UN General Assembly
1964

60. The situation in Cyprus is one which my country has watched with the utmost concern. We have always believed that the people of Cyprus are inherently capable of solving their own difficulties. It is still our view that Cyprus, as a sovereign, independent State, is entitled to all its sovereign rights, and that the Cypriot people should be left free to decide their future in the exercise of their inherent right to self-determination. 61. I have already outlined the position of the United Arab Republic with regard to important questions related to our part of the world. I turn now to questions of concern to the international community as a whole. 62. The world is still suffering from the chronic problem of the aims race. The untold human and financial resources devoted to this policy of insanity and blindness contribute only to the perpetuation of a state of cold war and international tension, while the people of Asia, Africa and Latin America are engaged in a serious battle of survival against poverty, disease and illiteracy.