be restricted to the conduct of global strategies by the major Powers in relation to one another; on the contrary, it should also have the beneficial effect of restraining local conflicts which could eventually lead to a wider conflagration. Moreover, detente is not a cure-all. Remedies must also be applied to the ills which constitute the causes of conflicts.