UN General Assembly
1975

27. My delegation is also concerned that some of the countries contiguous to the Indian Ocean have tended to see this problem of rivalry from an ideological point of view and have tended to condemn such activities on a selective basis. No solution can be found to this grave problem unless the countries bordering on the Indian Ocean speak against the activities of all those which undermine the concept of the Indian Ocean as a zone of peace. It does not serve any long- term purpose to single out any country for sole condemnation. All Member States which disregard the United Nations resolutions relating to the Indian Ocean as a zone of peace should be censured and condemned irrespective of their ideological orientation. Peace in the Indian Ocean is vital to our interests and future development. Hence, for us in Kenya, the Indian Ocean as a zone of peace is not apolitical slogan, but an imperative for our economic and political well- being.