Statement by Saudi Arabia at the Fifth Session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and other WMD

Statement by Saudi Arabia at the Fifth Session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and other WMD

The statement stresses the importance of full participation in the conference and warns that continued clandestine nuclear activities and nuclear facilities outside the IAEA safeguards threaten regional peace and security. Saudi Arabia emphasises the role of the IAEA safeguards as the basis for the treaty and rejects additional measures beyond obligations in international instruments. It reiterates that the views expressed during the conference are not final positions, given Israel’s absence.