| Speech at Summit of UN Security Council Member-States on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. September 24, 2009 New York Выступление на саммите государств членов СБ ООН по ядерному разоружению и нераспространению 24 сентября 2009 года Нью-Йорк PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA DMITRY MEDVEDEV: Ladies and gentlemen, I count on this session of the Security Council, invoked through an initiative by President of the United States Barack Obama, to contribute to resolving a variety of international problems, first and foremost in nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament. I think that it is clear to everyone today that international security is one for all. It is influenced not only by events in areas of conflict around the world, but also by instability within individual nations. If we want the global communitys collective actions to be effective, we must discuss the problems that have accumulated, sincerely, thoroughly, and in depth; we must analyse them and develop thought-out decisions. That is precisely the goal of the Security Council resolution that we have just passed. Its measures constitute a realistic programme of action for the international community to react effectively to common nuclear threats. Russia has always been a reliable, dependable partner in the area of nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament. Russia and the United States have undertaken an unprecedented reduction in strategic nuclear arsenals within the framework of Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty ... |
