UN General Assembly
1998

end unconditionally its military occupation of the south of Lebanon and its western Bekaa valley without condition. The establishment of a zone free of all kinds of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East and Arab Gulf regions is a requirement that complements the peace process and represents an essential factor in the security and stability of those regions. Accordingly, the international community should demand that the Government of Israel accede to the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and subject its nuclear installations to the control and safeguards regime of the International Atomic Energy Agency. International measures which so far have been achieved in the area of world disarmament have not been global in their coverage, especially since we are witnessing an arms race and testing of nuclear and other proscribed weapons. Such developments will not lead to the settlement of existing disputes between States, but, rather, to an imbalance in regional security, as is the case between India and Pakistan and in other regions. We therefore urge both friendly countries to exercise