UN General Assembly
1972

286. In the same way, in Cambodia, peace is still conditioned by respect for the sovereignty of the Khmer people through the return to legitimacy represented by the Royal Government of National Union of Prince Sihanouk, which effectively controls the country and, accentuates daily the isolation of the Phnom Penh regime, the maintenance of which is assured only by the presence of forces of aggression. Furthermore, it is clear that the Government of Prince Sihanouk is the sole authentic representative of the Khmer people and it is as such that the non-aligned nations re-established its rights among them during the Georgetown Conference. That decision is a prelude to the victory of the Khmer people; it will lead the United Nations to consider the problem of the representation of Cambodia at the right time. 287. Similarly, in Laos, the solution dictated by events as well as by law remains linked to the constitution of a government of national union, as guaranteed by the Geneva Agreements of 1954, which assure to the patriotic forces of that country their rightful and legal place.