UN General Assembly
1993

to the drawing up of the 1949 Geneva Conventions of the International Red Cross. My country’s commitment to peace is therefore a tradition of more than 100 years - a tradition observed by its Princes, whose dynasty will shortly celebrate its 700th anniversary. It is also a political aspiration that has only grown in strength with the passage of time. It will always be adhered to with both conviction and determination in the General Assembly of the United Nations. In this spirit, I should like to refer in particular to a resolution of the International Olympic Committee, of which I am a member, which unanimously recommends observance of a long-standing tradition of the Olympic movement - the principle of the Olympic truce. The Government of Monaco supports this initiative, which was signed and endorsed by the National Committees of 184 countries and was officially addressed to our Secretary-General on 9 February this year. An international year of sport and the Olympic spirit would undoubtedly afford an opportunity to launch this project. Perhaps it is by constantly repeating certain initiatives