India's and Pakistan's nuclear testing in May put the entire non-proliferation regime in jeopardy. There can therefore be no condoning these actions. And there must be no rewards. We must not legitimize the claims of would-be nuclear powers, nor confer any new status on proliferators. We welcome India's and Pakistan's decision to relaunch their dialogue on Kashmir.
Nuclear disarmament is the other half of the nuclear bargain.
We call upon them to fulfil their responsibilities. Globalization multiplies the challenges we face. It is Canada's conviction that a dynamic, responsive and flexible United Nations system is the best way, perhaps the only way, to meet these challenges. To fulfil its leadership responsibilities, the United Nations must be assured of reliable and adequate funding. The Security Council remains at the centre of what the UN is all about.