UN General Assembly
1982

Republic was quick to express support for the call by the foreign ministers of Europe's neutral and non-aligned States that fresh efforts be made to ensure a successful conclusion of the Madrid meeting. The convening of a conference on confidence- building and security-building measures and disarma¬ment in Europe is still the primary task; in fact, it is a test of the readiness of the participating States to carry on and lend fresh momentum to the process mapped out in the Final Act of Helsinki of 1975. Those who have already shown that they have deserted the road of Helsinki, no matter under what pretext, and who are bent on increasing the intensity of con¬frontation still further by provoking a failure of the Madrid meeting, are taking a heavy responsibility upon themselves. 56. The solemn signing of the Helsinki Final Act by the heads of State or Government of the participating countries came after years of negotiations conducted with a great deal of patience. Time and again divergent interests had to be reconciled and mutually acceptable