UN General Assembly
1993

to blaze new trails for their peoples and for the world. The sight of the Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Prime Minister of Israel signing their historic agreement in Washington, D.C., and shaking hands with each other has been for many of us a source of hope, inspiration and the will to persevere. They deserve our praise for having recognized each other and engaged in dialogue, thereby taking the first step down the long road that we must now follow to arrive at a viable and lasting peace. That courageous decision shows all those who refuse to speak save through the voices of their guns that it is still possible to break free from the grip of hatred and denial of each other’s existence.The process that has been set in motion in the search for a comprehensive and lasting settlement must of necessity be based on Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973). It deserves the full political and financial support of the international community. In an equally explosive context, the white minority