Staff writer
KYOTO -- A global disarmament meeting opened Tuesday in Kyoto with warnings from former U.N. UndersecretaryGeneral Yasushi Akashi that the international security situation is unraveling because of tensions in Asia and growing friction between Moscow and Washington.
In his keynote address to the Fourth United Nations Conference on Disarmament Issues, which includes 60 representatives from 24 countries, Akashi presented the key recommendations of the Tokyo Forum, which concluded Sunday.