irreconcilable and mutually exclusive. The adoption of steps effectively to block all possible channels for the militarization of outer space and progress towards the limitation and reduction of nuclear weapons would serve as the starting point for solving the task of preventing nuclear war. In this connection, an important contribution could be made by the Soviet-United States talks on nuclear and space weapons, the third round of which recently started in Geneva. The proposal of the soviet Union that there be a 50 per cent reduction in those nuclear weapons of the Soviet Union and the United States which are capable of reaching each other's territories would, we feel, give a new impetus to those talks. The world is awaiting with great hope that the forthcoming Soviet-American meeting in November will reach a concrete and tangible result by reducing the threat of nuclear war and improving the international atmosphere. we should like one of the results of that meeting to be the confirmation and consolidation of the provision which is contained in the Soviet-American communique adopted as the MLG/emv A/C.l/40/PV.9 73 (Mr. Bayart, Mongolia) outcome of the previous high-level meeting six years ago in Vienna, that the very idea of achieving military superiority be given up. In this connection, we should like to point out that the success of negotiations on urgent matters relating to the arms race and arms limitation and disarmament directly hinges on the desire of States to take into account each other's interests and their readiness to adopt an honest and flexible approach, and with good will in seeking for meaningful agreements. We must base our actions on the principle of equality and equal security and not desire to protect our own security at the expense of the interests of the other side. These days particular importance attaches to the resolve and the force of 
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