UN General Assembly
1991

The ending of that polarization brought to an end the cold war with its military alliances and a policy of nuclear deterrence which was fraught with the risk of the mass annihilation of our globe. The changes in the ideological and political map of some countries of the world have been accompanied by, and resulted in, similar drastic changes in the relationships between the major Powers themselves as well as in their method of dealing with the existing hotbeds of conflict in many countries. Their approach is now based on cooperation rather than confrontation, on resolving regional conflicts rather than on fanning their flames, and on ending disputes rather than broadening their range. It is cooperation aimed at establishing international peace and security, and an alliance whose purpose is the repulsion of aggression and respect for the rights of countries to sovereignty and independence.