UN General Assembly
1962

12. Thus, the Laotian people are at last being given an opportunity to work out their own destiny without outside interference. Burma was privileged to play a humble role at this Conference, and we would like UP draw attention to the fact that the principles set forth in the Declaration on the Neutrality of Laos — namely the principles of, respect for Laotian sovereignty, independence, unity, territorial integrity and neutrality — are universally applicable and binding, and that the Laotian settlement might well serve as a model for application to similar situations elsewhere.