GENEVA, 16 January (UN Information Service) -- The Conference on Disarmament, the world's sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will open its 1998 session on Tuesday, 20 January at the United Nations Office at Geneva.
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GENEVA, 9 September (UN Information Service) -- The Conference on Disarmament ended this morning its 1997 session, following months of intense debate over which subjects deserved its immediate attention.
GENEVA, 4 September (UN Information Service) -- Members of the Conference on Disarmament this morning outlined their priorities for future work within the forum as the 1997 session draws to a close.
GENEVA, 21 August (UN Information Service) -- The United States informed the Conference on Disarmament this morning of its decision to participate in the Ottawa process negotiations, set to begin on 1 September in Oslo, to conclude a draft treaty to ban anti-personnel land-mines in time for signature in December.
GENEVA, 7 August (UN Information Service) -- The Group of 21 non-aligned countries reiterated this morning a proposal for the establishment of a negotiating committee on nuclear disarmament within the Conference on Disarmament.
