UN General Assembly
1993

from any need to justify our actions to the outside world, nor indeed to gain the approval of the international community. No, I simply offer it as an example of the importance we, as a nation, place on our unity, and on the principle of meeting fresh challenges together, as a family. Swaziland’s internal policy is mirrored in our dealings with the outside world. Throughout our history, we have consistently pursued a policy of encouraging the settlement of all disputes through peaceful dialogue and negotiation. We are heartened that this principle is shared by the United Nations in its attempts to maintain global peace and security. It is a distressing fact that the challenges facing the United Nations in this regard have reached a level perhaps without equal since its establishment at the end of the last global conflict. The consequences of the breakup of the former Soviet Union, in particular, have focused world attention on continental Europe, where the situations in the former Yugoslavia and Georgia continue to give us all great cause for concern.