UN General Assembly
1956

163. It is obvious that the colonial regime imposed on the people of Cyprus by the United Kingdom occupying forces is one of the chief sources of disturbance and instability in South East Europe and in the Near East. The Romanian delegation believes that the speedy grant to the Cypriot people of the right of self-determination is in the interests of all States, particularly in view of the fact that recent events have shown that the United Kingdom has transformed Cyprus into a military base for purposes of aggression which threatens the peace and independence of the people of that part of the world. The Romanian people, who are linked with the people of Greece by long ties of friendship and by joint struggles for independence, warmly supports the Greek request for a solution of the Cyprus problem in accordance with the burning aspirations of the Cypriot people for liberty.