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

Statement by Lebanon 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 the establishment of an ME WMDFZ as an urgent need for fostering security and stability in the region. The statement condemns the nuclear threats by the Israeli Minister of Heritage and considers the threat as a self-acknowledgment of Israel’s nuclear weapons. It urges Israel to cease and refrain from such rhetoric, accede to the NPT, and subject its facilities to IAEA safeguards. The statement highlights the arms control architecture as weakened and calls for the full implementation of all previous commitments assumed by NWS in 1995, 2000, and 2010 NPT RevCon, calling on the depository states to uphold their responsibilities.