Disarmament DocumentationBack to Disarmament Documentation '[W]ithout unjustifiably rushing things', Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Russia's implementation of the NPT, November 4, 2004'On the Adoption in the First Committee of the 59th Session of the UN General Assembly of the Russian-US Draft Resolution on Bilateral Strategic Nuclear Arms Reductions and the New Strategic Framework', Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Release, November 4, 2004. "...In the course of the discussion of the draft resolution we reaffirmed our adherence to the obligations under the NPT and readiness to move on along the road of gradual nuclear arms reduction. Further practical advancement on the road of nuclear disarmament should be carried out stage-by-stage, without unjustifiably rushing things, on the basis of a comprehensive approach and respect of the principle of equal security for all states. " Source: Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, http://www.russianembassy.org. © 2003 The Acronym Institute. |