UN General Assembly
1976

199. The socialist countries, in close co-operation with all peace-loving and progressive forces, are making a decisive contribution to the achievement of further progress in those closely interrelated areas of international life. This is borne out, for example, by the fact that practically all the important multilateral treaties and agreements so far concluded in the field of disarmament and the curbing of the arms race are based on proposals originally put forward by the socialist countries, primarily by the Soviet Union. Upon the initiative of the same socialist countries, the United Nations has adopted a number of important documents on fundamental issues related to the strengthening of international security, the promotion of friendly co-operation among States and the safeguarding of the rights of peoples to freedom and national independence. 200. The Congresses of the Communist and Workers' Parties of the countries of the socialist community held this year have drawn up the guidelines for a further intensification of the foreign policy activities of those countries in the interests of universal peace and security.