第二，所有缔约国维护并继续执行现有的多边和双边军备控制协定至关重要。核武器国家必须表现出真正的政治意愿和灵活性，以便在推动不扩散核武器条约（不扩散条约）缔约国2020年审议大会成果方面取得进展。延长《新裁武条约》的期限将是核武器国家在根据《不扩散条约》所载承诺推进裁军议程方面的一个重要贡献。
Secondly, it is paramount for all States parties to preserve and continue the implementation of existing multilateral and bilateral arms control agreements. The nuclear-weapon States need to demonstrate the genuine political will and flexibility in order to achieve progress towards the outcome of the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). The extension of the New START Treaty would be a key contribution from the nuclear-weapon States in advancing the disarmament agenda in line with commitments under the NPT.