UN General Assembly
1982

through appropriate bilateral channels with the two Powers involved. 134. While recognizing the objective difficulties in arriving in the near future at a verifiable treaty on the comprehensive prohibition of nuclear tests, I confirm that my country attaches paramount importance to that objective. However, we must not neglect the very serious issue of chemical weapons. Italy is also committed to progress in negotiations on the subject of conventional weapons, particularly as regards initiatives aimed at limiting and reducing international transfers of that type of weapon. 135. The crisis in the process of detente unfortunately had negative repercussions on the follow-up meeting to the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, held in Madrid, which after three postponements was approaching a positive outcome. Our concern for safeguarding the process of that Conference, because of its world-wide as well as European importance, led us to agree to a further postponement until the beginning of November, which is now close. We hope that the General Assembly will encourage the European countries to create, in keeping with the provisions of the Final Act