text: or omission that would make the disarmament process more difficult and thus increase the possibility of there being the threat or use of force. BG/7 A/C.l/40/PV.9 23 (Mr. Stephanou, Greece) The present destructive capacity of world nuclear arsenals is such that the Greek Government and its Prime Minister, Mr. Andreas Papandreou, are and will always be in the forefront of any initiative intended to speed up negotiations to halt the arms race and pave the way for agreements between nuclear States so that adequate steps can be taken. As was stated in the Delhi Declaration of the six Presidents and Heads of State or Government of 28 January 1985, those statesmen will do everything in their power to co-operate with the Governments of nuclear-weapon States to serve the cause of the common security of mankind and peace. To this end, it might not be out of place to quote the following extract from the Pugwash Declaration of February 1985 on the occasion of the Third Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear weapons: (spoke in English) "It is becoming more and more evident that the possession of nuclear weapons is no guarantee of greater security. Even the two super-Powers, despite their huge nuclear arsenals, feel less secure and are intensifying their armaments drive even further." (continued in French) Thus, Greece cannot but welcome the resumption of United States-soviet negotiations on space and nuclear weapons in Geneva next month. The growing responsibility of nuclear-weapon States, particularly of the two super-Powers, to avert any war strengthens our hope that those negotiations will lead to a reversal of the present situation. It is our earnest hope that they will prove to be the precursor of co-operation and a contribution to an effective disarmament process, as well as contribute to the elimination of economic inequalities among peoples and 
analysis: The text appears to be a statement by the Greek Government, addressing the issue of disarmament and the threat of nuclear weapons. It mentions the destructive capacity of world nuclear arsenals, the need to speed up negotiations, and the hope for a reversal of the present situation. The text does not mention specific economic, environmental, or social issues, but rather focuses on the political and security aspects of disarmament.