Statement by the Secretary General at the Opening Meeting of the 1st Session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and other WMD

Statement by the Secretary General at the Opening Meeting of the 1st Session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and other WMD

The statement notes that it is important to engage in a dialogue like the ME WMDFZ conference in order to reach agreements based on common concerns. The statement highlights that the United Nations strives to achieve a nuclear weapon free world to ensue peace and security, and notes multilateral efforts including the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) at its cornerstone, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and UN Secretary-General Agenda for Disarmament towards these ends.