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STATEMENT BY HU XIAODI HEAD OF THE CHINESE DELEGATION ON THE ISSUE OF CD's WORK PROGRAM AT THE PLENARY MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT
Permanent Mission of the PRC to the UN Office at Geneva
February 10, 2000
Mr. President,
About the CD work program issue, I would like to make a
few points, to be put on the record of this official CD
meeting.
1.China maintains that CD should answer to the requests
by the United Nations General Assembly and follow the
common wish and aspirations of the international
community by conducting negotiations on PAROS and
nuclear disarmament, and in this context, also do
negotiation on FMCT.
2.We deeply regret that because some delegations refuse
to conduct negotiations on PAROS and on nuclear
disarmament, we cannot reach an agreement on the CD work
program. Mr. President, if we have to resort to
appointing¡°special coordinators¡±, then after carefully
studying the ¡°draft declaration¡± proposed by you, Mr.
President, on the morning of 9 Feb. and the text and
formula offered to us by the Group of 21 on the
afternoon of 9 Feb., we believe that the latter is more
reasonable, therefore my delegation supports the Feb. 9
text and formula of the Group of 21.But this does not
mean that the Chinese delegation has changed its
fundamental position as contained in point 1.
3.Thirdly, Mr. President, let me make this very clear to
avoid any misunderstanding: it is the view of the
Chinese delegation that as different sides respectively
take PAROS, nuclear disarmament and FMCT as the top
priority item of the work of the CD, the only way to
find a solution is to treat the three items in a
comprehensive and balanced way. Even though we could
agree to appoint two special coordinators to work on the
organizational and mandate part of the issues of PAROS
and nuclear disarmament, the FMCT issue must remain part
and parcel of the overall picture.Based on this
principle, the Chinese delegation will continue to
cooperate with you, Mr. President, with your successors,
and with the two special coordinators to seek a
comprehensive and balanced, and therefore just and
reasonable solution to the three issues of PAROS,
nuclear disarmament and FMCT.
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