But the disarmament and non-proliferation agenda is too important to let the CD lapse into irrelevancy as states consider other negotiating arenas. Last September, I convened a high-level meeting at the UN to consider ways to revitalize the CD’s work and to advance multilateral disarmament negotiations.
裁军会议的前途掌握在其会员国手中。但裁军以及核不扩散议程是如此重要，以致让会议走入了歧路，而各成员国只得各自寻找其他谈判平台。去年九月，我在联合国召集了一场高规格会议来研究如何重新启动裁军会议的工作并推动多边裁军谈判进程。