verification tobeconduct.d bytheSecretary-General -resolution 43/11B.A Canadian chair.4thatstudyandwewilltuethe1ea4atthlssessloDofthe Aas.ably inproposing aresolution thatv111callontheUnitedNationstopromote iDcro••eddialogue between41plc.ata andezperts onverification is.ues,to establish aUnitedRationsdatabankofverification ro.earch .aterial, andto support andezpandvhereappropriate th~powersoftheSecr.tary-Genera1 toengage infact-finding .i••ionsastheyr.1at.tothepos.ible violation ofeziatlag a~a-control agreements. Thereisollepent.tent .ecurity probl••aboveallotherathatthe intorDatloDQl community ha.failedtoaddr~~3aatiafactorily. That i~theproblem ofproliferation. proliferation ofweap'on~ofmas.de.truction andproliferation oftheirmeansofdelivery, aawellallconventicnal .eapor.a.s, whichhavebecomeso destructive. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJailAlt5/PV.' 28 (11£.,Clar),Cuda)&U thatam.cy.at.conflict 1101'.111:.11'andthatthey .~k.thatconflict .-ore de.tructive whenitoccurs. Tb.progre••bet••nthesuper-Power. onthereduction oftheir.tockpile. ofnuclear weapon.i._leoae, ••istheprogre.s lIa4etodate inenDuring asucc•••fulconclusloD tothecODventional-force-re4uction talks currently undorvayinVi.DD••Thom8 negoti~tlon. can-and mustsuccoe4. Butto re4uc.capabilit!Qc and~DbaDe. confidence 1nODeragionandwithsomeweaponsis onlypartofthechallenge. Therei••uchIIOretobedonet. Intheare.ofnuclearproliferation, thejust-concluded ReviewConference of theRon-Proliferation Treaty, ~espite consensus ODalmostallissuel, wasunableto agreeonacon~luding document. 1~atfailure shouldalertusalltothedangerous pro.pect oftheunravelling ofthatvitalinternational Treaty. Canadabelleves th&tIIOVelMlnt i8n••4e4onallsides. H.welcome thejointAmerican andSoviet commitment toastep-by-stap approach tofurtherrestrictions ODnucleartesting. IfebellevGthatcommitment shouldbefollowed upimmediatoly, withthefinalqoal beingacomprehensive banonnuclear testing_ Atthesametime,wehavebeende.plydisturbed byatendency amongsome otherstoadoptpositions thatcanonlyacttoundermine thevitalCODsensus which' underli.s the••istingtreaties onnon-proliferation andnucleart.stinq. Clearly, compromise endforward movement arere~uire4 onthepartofeveryone. Butthe pursuitofotherobjectives shouldnotbeallowedtothreaten those e~lstinq agr.elMlnt. thathavebecome 110vital.ItillCanada' 8firmviewthatboththe Don-proliferatioD Treatyandacomprehensive t.8t-ban treatyaretooimportant for,int5rnational peace ~udsecurity tobeheldhostage onetotheother• ••glonalnuclear a~sandthethreatofchemical proliferation andusehave beenrai.edstarkly againbythesituation iDthePersian Gulf."5.gstmove quicklytoacomprghenllve andglobalbanODchomical weapon.. Weurge ~llparti.s Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJa/I ut5/PV.9 21 (l1E...J:llrk, CU'''') attheCoafor.Dce ODDi.a~Dt toon8ur.thattheopportunity fora.ucc•••fu1 &9r....nti.Dot10.tu4that&9r•••Dt1.roach.d .OOD.DuriDgthla••••iODof theb.Rlbll', Crmada,alolUJ "ithPclud,"illaeektoetrel!l9theD theCOlMlitJleDt of allNaaber.tothat••d,. Ina4dition, th.r.i.thev.ry !~rtant i.sueofa~. tran.f.~8 andtheD~S trad...Itiscritical thatpeaceinBurope.Dotbepurcha••datthepriceofamore iuovat1vlD amllbasaarelB••ere.That8l'1111ba.aarha.8tunted developmlDt by hijacking .carc.reoource.. Itha.distorted wholeeconomio.. Itha.increas04 bloodshed. It1.iIIportut inthatcODteztthatallparti••tothe CODYeDtioDal-forco-re4uctioD talksinEuropetakestepato.nsurethatweapons affected bythet&gr....ntnotendupaacontributions topotential conflicts el.e"here intheworld. %becontinu.d proliferation ofballistic-mi.sile technology i8particularly worrisc... Ballistic mi••ilearai.etheprospect ofthedelivery of....pon.of aas.d.struction intotheh.artofenemyterritory. Thatpo••ibilitynotonly MU.greatpot.ntial BUfferinq; ital.oin4uce. rl19ional am.rac... Thati.why Canadahassostrongly 8upported therecentespansion ofthomemb.r.hip ofthe Ml8I1U. T.chnology CODtrolRegi_. TheAs••mblyshouldfOCU8ODthatillsuoand callforallM8aberatotat.ae••ur••tocontrolthe.sportofthattechnology. Canada"illplayaleadingroleiDlIuchaneffort. Calladaalsobelieve. thati8isimportant tomakearmstran.fen and procur...nt.atransparent asi.proudent andpractical. Transparency build. confid.nce andisarecognition oftheobligAtion..allhavetothecommon inter••t,.ThatillwhyCua4e.hasIItrongly supporte" the1fOrkoftheUnit.dRatioDs GroupofGoverlUNnt Bzpel't. onArm.Trullfer Tranllparency antS"hywelookforward toIltudylng i,tsreportiDdetail. %batiswhy..supportthewid.stpoil.ibl. VOluatBry reportiDg totheUnit.dRationsofmilitary azpen41tur ••,procureMent aud Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJB/8Al4S/PV.9 .30 (Mr.Clar',Canada)& armstrusfers. IUIpleaseCitoIDnounce that,thiasyearforthefirsttime, Canadawillbereleasing anannualreportonitsexportsofmilitary goods. Thereis,witharms,ademand.deleaDdasupplyII1de.Measures canbetaken tor&strict supplies tostabilizing andprudentlevels. Butdemandmustalsobe addressed, andthatiswhyaregional approach toconfidence building isrelevant tothaiSBuetoo.