Mark Henley

Cambodian diplomats at the Conference on Disarmament confer together during a session mainly devoted to discussion of the year's annual report to the United Nations General Asembly.

'The meeting was suspended at 10.35 a.m. and resumed at 11.40 a.m.' (CD/PV 1271) during which time discussions continued in informal session, without the presence of observers or civil society - the press included.
The Conference on Disarmament, established in 1979, is the only forum for nations to discuss multilateral arms control and disarmament issues. It has a primary focus nuclear weapons control and disarmament. 65 countries, and 38 observer nations, convene annually at the United Nations' Palais des Nations building for three sessions of talks totalling 24 weeks.

Conference on Disarmament. Year 33, 2012 Session 3, Plenary meeting 1271. Presidency of Germany.