German DelegationAmbassador Heinsberg

Mr. Chairman

-Like Mexico Germany also sympathises with the sense of urgency and the disappointment at the slow pace of progress which underlies the proposal to convene the UN conference.

-We reaffirm our determination to contribute to the implementation of Art. VI of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty. The NPT is the cornerstone of the nuclear non-proliferation regime and essential foundation for the pursuits of nuclear disarmament.

-We particularly stress the need for the full implementation of the 13 practical steps for the systematic and progressive efforts to implement Art. VI of the NPT as agreed at the 2000 NPT-Review Conference.

-The implementation of these thirteen steps requires focused efforts; nothing should detract from the obligations undertaken by the parties to the NPT.

-Thus we consider the pursuit of these efforts within the context of the NPT process leading up to the next Review Conference in 2005 of key importance.

-Likewise we deem it of utmost urgency to overcome the deadlock in the work of the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. Linkages which have led to the deadlock should be abandoned with a view to start negotiations on a fissile material cut off-treaty as rapidly as possible.

-In light of these priorities and with a view not to undermine the NPT-process and the Conference on Disarmament, the single multilateral negotiating forum, we do not consider it appropriate, at this juncture, to convene a United Nations Conference to identify ways of eliminating nuclear dangers in the context of nuclear disarmament.

-Therefore we are not in the position to support the decision.

Thank you.

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