UN General Assembly
1973

17. The current international situation offers good opportunities to settle international issues, however complicated, by negotiation based on the principles of the peaceful coexistence of States with different social and political systems. The Charter of the United Nations and its strict observance are a solid basis for that. 18. Very convincing evidence to this effect is, in the view of the German Democratic Republic, the significant Agreement on the Prevention of Nuclear War concluded between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America. The Agreement does not endanger, but increases, the security of every country. It does not impair, but promotes, the process of detente and peaceful coexistence between States, and therefore fully meets the interest of all peoples in peace.