UN General Assembly
1959

6. In the domestic field we have believed that political, economic and social progress within our country is in itself an important contribution to world peace. In other words, we are firmly convinced that if we want to really serve the cause of world peace we must direct our energies towards the political and economic progress of the people even more than to the problems of the world outside. And, actuated by this belief, we have set up for the first time in our history a liberal government freely elected on the basis of universal adult franchise responsible to the people and responsive to their aspirations. His Majesty King Mahendra has happily associated himself with this great experiment in democratic evolution. In this new political set-up, our Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mr. B. P. Koirala, would personally have liked to come and participate in the work of the United Nations, but pressing work at home, especially because our Government has been just recently installed, has prevented him from doing so.