Concluding my remarks, I take the opportunity to stress that the International Conference “From a Nuclear Test Ban to a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World”, held last August in Astana, is yet another step towards keeping on high alert the problem of nuclear disarmament. As we have mentioned before, participants in this Conference, organized by the Government of Kazakhstan and Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, adopted the Astana Declaration, calling on heads of State, Governments and parliaments to take resolute action for the total elimination of nuclear weapons and advancement of non-proliferation efforts