The first subject that we must discuss at the Conference on Disarmament or in other relevant United Nations frameworks is nuclear disarmament. In the statement delivered by the representative of the United Kingdom, mention was made of the dangers that existing nuclear arsenals continue to pose. In this connection, we should like to say that, until such time as the deadlock at the Conference on Disarmament is broken, we must all agree on a subject that concerns us all and on the dangers that we must address. In our view, the special session on disarmament that was held in 1978 provided us with a road map. The first of these issues is disarmament. The Charter of the United Nations also provides us with the building blocks for our joint work in the context of the Conference on Disarmament and the United Nations. We do not believe that the principle of the legitimate right of self-defence is an absolute principle. There are also principles established in international humanitarian law, human rights law and international criminal law that define crimes against humanity, war crimes and crimes of genocide. Thus, the right of self-defence must not be applied in a manner that oversteps these red lines that have been laid down by the international community.