New York, August 5 (BNA): The Kingdom of Bahrain participated in The Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weaponsheld at the United Nations Headquarters in New York this month.
The Chargé d’Affairs to the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United Nations in New York, Hatem Abdel Hamid Hatem, delivered a speech in which he emphasized the Importance The Kingdom is bound by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear WeaponsThe Preventing the spread of nuclear weapons, and promoting cooperation in the uses of nuclear energy.
He referred to the Kingdom’s accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in 1988, the International Convention for the Elimination of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, the Convention on Nuclear Safety, and the Kingdom’s ratification of the agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency. Application of safeguards within the framework of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and its Protocol.
The Chargé d’Affairs affirmed the Kingdom’s support for the inalienable right of countries to benefit from the multiple areas of nuclear energy applications, especially those related to health, educational and environmental aspects, and the provision of clean energy, which constitute an essential part of the 2030 Agenda and the sustainable development goals, in accordance with international law, and within the framework of The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, which is the legal basis for the International Atomic Energy Agency’s safeguards system.
He also highlighted the importance of advantages in exchanging nuclear knowledge and techniques between industrialized and developing countries, and subjecting all nuclear facilities and programs to comprehensive IAEA safeguards.
Within the framework of the Kingdom’s emphasis on the importance of transparent and responsible development of nuclear programs to limit the spread of nuclear weapons, the Chargé d’Affairs stressed the need for the Islamic Republic of Iran to adhere to all its international obligations and cooperate fully with it. The International Atomic Energy Agency to address all outstanding issues related to its nuclear program to ensure its nature.
The Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons takes place from 1 to 26 August at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
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