UN General Assembly
1960

83. Trade discrimination and the reduction and hampering of commerce does not promote democracy; in fact, it forms a barrier to understanding between the peoples and thus impedes the general advance of civilization, the relaxation of tension and the transformation and moral disarmament of men's minds. The fears of Latin America are based on genuine suspicion of these economic groups which have been established in Europe under the name of Common Market or Outer Seven, and it is our fervent hope that the interests of Latin America will be borne in mind, for Latin America is an essential factor in the maintenance of democracy and freedom in Europe.