UN General Assembly
1969

the field of disarmament will not mean much if they are not followed by other similar measures. A comprehensive nuclear test-ban treaty will indeed be a great step towards our cherished goal. Only a lack of will on the part of the nuclear Powers Stands in the way of this treaty. 149. The Conference of Non-Nuclear-Weapon States has made several deliberations on the subject of disarmament. It has gone a long way towards enlightening world public Opinion on the question of disarmament. The various opinions expressed in the Conference as well as its resolutions are worth serious consideration. My delegation strongly holds that a world disarmament conference, consisting of both the nuclear and non-nuclear Powers, would prove extremely useful and would be a constructive step towards our goal. There are countries which are fully capable of manufacturing nuclear weapons and there are those which neither possess nor are likely to possess such weapons. Such a conference, attended by all the countries of the world, would provide a forum for comprehensive deliberations on different aspects of the problem. We hope