UN General Assembly
1972

208. The positive change in the international situation has also clearly manifested itself on a regional basis. The European reconciliation was set in motion by the treaties concluded between the Federal Republic of Germany, on the one hand, and the Soviet Union and Poland, on the other. This process has been further enhanced by the entry into force in June of the four-Power agreement on Berlin, as also through the on-going negotiations between the two German States. 209. In accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter, and in a spirit of detente, Finland has been working actively for the cause of European reconciliation. We are genuinely encouraged by the positive response which our initiatives and efforts to realize a conference on European security and co-operation have met. The Finnish Government believes that recent international developments have contributed decisively to making the preparatory multilateral consultations in Helsinki a reality in the near future.