Chair, the UDM shares the deep concern of peace-loving people throughout the world who have recently witnessed a frightening new geopolitical reality, the possibility of a new nuclear arms race being triggered by North Korea. North Korea is a state with almost no allies and refuses to be influenced, even by China, which is its only benefactor. It refuses to abide by even the vaguest concepts of multilateral dialogue and continues to maintain one of the largest land-based armies in the world. Every nation in that region will undoubtedly start thinking about defence. Billions would be invested in an unending arms race, instead of the economic and social prosperity of the people of the region. I thank you.