The international community is required to urgently develop binding norms with a view to achieving conventional arms control at the lowest possible level, through proportional reduction in military expenditures, non-discriminatory and judicious regulation of arms transfers, uninfluenced by political and commercial considerations, non-development and non-deployment of sophisticated conventional weapons, and development of regional confidence-building measures in the field of arms control and disarmament.

Proper use of official powers; Honesty in dealing with the people and Parliament, with any misleading information corrected at the earliest practical opportunity; Publicising information on legal wrongdoing, ethical lapses and false or misleading statements; Giving priority to official duties over private interests; Performance of public duties uninfluenced by fear of personal cost or any hope of personal benefit; Public and private conduct that does not lead to a conflict of interest, or in which the fair and impartial exercise of duties might be compromised; Ensuring that public facilities are used only for public purposes, and not for personal purposes unless authorised by legislation or by a public decision of Cabinet.