1. But the U.N. disarmament conference has gone nowhere. 2. Instead of the current round of talks, the Clinton adminisistration urged that a ban be negotiated through the United Nations disarmament conference in Geneva. 3. Just for starters, Jerry Brown moved up to Education secretary and led a worldwide disarmament conference. 4. The rules of the disarmament conference, a permanent committee of the United Nations that is based in Geneva, require unanimous approval. 5. They prefer working with the U.N. disarmament conference in Geneva, a process that might take many years. 6. Anthony Lake also told a disarmament conference that Clinton has decided to extend the moratorium on U.S. nuclear tests until a test ban treaty enters into force. 7. Australia gave a cautious welcome to the announcement made at a disarmament conference in Geneva . 8. Egypt surprised nuclear powers Thursday by demanding that a world disarmament conference focus on the elimination of atomic weapons. 9. Given the big differences, it is likely to be years before the disarmament conference completes negotiations on a land mine ban. 10. Frustration is mounting in the elegant debating chambers at the U.N. European headquarters in Geneva over the ineffectiveness of the disarmament conference. |
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