UN General Assembly
1965

128. Permit me to say a few words about the Cypriot crisis which erupts intermittently. The Government of Kenya, in accordance with its policy of promoting self-determination of peoples, advocates the exercise of this right for the Cypriot people on a basis of majority rule, with constitutional guarantees, if necessary, for the minority groups. I do not believe it is either fair or practical to allow the minority to hold the majority ransom by demanding inconsiderate concessions. The best solution should be found by the Cypriot people themselves, not by outsiders who want a solution to their own advantage at the expense of the Cypriot people. It is not easy to spare from condemnation the imposed constitution and the Treaty of Guarantee under which condemnation the imposed constitution and the Treaty of Guarantee under which the right of intervention in Cypriot affairs is granted to the interested parties, including Britain, Greece, and Turkey. No country can countenance such intolerable restrictions on her sovereignty imposed by external forces.