We have seen that all the delegations — most of them — attach importance to the second session of the Preparatory Committee for the NPT Review Conference and consider this process an important one for strengthening the non-proliferation regime. In this connection, we should like to say that the importance of any security system or any disarmament or non-proliferation regime stems from its strength and credibility, from its capacity to provide security to all the participating States in the process. Today, therefore, we have the impression that the steps taken and achievements scored in the nuclear disarmament process are inadequate and late in coming. We hope that these shortcomings will be addressed in the future.