sln1lar matter has.been under discussion since the tilenty- seventtr sesslon, nale ly, I Non-use of force in inter- natlonal re].atl-ons I on r.rhich a Speclal Coffinlttee had been established. An item on [peaceful settlement of dlsputes" was also introduced at the tbrenty-nlnth session. At l-ts t*renty-first eesslon. ttrree funportant items were l-nscrlbed l-n the Agenda, namely, ,,Strict obserrance of tle prohibition of the threat or.use of force anC the rlght of people to self-detemlnation'., '. Convention on^/ 40/726 Engl ish Page 30 prohibition of use of nuclear and thermonuclear weapons" and. rtRenuncj-ation by states of actlons hanlgerlng the conclusion of an agreement on non-proliferatj.on of nuclear weapons". lhe General Assembly also began to dLscuss from its tr,tenty-first session tlre question of 'rEliminatlon of forelgn mllitary bases iri Asia, Africa and l.,atin Americarr. The matter of convening of a conference of non-nuclear weapon states as also the reconrnendetions of that conference was the subject matte r of discussions at the twenty-965.r'd, twe nty- fourth, tr.renty-fifth and tr.re nty-sseg ntb sessicns of the General Assembly. Ttte matter has subsequent ly been considered under the Agenda item "Concluslon of effective internatlonal arrangements to assure non-nuclear .weapon states against use or threat of use of nuclear weapons'r - Ehe Fourth Conference on Peaceful Uses cf Atomic Energq; was also held Ln 1971. Another lntl)ortant area'where General Assembly's attentlon uas focussed was t'}.e guestlon of peaceful uses of the sea-bed and sub-soil which was discussed at the tr'renty- second session and continued through ttre subsequent seEsions leading to t}le cor|ening of the Thild Unj.ted Natl.ons. Conference on the Law of the Sea in 19?3. The General assernbly discussed the issue of strengthening of international sesurity at its twenty-fourth, twenty- flfth and truenty-sixtJ. sesslons and the matter was continued unde r. Uie item I'Strengthening of the role of
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The text appears to be discussing international relations, diplomacy, and disarmament, which are all related to the topic of international security. The language used is formal and official, suggesting that it may be a report or resolution from the United Nations General Assembly. The topics mentioned, such as non-use of force, peaceful settlement of disputes, and prohibition of nuclear weapons, are all related to international security and diplomacy.

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