US Explanation before Tile Vote on L.10

Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)

Conference on Disarmament

General Assembly First Committee

UN Disarmament Commission

Special Session on Disarmament

EOV given before tile vote on L.10, Promotion of multilateralism in the area of disarmament
and non-proliferation.

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Mr. Chairman

I take the floor to explain why my delegation voted ‘no’ on tile resolution contained in LI 0, Promotion of multilateralism in the area of disarmament and non-proliferation.

The United States is strongly committed to effective multilateral arms control. Many of you will recall that Assistant Secretary Stephen Rademaker reiterated that commitment with absolute clarity in his speech to this Committee just three weeks ago. Thus, The United States would have been happy to join consensus on a thoughtful, well-balanced resolution that represented the sentiment of all members of this body. Regrettably, we believe this resolution is more likely to create divisions than rally support around this important principle. As such, the United States cannot support it.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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