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‹ Ceisteanna—Questions . Oral Answers . - UN Disarmament Conference . Carter’s absence from disarmament conference
Summary
The Minister said no explanation was offered for President Carter’s absence, noting that each state decides its own level of representation at international conferences.
asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if any explanation was offered by the US delegate to the recent UN world conference on disarmament for the non-appearance of President Carter at the conference.
Comment on this
: The answer to the question is in the negative. The level of representation of member states at the present United Nations Special Session on Disarmament, as at any other international conference, is entirely a matter for each individual state. No question of an explanation arises.
