UN General Assembly
1985

Subsequently the United Nations recognized the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLQ) as the legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, thus paving the way to participation by the Palestinian people, through its legitimate representative, in the peace process. As the foremost party to the conflict, the Palestinian people ought to be the foremost party to peace. In September 1982, during the summit meeting at Fez, the Arabs reaffirmed their collective desire for peace through the adoption of an Arab peace plan formulated with the participation of the Palestine Liberation Organization, and accepted by it. The Arab nation, through a seven-member committee, persisted in its efforts. The committee was entrusted with the task of explaining the plan to the five permanent members of the Security Council in the hope that the peace process might be invigorated.