importance of a treaty banning all nuclear-weapon tests as a fulfilment of the non-proliferation objective was accepted at the Review Conference and the failure to conclude such a treaty so far was deeply regretted. The call on the nuclear-weapon States parties to the Treaty to resume trilateral negotiations in 1985 and to "all the nuclear-weapon States to participate in the urgent negotiation and conclusion" of a comprehensive multilateral nuclear-test-ban treaty is of crucial significance. we hope that the United States of America and the USSR will place this urgent item on their agenda, both at the ongoing bilateral negotiations and at the Geneva summit. The success of the Review Conference gives no cause for complacency. It was the result of negotiations based on mutual trust that the undertakings arrived at would be honoured in the five years to come, thus reinforcing the internationally accepted moral norm that nuclear proliferation, whether horizontal or vertical, is a threat to international peace and security. We expect a speedy implementation of JVM/13 A/C.l/40/PV.9 52 (Mr. Dhanapala, Sri Lanka) these undertakings, especially at the 1986 session of the Conference on Disarmament, where work on a nuclear test ban remains at a standstill despite the indisputable advances in the field of seismology in ensuring adequate verification of a comprehensive test ban. The next 10 years in the life of the Non-Proliferation Treaty are crucial and unless the blend of duties and obligations is honoured we shall all have a heavy price to pay. Another heartening feature we would like to refer to is the decision of the Nobel Committee to award the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize to the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear war. It is an encouragement to other non-governmental peace organizations striving with dedication and independent 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on international relations and disarmament, specifically the issue of nuclear testing and the Non-Proliferation Treaty. It mentions the Review Conference, the Conference on Disarmament, and the Geneva summit, indicating that it is concerned with high-level diplomatic negotiations and agreements. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that it is a statement or resolution from an international organization or government.

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