UN General Assembly
1971

116. The expulsion of a Member could only create a new tension, whereas, on the other hand and without pie-judging possible solutions it should be possible to find a peaceful solution to the entry of the People's Republic of China within the framework of the United Nations. 117. Still-'within the context of the dialog, we have, in these past months, witnessed the progress achieved in the field of co-operation in Europe. The success of talks with a view to enlarging the European communities will undoubtedly make it possible to achieve and expand the understanding between these countries, whose rivalry has already dominated history far too long. By a joint attempt to create forms of solidarity enabling them to settle, on a much broader scale, questions which they cannot solve by remaining in isolation, the European States which take part in the process of integration will not only bring about a stabilizing effect in that area of the world, but will, moreover, exert a beneficial influence on the development of profitable relations between our continent and the rest of the universe.