The objective of the State's defense and security policy shall be to defend national independence, preserve the country's sovereignty and integrity, and guarantee the normal functioning of institutions and the security of citizens against any armed aggression. Article 60 1. The defense and security forces shall be subordinate to national defense and security policy, and shall owe allegiance to the Constitution and to the Nation. 2. The oath taken by members of the defense and security forces shall establish their duty to respect the Constitution. Article 61 Citizens shall be encouraged to join civil defense units, particularly for protection of economic, social and production infrastructures. CHAPTER 6FOREIGN POLICY Article 62 1. The Republic of Mozambique, as a non-aligned country, shall establish relations of friendship and cooperation with other states on the basis of the principles of mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, equality, noninterference in internal matters and reciprocity of benefits. 2. The Republic of Mozambique shall accept, observe and apply the principles of the United Nations Charter and of the Charter of the Organizations of African Unity. Article 63 1. The Republic of Mozambique shall be in solidarity with the struggle of the African peoples and states for unity in respect of their freedom, dignity, and right to economic and social progress. 2. The Republic of Mozambique shall seek to strengthen relations with countries engaged in the consolidation of their national independence and the recovery of the use and control of their natural resources for the benefit of their peoples. 3. The Republic of Mozambique shall join with all states struggling for the establishment of a just and equitable international economic order. Article 64 1. The Republic of Mozambique shall support and be in solidarity with the struggles of peoples for their national liberation. 2. The Republic of Mozambique shall grant asylum to foreigners persecuted because of their fight for peace, democracy, national and social liberation, or their defense of human rights. Article 65 1. The Republic of Mozambique shall pursue a policy of peace, and shall only resort to force in the case of legitimate defense. 2. The Republic of Mozambique shall support the primacy of a negotiated settlement of conflicts. 3. The Republic of Mozambique shall support the principle of general and universal disarmament of all states. 4. The Republic of Mozambique shall advocate the transformation of the Indian Ocean into a nuclear free zone of peace. 9