UN General Assembly
1973

﻿152. The overwhelming majority of speakers at this session of the General Assembly has noted with a feeling of definite relief and optimism the positive changes taking place in the world. 153. We are in fact witnessing a fundamental change in the entire post-war history of the world — a shift from the lengthy period of tension and "cold war" towards detente and confirmation of peaceful coexistence as an immutable principle in relations between States.