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Article: UN chief welcomes new code of conduct against missile spread
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- November 25, 2002
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UN chief welcomes new code of conduct against missile spread
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Kofi
Annan on Monday welcomed a new global code of conduct against the
spread of ballistic missiles.
Calling it a "positive step" toward international peace and
security, the UN chief said in a statement that the "accumulation,
technical refinement, proliferation, use or threat of use of
ballistic and other types of missiles has long been a source of
concern to the international community."
The International Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile
Proliferation, as a voluntary, non-legally binding instrument, "is a
positive step toward ...