First Committee

29 June 1998

Press Release
GA/DIS/3103

11 December 1997

Press Release
GA/DIS/3102*

NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT ISSUES DOMINATE FIRST COMMITTEE DEBATE, WITH DIFFERENCES OVER PACE, FORM, GOAL OF NEGOTIATIONS

19971211 Of 45 Disarmament Texts, 14 Concern Nuclear Weapons; Debate Multilateral, Bilateral Approaches to Nuclear Disarmament

26 November 1997

Press Release
GA/DIS/3087/

RISKS OF MIDDLE EAST NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION HIGHLIGHTED IN FIRST COMMITTEE CORRECTION

19971126

In Press Release GA/DIS/3087 of 22 October, the first sentence in the first paragraph on page 1a, should read:

"The representative of Iran, also speaking in exercise of the right of reply, said that he categorically rejected the "baseless allegations" raised by the representative of Israel against his country."

26 November 1997

Press Release
GA/DIS/3097/

FIRST COMMITTEE APPROVES FOUR DRAFT TEXTS ON RISK OF NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION IN MIDDLE EAST, NUCLEAR-WEAPON-FREE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, LANDMINES CORRECTION

19971126

On page 21 of Press Release GA/DIS/3097 of 12 November, the last sentence of the sixth complete paragraph summarizing the statement of the representative of Iran should read:

17 November 1997

Press Release
GA/DIS/3101

14 November 1997

Press Release
GA/DIS/3100

NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT ACCORDED HIGHEST PRIORITY BY FIRST COMMITTEE TEXT

19971114 Other Drafts Concern Small Arms, Transparency, Special Session, Asia-Pacific Disarmament Centre

13 November 1997

Press Release
GA/DIS/3099

FIRST COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS TEXT CALLING ON MEDITERRANEAN STATES TO ADHERE TO MULTILATERAL DISARMAMENT INSTRUMENTS

19971113 Another Text, Also Approved Without Vote, Concerns Regional Confidence-Building Measures

12 November 1997

Press Release
GA/DIS/3096/

URGENT CONSIDERATION OF CONVENTIONAL ARMS CONTROL AT REGIONAL LEVEL CALLED FOR BY FIRST COMMITTEE CORRECTION

19971112

The main headline of Press Release GA/DIS/3096 of 11 November should have read as indicated above.

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12 November 1997

Press Release
GA/DIS/3097

11 November 1997

Press Release
GA/DIS/3096

URGENT CONSIDERATION OF CONVENTIONAL ARMS CONTROL AT REGIONAL LEVEL CALLED FOR BY FIFTH COMMITTEE

19971111 Guiding Principles Sought from Conference on Disarmament; Texts Approved on Outer Space, Military Spending, Treaty Compliance