and the intrusive and sensitive nature of challenge inspection, the possibility of abuse of challenge inspection, like that of the violation of the convention, cannot be precluded. Both the violation and the abuse will compromise the authority and effectiveness of the convention, and should equally be guarded against. Appropriate and specific measures must therefore be instituted for such possibilities, so that in the event that violations or abuses of the provisions of the convention do occur, there will be timely detection, correction and, if necessary, adoption of sanctions. Fourthly, it should be emphasized that challenge inspection in a global multilateral convention is an unprecedented novelty in the practice of international law, and should be treated with particular caution. With no precedent to guide us, we should follow strictly the 3 verification principles contained in the final document of SSOD-I and the 16 principles adopted by UNDC as the basis and yardstick of our work, and avoid going against them, for these principles have been formulated as a result of careful consideration by the representatives of all countries, taking into account the interests and concerns of all sides. It should also be pointed out that even in the arms control agreements between the two military alliances or the two super-Powers, including agreements and statements on chemical weapons, there has never been anything of such an absolute and all-embracing nature. Besides, multilateral agreements should not mechanically copy the provisions of bilateral ones, because there are significant differences between them. Any provision in bilateral agreements is based on equality and reciprocity between the two parties, which can be described as two sides of the same coin. The situation in the multilateral field is far more complex and varied, as States parties to the future convention include various countries of the East, West, 
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