Statement by Jordan at the 4th session of the conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and other WMD

Statement by Jordan at the 4th session of the conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and other WMD

The statement expresses disappointment in the failure to achieve a final document at both the 9th and 10th NPT RevCon and underscores the importance of the conference. The statement expresses Jordan’s disappointment in Israel’s refusal to participate in the conference, join the NPT and subject its nuclear facilities to the IAEA safeguards. It highlights the comments made by Israel threatening to use a nuclear bomb in Gaza as evidence of its non-compliance with the goal of achieving a world free from nuclear weapons. It highlighted that the threat to use WMD violates international law and referenced the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion on the matter. The statement emphasizes to Israel that such threats will not bring security and stability to the region and that a just and lasting peace must guarantee the right of the Palestinian people to establish their independent state in accordance with the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital. It calls on Israel to join the conference without preconditions, join the NPT and subject its nuclear facilities to the IAEA safeguards.