One of the criteria to judge a disarmament treaty is to see whether it facilitates the economic development of all countries, especially that of developing countries, and whether it helps to strengthen international scientific and technologic cooperation. No disarmament measure will be able to garner universal support or have lasting viability if it is taken at the expense of the economic or scientific development of most countries. Disarmament and non-proliferation are complementary to each other. While the total elimination of all weapons of mass destruction is our goal, non-proliferation is an effective means and a necessary phase to achieve such goal. Disarmament is not the prerogative of the few.
All countries have the equal right to participate therein.
Multilateral disarmament treaties are the results of negotiation with universal participation, and therefore reflect the common will of the international community. Some export control regimes formed by a small group of countries can in no way compare with these multilateral treaties either in impartiality or in universality. Keeping bloc arrangements after the conclusion of multilateral treaties and even placing the former above the latter will only weaken the authority and universality of multilateral disarmament treaties, and subsequently impede international disarmament efforts. Therefore, vigorous efforts should be made to strengthen the role of the UN disarmament bodies, and to replace bloc arrangements with multilateral treaties. States parties to international arms control and disarmament treaties should fulfill their legal obligations.