Mr Walding will address U.N.

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33938, 3 September 1975, Page 3

Mr Walding will address U.N.

i (X.Z. Press Association) j WELLINGTON, September 2. New Zealand’s proposals for a nuclearfree zone in the South (Pacific will be put to the; [United Nations Generali [Assembly this month by the Associate Minister; of Foreign Affairs (Mi’ Walding). Mr Walding, who is also! Minister of Overseas Trade,! will leave on Monday for; what is described as a brief overseas tour, visiting Lon-j don, Brussels, and New York.; .announcing the trip today, the Prime Minister (Mr Rowl-j ing) said Mr Walding would! present New’ Zealand’s case) at the regular session of the[ I General Assembly — which! [will come after the special! I session to be attended by the!

(Minister of Finance (Mr Tiz-j lard), who is now in the; United States. I Mr Rowling said the! [nuclear weapons-free zone! proposal was already on the; [United Nations agenda. It! was being co-sponsored by I J, Fiji. | He said it was important; [that the concept be explained,! [and that other delegations; ’.understood New Zealand’s in-i (tentions in advancing the! (proposal. Before arriving in New (York, Mr Walding will discuss with British Ministers [and European Economic [Community Commissioners [New Zealand’s relations with the E.E.C. generally, as well |as covering specific points (relating to access and pricing, j While in New York, he will (also attend the one-day meetling of the Council of Ministers of the South-East Asia Treaty Organisation on Septiember 24. — nun i