Conference on Disarmament hears from Myanmar as the president of the Conference, South Africa and Finland
Ambassador Muang Wai of Myanmar, President of the Conference on Disarmament, informed about the discussions which had taken place on agenda items 1 and 2, and the activities of the informal working group on the programme of work.
South Africa emphasized that if the ongoing stalemate was due to the absence of political will of certain States to negotiate, perhaps it was time to consider suspending the work of the Conference until such political will existed.
Finland, as the Co-chair of the informal working group on the programme of work, said that the meeting of the Group would be held on 19 June at 10 a.m., and invited all interested delegations to actively participate.
The President said the next public plenary will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, 23 June.
Statements
Ambassador MAUNG WAI of Myanmar, President of the Conference on Disarmament, stated that last week, following the decision on the schedule of activities taken under the Moroccan Presidency, Member States of the Conference had intense structured and substantive discussions on agenda items 1 and 2, with a general focus on nuclear disarmament. Those discussions had been coordinated by the Permanent Representative of Egypt. The President informed about his discussions and consultations with Member States over specifics on how best to address the programme of work of the Conference. The Permanent Representative of Finland, as the Co-chair of the informal working group on the programme of work, had met with many delegations and would continue to do so in the coming days ahead of the meeting of the group on 19 June at 10 a.m. The President also informed that he had also met with interested delegations to discuss methods of work. While the results were not encouraging, the process would nonetheless continue.
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[source: United Nations Office in Geneva UNOG]