Statement by the United Kingdom at the 3rd Session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other WMD

Statement by the United Kingdom at the 3rd Session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other WMD

The statement highlights the UK's support of a ME WMDFZ, as one of the sponsors of the 1995 Middle East Resolution. It expressed its disappointment in breaking of consensus by one state at the 10th NPT RevCon. The statement expressed concerns about Syria's undeclared chemical weapon stockpile and calls for Syria to demonstrate compliance with its NPT safeguard obligations and cooperation with the IAEA.