are greatly worried that the CD has very little to report - and this has become the rule rather than the exception - except a catalogue of discussion and more discussion - although we all recognize that a CTB is an indispensable step on the road to positive nuclear disarmament. In three weeks' time, the Fourth Review Conference of Parties to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, a major international political event, will commence in Geneva. My delegation has always felt that the NPT, far from being an end in itself, is an important disarmament measure for all States aimed at the eventual elimination of nuclear weapons. Twenty years after the NPT entered into force, we note with satisfaction that more than 140 States are now parties, and we hope others will soon find themselves able to accede to the Treaty. Admittedly, two nuclear-weapon States and some threshold States without safeguard facilities are yet to be signatories, hence the lack of universality. Let me reiterate again that the Treaty imposes rights as well as obligations on nuclear-weapon States and non-nuclear-weapon States. It is, however, becoming increasingly disturbing that, once non-nuclear-weapon States have assumed their obligations, they have been denied the economic and scientific benefits. Co-operation in the peaceful uses of nuclear technology is one area yet to be fulfilled. The activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, which has a vital role to play in disseminating the benefits of peaceful uses of nuclear technology, is replete with the yawning gap between the expenditure on safeguards and the expenditure on technical co-operation. The nuclear-weapon States should understand that unless a satisfactory balance CD/PV.570 28 (Mr. Azikiwe. Nigeria) is struck in the provisions for the IAEA to carry out its two-part mandate arising from its Statute as well as the NPT, a certain tension will continue 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and its role in promoting nuclear disarmament, as well as the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) work in promoting the peaceful use of nuclear technology. The text also touches on the economic and scientific benefits of the treaty and the IAEA's activities. These themes suggest that the text is primarily focused on international relations and diplomacy, rather than a specific field like science, technology, or health.

**Category**
Science and technology, International trade