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I am convinced that nuclear weapons are useless and unpromising as an instrument of State policy. It is necessary to do everything possible to make sure that in the new millennium mankind gets rid once and for all of the fear of devastating nuclear disaster.

— Leonid Kuchma Speech at the 55th session of the United Nations General Assembly (excerpts) (2000)

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An old truth asserts that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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Time requires of all of us to act in unity with resolve and to assume the responsibility for the future of the United Nations.

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Like every people on earth, my compatriots want to live in a democratic country, without fear for their future and the life and destiny of coming generations.

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The history of mankind testifies that peace and development, democratization and the humanization of the world community are integral components of the general global process.

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