Intervención de la Representante Permanente Alterna de la República Argentina ante las Naciones Unidas, Ministro Gabriela Martinic
27 de octubre
Señor Presidente,
Mr. Chair,
It is an honor to address the First Committee in my capacity as the Chair of the Disarmament Commission and present the report of its 2017 session (A/72/42).
Pursuant to resolution 71/82, the Disarmament Commission met at United Nations Headquarters from 3rd to 21st April and continued to consider the two agenda items adopted at its 2015 session, namely, “Recommendations for achieving the objectives of nuclear disarmament and the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons” and “Practical confidence-building measures in the field of conventional weapons”.
Minister Counselor Wilmer Méndez of the Permanent Mission of Venezuela to the United Nations, served as Chair of Working Group I, which was entrusted with the mandate of the item “Recommendations for achieving the objective of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons”.
Deputy Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the United Nations, Counselor Lachezara Stoeva served as Chair of Working Group II, which was entrusted with the mandate of the item “Practical confidence-building measures in the field of conventional weapons”.
The Commission held six plenary meetings in the course of its 2017 substantive session. Working Group I and Working Group II held 12 and 13 meetings respectively, and engaged in extensive discussions on their respective agenda items.
On 21 April, the Commission adopted the reports of the Commission and its Working Groups and agreed to submit the texts of the reports to the General Assembly. Recommendations on Practical confidence-building measures in the field of conventional arms were put forward to the General Assembly by the Commission.
The Commission also held informal discussions mandated in resolution 71/82 on the subject contained in working paper A/CN.10/2016/WP.1 “In accordance with the recommendations contained in the report of the Group of Governmental Experts on Transparency and Confidence-building Measures in Outer Space Activities (A/68/189), preparation of recommendations to promote the practical implementation of transparency and confidence-building measures in outer space activities with the goal of preventing an arms race in outer space”. Some Member States considered that the issue was of interest to be addressed by the Commission.
I hope that the draft resolution A/C.1/71/L.25 on the Report of the Disarmament Commission will be adopted by consensus.
Before I conclude my briefing, I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate my sincerest appreciation to the Chairs of the Working Groups, Mr. Wilmer Méndez and Ms. Lachezara Stoeva for their outstanding professionalism and diplomatic skills.
Allow me also to thank the Bureau Members and the Secretariat for their support and all Delegations for their constructive engagement during the deliberations that made compromise possible.
This is what multilateralism offers: Compromise: A win-win for All. I encourage all Delegations to follow that path.
“Caminante no hay camino, se hace camino al andar”. “Wayfarer the only way is your footprints and no other”. During the 2017 substantive session of the Disarmament Commission we stamp our footprints. Distinguished Delegates, let´s keep walking to continue building upon the consensus path.
Argentina renueva su compromiso con la Maquinaria de Desarme tal como ha sido establecida por la Primera Sesión Especial de la Asamblea General dedicada al Desarme en 1978 (SSOD-1) y que en pocos meses celebrará su 40° aniversario.
Al respecto, Argentina desea resaltar los logros obtenidos por dicha Maquinaria, reflejados en varios instrumentos internacionales que constituyen hitos importantes del derecho internacional, tales como la Convención para la Prohibición de las Armas Químicas y el Tratado de Prohibición Completa de Ensayos Nucleares. La Maquinaria de Desarme ha sabido demostrar que cuando hay voluntad política, tanto en el pasado como en el corriente año, se puede avanzar hacia objetivos compartidos en materia de desarme y seguridad internacional.
Argentina da la bienvenida y considera muy oportuna la adopción por el Grupo de Trabajo Abierto SSOD IV de recomendaciones sobre objetivos y agenda para una IV° Sesión Especial de la Asamblea General Dedicada al Desarme.
Argentina acompaña los esfuerzos encaminados a reactivar la labor de la Conferencia de Desarme, único órgano multilateral de negociación en materia de desarme, y a comenzar de forma urgente las negociaciones de nuevos instrumentos jurídicos internacionales que regulen cuestiones fundamentales para el desarme y la no proliferación.
Argentina dio la bienvenida a la decisión de la Conferencia de Desarme CD/2090 por medio de la cual se estableció el Grupo de Trabajo “El Camino a Seguir”. Si bien lamenta que el debate fuera oficioso y que no se haya acordado un informe final, valora la instancia creada para discutir de forma abierta y constructiva cuestiones que deben ser objeto de una labor sustantiva en virtud de la agenda de la Conferencia. Argentina destaca las valiosas discusiones en materia de Garantías Negativas de Seguridad, en torno a la negociación de un FMCT, así como en lo que se refiere a la Prevención de una Carrera de Armamentos en el Espacio Ultraterrestre.
Por último, y antes de abordar el proyecto de resolución sobre el Informe de la Comisión de Desarme de Naciones Unidas, la Argentina reitera su apoyo a la Junta Consultiva en Asuntos de Desarme y a UNIDIR, por sus valiosos aportes en materia de asesoramiento.