UN General Assembly
1982

it and strengthen it so that it will eventually turn into an impregnable bulwark protecting the rights of the just and preserving peace. 190. I should now like to refer to what I said at the 18th meeting of the thirty-sixth session about the establishment of the Gulf Co-operation Council, which has now become a fact and which has proved to be the right and successful instrument for developing co¬operation among member States, improving their rela¬tions, and achieving co-ordination, integration and interdependence among their peoples in all fields, thereby serving their mutual interests and strength¬ening their capability of participating in the preserva¬tion of peace and security in that vital area of the world. It has also stressed another important fact: namely, that security and stability in the Arabian Gulf area are the responsibility of its peoples and countries, which reject foreign interference from any source and under any pretext and that the member States alone have the right to defend their security and maintain their independence. The Council has also emerged in the field of Arab