Official Records
General Assembly
Fifty-fifth session
First Committee
3rd meeting
Monday, 2 October 2000, 10 a.m.
New York
President: Mr. U Mya Than…………………….(Myanmar)
The meeting was called to order at 10.10 a.m.
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General debate on all disarmament and international security items
Mr. De Icaza (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): …
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We support the consolidation of a nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas, the geographical extension of which will increase as new nuclear-weapon-free zones are established, especially in areas of tension such as the Middle East and South Asia.
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Mr. de la Fortelle (France) (spoke in French): …
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The European Union reaffirms its commitment to the resolution on the Middle East adopted by the 1995 Review and Extension Conference and to its full implementation. We continue to support efforts to establish a zone in the Middle East, under truly verifiable conditions, totally free of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems. We ask the single State of the region that has not yet adhered to the NPT to ratify and sign it. The European Union feels that accession by all States of the region to the Conventions banning chemical and biological weapons would be an essential and significant contribution to regional and global peace and security. Moreover, we ask all States of the region to conclude an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on full-scope guarantees.
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The meeting rose at 1.20 p.m.
Document Type: Meeting record
Document Sources: General Assembly
Subject: Arms control and regional security issues
Publication Date: 02/10/2000