isstillbeinghampered bytheoutstanding verification issues, whichmustnowbe tackled ~ithvigour. Itishightimethatanendwasputtothescourge for. mankindconstitutedbythosechemical weapons ofmassdestructionthathavebeen outlawed f,.)rdecades. Partial, regional solutions donotachieve that.Theywould makethequestion o,fverification e-renmorecomplex. However, wewelcome every effort by'ot".herStates tobringaboutreliable verifiability. Inthatspirit, we arestUdying thesuggestions madetousbytheGermanDemocratic Republic andthe Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. TheStatesattheheartofEuropehaveevery reasontohelpresolve theverification question, thereby ensuring thatchemical weapons arebannedworldwide. Weknowthatastateofnon-war through nuclear deterrence cannotbethe ultimate methodofsecuring peace.Ifdeterrence against attack, deterrence against war-inotherwordsthestrategy ofpreventing war-shouldeverfail, therewouldbeinconceivable consequences. Thefortieth anniversary ofHiroshima renewed ourawareness ofthattruth. Inthenuclear agesecurity cannolongerbe basedsolelyonautonomous efforts. Thelong-term preservation ofpeace,however,JP/gmr A/40/'iN.10 29-30 (Mr.Genscher, Feder:al Republic ofGermany) requires co-operative soluticns; forthatreason, disarmament andarllScontrol are integra1cOIllJOnen tsofourseeu;:itypolicy. Wewanttoavoidanytypeofwar, including warwagedwithout nuclear weapons. Noonemustreserve theoptiontomakethefirstuseofconventional weapons. Giventhepresent stateoftechnology, aconventional warwouldbeathousand timea moredreadful thantheSecondWorldWar.InEurope, withitshighlevelsof armaments, evenaconventional warwouldbeacatastrophe. ourAlliance has declared thatitwillneverbethefirsttousearms. Wedonotseeksuperiority. Wedonotwishtodefeatorcontrol anyone, nordowewishtomakeanysidearm itselftoexhaustion. Themanytrouble-spots intheworld,theregional conflicts, mustnotbeseen onlyfromaEuropean pointofview;aboveall,theymustnotbefittedintothe mouldoftheWest-East confrontation. Thatiswhyweregardgenuine non-alignment oftheStatesintheThirdWorldasatremendously important contribution toworld peaceandtotherealization ofthepurposes oftheUnitedNations. Thegreatidea ofequalrightsandself-determination ofpeoples mustnotremainemptywords. Article 1oftheCharte~ oftheUnitedNations makesitclearthatallnations possess thesamerighttodetermine theirownnational lifeandpolitical actions, inclUding thepolitical pursuit ofpeace. Thatrightentails respect forthe special needsofpeoples intheirownregions. NoStateandnopowerblochasthe right,orcanusurptheright,todecideonissuesvitaltoothernations. -BG/8 A/40/PV.10 31 (Mr.Genscher, Federal Republic ofGermany) We,alongwiththevastmajority oftheUnitedNations,therefore demandthe withdra~al ofSoviettroopsfromAfghanistan. Striving forideological supr~macy meansrejecting realnon-alignment. Thatwasrecognized withtheutmostclarityat thesummitconferences ofthenon-aligned countries inHavanaandNewDelhiand ~~strecently attheForeign Ministers Conference inLuanda. Realsolutions tothe problems ofthethirdworldmustcomefromtheregions inquestion. TheEuropean Community, ourregional Community, isalsoanattempt tosolve regional problems bymeansofanincreasingly closeassociation oftheEuropean democracies. Together withourEuropean partners, wesupport regional co-operation andassociations ofStatesinallotherpartsoftheworldtoo.Weactively support thepeaceful settlement ofconflicts amongneighbours. Thathelpstokeep East-West confrontation outofthethirdworld. Onthebasisofthisconceptofregional co-operation, wesupport the Contadora process inCentral America, aprocess initiated intheregionitself. It istheonlyrealisticwayforCentralAmerica toapproach thesolutionofits problems. InLuxembourg, on11and12November, another conference istotake placebetween theForeign Ministers oftheEuropean Community, Spainandportugal andthoseoftheCentral American StatesandtheContadora group. Wewantto continue thedialogue between thetworegions ofCen~.ral America andEurope; we seekcloseco-operation between them. Wealsoseekstructured economic andpolitical co-operation between the European C~amunity andtheGulfCo-operation Council. IntheMiddleEastwe support regional efforts toincrease thewillingness ofall parti(~s totheconflict -----------.toc<c·':}ot1ate andbringaboutpeace. Weli\::lmowledge thepositive E'lements ofthe Fezplan. Wewelcome theinitiative ofKingRussein andhopethatitwillhelp
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a speech or statement from a high-ranking official, likely the Foreign Minister of Germany, discussing international relations, security, and diplomacy. The text touches on various topics such as disarmament, verification, nuclear deterrence, regional conflicts, and international cooperation. It also mentions specific regions like Central America, the Middle East, and Europe.

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