وأجريت المناقشة العامة في الجلسات الثانية إلى العاشرة، التي عقدت في الفترة من 6 إلى 10 ومن 13 إلى 16 تشرين الأول/أكتوبر (انظر A/C.1/58/PV.2-10).
At its 1st meeting, on 29 September 2003, the First Committee decided to hold a general debate on all disarmament and international security items allocated to it, namely, items 62 to 80, which was held at the 2nd to 10th meetings, from 6 to 10 and from 13 to 16 October (see A/C.1/58/PV.2-10).