UN General Assembly
1958

"Furthermore, mindful of the urgent need to raise the living standards of our peoples by developing to the fullest possible advantage the great and varied resources of our lands, we hereby pledge ourselves to co-ordinate our economic planning through a joint economic effort and to study the economic potentialities, the technical possibilities and related problems existing in our respective States; to promote co-ordinated industrial planning either through our own individual efforts or through co-operation with specialized agencies of the United Nations; to take measures to increase trade among our respective countries by improving communications between them; and to encourage the investment of foreign capital and skills provided they do not compromise the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of our respective States.