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Reaffirming also its commitment to and the crucial importance of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation
of Nuclear Weapons2 and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty26 to the international regime on
the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and as essential foundations for the pursuit of nuclear
disarmament,
Convinced that all States that have not yet done so should adhere to the Treaty on the NonProliferation of Nuclear Weapons and sign and ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty without
delay and without conditions,
Sharing the alarm expressed internationally, regionally and nationally, at recent nuclear tests,
Recalling Security Council resolution 1172 (1998), adopted unanimously on 6 June 1998,
1.
Asia;
Expresses grave concern over and strongly deplores the recent nuclear tests conducted in South
2. Notes that the States concerned have declared moratoriums on further testing and have said that
they are willing to enter into legal commitments not to conduct any further nuclear tests, and reiterates
the need for such legal commitments to be expressed in legal form by signing and ratifying the
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
79th plenary meeting
4 December 1998
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REGIONAL DISARMAMENT
The General Assembly,
Recognizing that the establishment of internationally recognized nuclear-weapon-free zones, with due
regard to the specific characteristics of each region and on the basis of arrangements freely arrived at by
the States of the region concerned, can play an important role in promoting regional and global peace and
security,
Welcoming the treaties of Tlatelolco,27 Rarotonga,28 Bangkok,29 and Pelindaba,30 as well as the
Almaty Declaration,5 on the creation of nuclear-weapon-free zones and similar initiatives in the respective
regions, in accordance with established principles,
26
See resolution 50/245.
27
United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 634, No. 9068.
28
See The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook, vol. 10: 1985 (United Nations publication, Sales No.
E.86.IX.7), appendix VII.
29
Treaty on the South-East Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone.
30
A/50/426, annex.
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