For det første vil jeg gerne kommentere forhandlingernes starttidspunkt. Det var oprindelig meningen, at disse forhandlinger skulle have fundet sted i dag kl.
Mr President, Commissioner, on the one hand, the great powers, such as Russia, are downsizing their weapons arsenals, while, on the other, the number of states and, alas, criminal organisations who possess the know-how needed to manufacture weapons of mass destruction is on the increase.