UN General Assembly
1964

96. The struggle against neo-colonialism is becoming as vital as the struggle for the complete liberation of colonial and dependent countries and territories. As correctly noted in the Declaration of the Cairo Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non- Aligned Countries, racial discrimination, economic pressure, subversion, intervention and the threat of force are favourite neo-colonialist devices. 97. In our opinion, one of the most important means that the young independent States can use in a successful struggle against neo-colonialism is the accelerated development of an independent national economy and the expansion of co-operation with all other States on a truly equal footing. 98. In this connexion, our delegation wishes to state that the Geneva Conference on Trade and Development was a step forward in intensifying the struggle against neo-colonialism. It took important decisions aimed at strengthening the economic position of the young States and consolidating the material foundations of the policy of peaceful coexistence of countries with different social systems and of nations great and small.