UN General Assembly
1969

condemns the South African régime of racial hatred, which is violating the fundamental human rights of the majority of the population and holding the Namibian people in colonial subjection. 97. My Government considers that one of its most important international tasks is to contribute towards the success of the developing countries’ efforts to consolidate their political and economic independence. This aim should be furthered by the Second United Nations Development Decade, which may become the most comprehensive United Nations economic programme ever to exist so far. The Hungarian Government supports the developing countries’ proposals, but considers that the discrimination shown against the German Democratic Republic during the preparations for the Second Development Decade is an obstacle to their implementation. 98. That, then, is the position of the Government of the Hungarian People’s Republic on the major international issues. I can assure you that my Government will continue to regard the furtherance of the cause of international peace and security as its main task. It is prepared to support any initiative which will help to achieve that object. At the