UN General Assembly
1969

continent was the scene of events which quite rightly aroused the indignation of the international community. Our delegation cannot support a conception of regional security which, in defiance of the principles of the Charter, authorizes one State to interfere in the domestic affairs of another, and which violates its sovereignty and its people’s right to self-determination. Is it not tragic that, almost twenty-five years after the establishment of our Organization, a Member State has been unable to obtain from it any effective protection of its rights and has been forced to seek the ultimate explanation of its submission in the memory of the tragic betrayal of Munich? 56. In keeping with this approach, we are prepared to participate in good faith in the discussion of the item entitled “The strengthening of international security“ [A/7654], which has been included in the agenda as a result of the happy initiative taken by the Soviet delegation. We venture to hope that a fruitful discussion of this item will make it possible to attain the desired goals and so