At the first meeting of the current session, I set out the position of Egypt on the priority issue of nuclear disarmament on the international disarmament agenda and on the need for intensified efforts to commence new negotiations with a view to the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free world. This is what is called for in the international consensus reflected in a number of resolutions, notably the first resolution to be adopted by the General Assembly in 1946 and the resolutions of the first special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament. It is also a priority for the vast majority of States that are members of the international community and are of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.