UN General Assembly
1982

17. The view that the political and security climate must reach some hypothetical degree of improvement, and the recurring tendency to link every initiative with global strategies, should not be applied selectively. No international conference or negotiation has been deferred until circumstances were ideal, or nearly ideal. It seems appropriate to ask whether the Treaty of Tlatelolco would have come about if its pioneer, Mr. Garcia Robles, had deferred that project until today. On the contrary: conferences and negotiations have been held in the midst of hostilities. None among us would claim the ability to forecast that the future holds the promise of better times. If anything, what we have heard during this session is that the international situation has worsened yet negotiations in other areas are taking place. As I speak here today, my delegation believes that it is still possible for the Ad Hoc Committee to place before the General Assembly a draft resolution that will enable the conference to be held in accordance with General Assembly resolution 36/90 of December 1981.