NEW YORK, Sept. 24 - Ukraine urges United Nation member states to follow its example in global nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation, resident Viktor Yanukovych said.

"Concrete steps must be urgently made to lower the risk of the proliferation of nuclear materials and know-how. We urge other countries, UN member states, to follow our example in global nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation," Yanukovych said at the 65th session of the UN General Assembly on Thursday.