UN General Assembly
1973

14. As far as Europe is concerned, the first phase of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, held in Helsinki at the Foreign Minister level, established 10 principles which should prove of basic significance to mutual relations among States. I will not repeat them here. They are in full accord with the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, which this General Assembly adopted on 24 October 1970 [resolution 2625 (XXV)\ These principles confer rights and impose obligations. Where they confer rights, these rights must be exercised within a framework corresponding to the present state of affairs in the world. Where they impose obligations, these obligations must be discharged in good faith. Only in this way can we take those small steps which are necessary in order to make the process of detente irreversible.