President Reagan denounced today the 1975 General Assembly resolution equating Zionism with racism, calling it a "total inversion of morality." The President, addressing the 40th anniversary commemoration session of the United Nations, where more than 60 world leaders were present, including Israeli Premier Shimon Peres, said that the anti-Zionism resolution was one of the UN’s "disappointments," in its 40 years.
The President said that the United States takes pride in the Camp David agreements and "our effort for peace in the Middle East, rooted in (Security Council) Resolutions 242 and 338." The President made these remarks in his speech, which was otherwise devoted to U.S.-Soviet relations and the upcoming meeting between Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
Reagan said that, in his November meeting in Geneva with Gorbachev, the U.S. feels it will be necessary to discuss with the Soviets the violation of the Helsinki accords on human rights.
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