UN General Assembly
1978

﻿212. The opportunity we have at this time to address this illustrious Assembly of the United Nations—the symbol for all the peoples represented here of hope for a future marked by harmony, respect, equality and co-operation among nations—enables us to express cur satisfaction at noting that some progress has been made towards such a future despite the fact that these objectives are still far from being embodied in international practice. 213. We wish to share in the responsibility, incumbent upon us all, of debating in this forum the topics that we believe to be fundamental for the progress of mankind. Collective security, peace and development are topics which concern all peoples in this world in which interdependence is becoming an increasingly clear reality. It is with pleasure that we note the consolidation of the principles for which we have always fought and the increasing acceptance of the aspirations and legitimate demands of the countries of the third world for a greater and more equal participation in the resolution of the problems that trouble us all.