"At the difficult junctures in which mankind is today, the use of strength is no longer a sustainable solution"; hence the importance of "helping the Conference on Disarmament find a way out of the deadlock in which it has been languishing for over ten years". It was said in New York yesterday by archbishop Dominique Mamberti, the Vatican secretary for relations with the States, as he spoke at the 62nd session of the UN General Assembly. In his opening address to the newly-elected president of the Assembly, Srgjan Kerim from FYROM, the diplomat of the Holy See recalled the need "to give a new lease of life to the Treaty of non proliferation of nuclear weapons" and to work hard for disarmament and for banning such weapons, and in addition he exhorted the United Nations "to make further progress in controlling conventional weapons, including light and small weapons".” “In recalling the importance of "allocating more and more resources to conflict prevention", mgr. Mamberti expressed "special interest in the commitment of the UN Political Affairs Department" to "creating a team of experienced mediators". (continued)” “
