Addressing more specifically the question of the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, let me turn to the forthcoming Fourth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons to be held in Geneva from 20 August to 14 September this year. This review' conference will once again provide an opportunity to evaluate the implementation of the Treaty. It is certainly correct to state that all countries have benefited from the existence of the Treaty. This should in turn reinforce the case for its further strengthening. The treaty has not only prevented a general spread of nuclear weapons, but has also greatly facilitated co-operation in the field of the peaceful use of nuclear energy. In this respect, a tribute has to be paid to the work carried out by the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna and its safeguards system. With regard to the extension of the Treaty beyond the year 1995, Austria -I can refer here to the statement of the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Alois Mock, on 6 February 1990 before this Conference - is in favour of such an agreement being reached well before 1995. This would allow a much clearer picture as to the need to hold two conferences, namely one regular review conference and one conference on the extension of the Treaty in 1995. In this context again, let me stress that Austria fully subscribes to the legal view that the Treaty will not under any circumstances expire after 1995, Austria attaches considerable importance to a comprehensive nuclear test-ban treaty. Austria's participation, since 1979, in the work of the Ad hoe Group of Seismic Experts entrusted with the task of preparing a feasible verification system for a comprehensive nuclear test-ban treaty is a clear reflection of its interest in working for a rapid solution of all 
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