UN General Assembly
1975

172. With reference to the Republic of South Viet Nam and the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam, my delegation regrets that the representatives of those two countries do not yet occupy their rightful places in our Organization. The universality of our Organization has too often been preached from this rostrum for international public opinion to stand silent while the candidacies of these two Vietnamese Republics are blocked because of the opposition of one permanent member of the Security Council. We must therefore hope that the Council will heed the appeal of the General Assembly, and will re-examine promptly and favorably the candidacies of these two countries, because clearly the universality of the United Nations cannot but have a favorable effect on the Organization, since it makes it possible to solve certain international problems in the light of the growing inter-dependence of the international community.