A/RES/53/77 Page 31 Welcoming the efforts of other nuclear-weapon States to reduce their nuclear arsenals, most recently that of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Welcoming also the accession by Brazil to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons,2 Reaffirming the conviction that further advancement in nuclear disarmament will contribute to consolidating the international regime for nuclear non-proliferation, ensuring international peace and security, Welcoming the decision of the Conference on Disarmament to establish an ad hoc committee32 which shall negotiate on the basis of the report of the Special Coordinator of 199533 and the mandate contained therein, a non-discriminatory, multilateral and internationally and effectively verifiable treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices, 1. Reaffirms the importance of achieving the universality of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons,2 and calls upon States not parties to the Treaty to accede to it without delay and without conditions; 2. Reaffirms also the importance for all States parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons to fulfil their obligations under the Treaty; 3. Calls for the determined pursuit by the nuclear-weapon States of systematic and progressive efforts to reduce nuclear weapons globally, with the ultimate goal of eliminating those weapons, and by all States of general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international control; 4. Recognizes that, in order to achieve the ultimate goal of eliminating nuclear weapons, it is important and necessary to pursue such actions as: (a) The early signature and ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty26 by all States with a view to its early entry into force, and cessation of nuclear tests pending its entry into force; (b) The early conclusion of negotiations in the Conference on Disarmament, on a non-discriminatory, multilateral and internationally and effectively verifiable treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices, on the basis of the report of the Special Coordinator and the mandate contained therein; (c) Multilateral discussions on possible future steps on nuclear disarmament and nuclear nonproliferation; (d) The early entry into force of the Treaty on Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (START II)52 and the early commencement and conclusion of negotiations for START III by the Russian Federation and the United States of America; (e) Further efforts by the five nuclear-weapon States to reduce their nuclear arsenals unilaterally and through their negotiations; /...