Statement by Iran at the Thematic Debate: Protocols and other Regular Contents at the 2nd Session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other WMD

Statement by Iran at the Thematic Debate: Protocols and other Regular Contents at the 2nd Session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other WMD

The statement notes Iran's position that the ME WMDFZ treaty should include protocol as an annex to the treaty, which call upon the five recognized nuclear weapon states to respect the status of the zone. The statement briefly notes other elements that need to be agreed upon, including nuclear weapon states negative security assurances and states parties withdrawal options from a ME WMDFZ treaty.