7. Welcomes the decision taken by the United States of America on 1 September 2000 not to authorize deployment of a national missile defence at this time, and considers that it constitutes a positive step for the preservation of strategic stability and security;
7. 欢迎美利坚合众国于2000年9月1日作出决定，不批准在现阶段部署国家导弹防御系统，并认为这是维护战略稳定与安全的一个积极步骤；