U.S. Relations With the People's Republic of China (2008)

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USUN PRESS RELEASE # 260(08)
Month Date, Year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Statement by Ambassador Christina Rocca, Permanent Representative of the United States To the Conference on Disarmament, Delivered in the General Debate of the United Nation's First Committee October 8, 2008

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It is therefore with regret, Mr. Chairman, that I must note our disappointment that we were unable to reach agreement this year with Russia and China on a draft General Assembly resolution to examine the feasibility of new voluntary TCBMs. Unfortunately, we could not reach agreement on a resolution that removes what the United States believes is a false and unacceptable linkage between expert assessments of pragmatic TCBMs and efforts to begin pointless negotiations on unverifiable space arms control agreements.

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Our efforts with our partner nations in the Six-Party Talks have had their "ups and downs," but we believe we have found a way for North Korea to end its nuclear program completely and verifiably. The cooperation among the United States, China, Russia, Japan, and South Korea on this issue shows how multilateral approaches can be applied to even the most complex international problems.

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