Disarmament

Regional conference on Small Arms, Light Weapons

in Almaty, Kazakhstan, 16 - 18 March

NEW YORK, 9 March (Department for Disarmament Affairs) -- Experts from the five Central Asian States -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan -— will attend a regional conference on the issue of small arms and light weapons in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on 16-18 March 2004.

GOVERNMENT EXPERTS OF STATES PARTIES TO WEAPONS CONVENTION

TO MEET IN GENEVA, 8 – 12 MARCH

(Reissued as received.)

UNITED STATES OUTLINES NEW US POLICY ON LANDMINES

TO CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT

President of Conference Invites Participants to Informal

Open-Ended Consultations on Programme of Work on Tuesday, 9 March

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS STATEMENTS ON FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF MINE-BAN CONVENTION

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 26 February (UN Information Service) –- The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard a series of statements marking the fifth anniversary of the Mine-Ban Convention on 1 March and expressing aspirations for the First Review Conference of the Convention which, will be held in Kenya at the end of the year.

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS STATEMENTS FROM

FRANCE, MYANMAR, VENEZUELA, MALAYSIA

Malaysia Denies US Claim that Malaysian Company is Involved with

International Network which Supports Illegal Production of Centrifuges

(Reissued as received.)

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DECIDES TO ENHANCE ENGAGEMENT

OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN ITS WORK

(Reissued as received.)

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS STATEMENTS FROM SPAIN, ROMANIA AND ITALY

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 5 February (UN Information Service) -- The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard statements from Spain, Romania and Italy.

DISARMAMENT ADVISORY BOARD TO ADDRESS TERRORISM, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

AT FORTHCOMING NEW YORK SESSION, 4 - 6 FEBRUARY

NEW YORK, 3 February (Department for Disarmament Affairs) -- The Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters will meet for a three-day closed session in New York from 4 to 6 February 2004.  The last session of the Board was held in Geneva from 16 to 18 July 2003.  The Board meets twice a year.

FOREIGN MINISTER OF IRAN DEFENDS COUNTRY’S INALIENABLE RIGHT

TO NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY FOR PEACEFUL PURPOSES

(Reissued as received.)

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT ADOPTS AGENDA FOR 2004 SESSION

Hears Statement by Syria on Making

Middle East Free from Weapons of Mass Destruction

GENEVA, 27 January (UN Information Service) -- The Conference on Disarmament this morning adopted by consensus its agenda for its 2004 session and heard a statement from Syria which called for turning the Middle East into an area free from weapons of mass destruction, especially nuclear weapons.