UN General Assembly
1983

148. The conflict in this area, including the disturbing situation in Lebanon, must be settled starting from the central priority problem, namely, ensuring the rights of the Palestinian people. In this respect it is necessary to begin negotiations as soon as possible. Romania, as is known, has come out in favour of organizing an international conference under United Nations auspices, with all interested parties participating, including the Palestine Liberation Organization [PLO], the Soviet Union and the United States of America, in order to arrive at a comprehensive, lasting and just solution of the Middle East conflict. Such a settlement presupposes the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Arab territories occupied after the 1967 war; the solution of the Palestine problem on the basis of the right of the Palestinian people to self- determination, including its right to establish its own independent State, and the guarantee of the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of all States in the region.