UN General Assembly
1990

Egypt hopes that, with the coming of the twenty-first century, we shall be on the threshold of a world that will be more in keeping with the aspirations of the oppressed peoples, a world of less disparity between its North and its South, less injustice between rich and poor. The countries of the South, even though they do not possess science and technology, do possess a rich heritage of wisdom, civilisation, tradition and moral values. This is a heritage which no one, regardless of his degree of prosperity or level of development can ignore.