UN General Assembly
1981

an answer to the anxieties of humanity, no longer represents the main trend in international relations. dialog and mutual understanding for the solution of our problems have been replaced by a return to the climate of cold war. In a world where the only criterion used for relations with the developing countries is apparently the EastWest dichotomy, the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity are regarded as dead issues. 13. Using the "Communist occupation" as a scarecrow, imperialism denies to peoples and States the right of free choice with regard to their political, economic and social systems, as well as free exercise of permanent sovereignty over their own natural resources. The destabilization of democratic and popular regimes by means of economic blockade, the infiltration of agents, the use of mercenaries and the ever shameful recourse to direct and open armed aggression is today a common practice.