UN General Assembly
2004

the 2005 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons must provide an opportunity for reaffirming the validity and relevance of the shared quest for solutions to the complex issues of non-proliferation. Regarding all of these cases linked to the maintenance of peace and international security, the United Nations will find a reliable and committed partner in the European Union, which has made the emergence of effective multilateralism one of its priorities for the security strategy it adopted in December 2003. It is, indeed, with pride that I add that Luxembourg has also been shouldering its peacekeeping responsibilities by contributing military contingents to the Kosovo Force and to the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, which are now under the command of the European Corps. The issue of development is and must remain the focus of the international community’s attention. This is the most important point in this context. While millions of human beings continue to live in unacceptable conditions, our rallying around the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals