UN General Assembly
1966

165. My delegation also considers that the maintenance of peace should include a serious effort to extend and multiply zones of peace. That is why my country resolutely supports the efforts being made by the African States to ensure that Africa remains a denuclearized and neutral area. The peoples of Asia and Africa have had the misfortune to endure two world wars. They were dragged unwillingly into a conflict which did not concern them; they fought in the service of others and for an alien cause. They are anxious to avoid a repetition of this painful experience, and they realize that another war would put an end to their prospects of development for ever. Accordingly, they steadfastly hope that their appeal will be heard.