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(i) The prohibition of those types of non-strategic nuclear weapons that have
already been removed from the arsenals of some nuclear-weapon States and the
development of transparency mechanisms for the verification of the elimination of
these weapons;
11. Calls upon the nuclear-weapon States to increase their transparency and
accountability with regard to their nuclear weapons arsenals and their
implementation of disarmament measures;
12. Agrees that the Conference on Disarmament should establish, without
delay, an appropriate ad hoc committee to deal with nuclear disarmament;
13. Agrees that the Conference on Disarmament should resume negotiations
on a non-discriminatory, multilateral and internationally and effectively verifiable
treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other
nuclear explosive devices, taking into consideration both nuclear disarmament and
nuclear non-proliferation objectives;
14. Agrees that the Conference on Disarmament should complete the
examination and updating of the mandate on the prevention of an arms race in outer
space in all its aspects, as contained in its decision of 13 February 1992, 9 and reestablish an ad hoc committee as early as possible;
15. Calls upon the nuclear-weapon States to undertake the necessary steps
towards the seamless integration of all five nuclear-weapon States into a process
leading to the total elimination of nuclear weapons;
16. Notes that the third and, as appropriate, fourth meetings of the
Preparatory Committee for the 2005 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty
on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, taking into account the deliberations
and results of the previous sessions, should make every effort to produce a report
containing recommendations to the Review Conference;
17. Stresses the importance of regular reporting in promoting confidence in
the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons;
18. Calls upon the nuclear-weapon States to respect fully their existing
commitments with regard to security assurances pending the conclusion of
multilaterally negotiated legally binding security assurances for all non-nuclearweapon States parties;
19. Notes the proposals on security assurances that have been submitted to
the States parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, and
calls upon the Preparatory Committee for the 2005 Review Conference to allow
time to thoroughly consider the matter of security assurances at its third meeting so
as to make recommendations to the Review Conference on how to take the matter
forward;
20. Calls upon those three States, India, Israel and Pakistan, which are not
yet parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and which
operate unsafeguarded nuclear facilities, to accede to the Treaty as non-nuclearweapon States promptly and without condition, to bring into force the required
comprehensive safeguards agreements, together with additional protocols, consistent
with the Model Protocol Additional to the Agreement(s) between State(s) and the
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