Saudi FM calls Indian, Pakistani counterparts to discuss developments    Al Hilal thrash Gwangju to reach AFC Champions League Elite semi-finals    Saudi Arabia cracks down on fraudulent Hajj campaigns, urges pilgrims to use official channels    Nammos Amala Resort to open soon with Saudi-Greek designs    Saudi Arabia completes 674 Vision 2030 initiatives, achieves 93% of KPIs as ninth-year milestone marked    Literature Commission inaugurates Saudi Pavilion at Muscat Book Fair    Saudi Minister of Culture holds talks with his Costa Rican counterpart in Jeddah    Alkhorayef praises advancements in Al-Kharj food industries sector    MHRSD: 80% of recruitment offices are non-compliant with regulations    At least 50 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza    Teenage girl killed in French school stabbing attack    Trump claims meeting with China after Beijing denies any trade negotiations    GACA chief chairs 16th meeting of the Steering Committee on aviation's strategy    Saudi Theater Commission launches its Work and Learn Project in UK    The season has begun — and one comment shook us all    Jennifer Lopez dazzles in Jeddah with a Formula 1 performance    Saudi Arabia open to expanded 64-team World Cup in 2034, says sports minister    Average life expectancy in Saudi Arabia rises to78.8 years    Film Commission launches 'Cinema' initiative to enhance content    Famed Philippine film star Nora Aunor dies at 71    Pakistani star's Bollywood return excites fans and riles far right    Veteran Bollywood actor Manoj Kumar dies at 87    Bollywood actress vindicated over boyfriend's death after media hounding    Grand Mufti rules against posting prayers and preaching in mosques on social media    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    







Thank you for reporting!
This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.



Kingdom renews its call to make Middle East a zone free of nuclear weapons
Published in Alriyadh on 30 - 04 - 2014

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia renewed its call for making the Middle East a zone free of nuclear and mass destruction weapons because of the risks posed by these weapons to the region and the world at large and their threat to international peace and security, stressing the key role of the United Nations in efforts to achieve international peace and security and disarmament.
In a speech delivered here yesterday before the meetings of the Third Preparatory Committee for the Conference of Revision of Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, 2015, being held at United Nations headquarters in New York from 28 April to 9 May, 2014, the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom to the United Nations Ambassador Abdullah bin Yahya Al-Mo'allemi said, ' The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which has made a commitment to the provisions of United Nations Charter and the principles of international legitimacy as essential pillars of its foreign policy attaches special importance to strengthening the role of the United Nations in all fields, especially with regard to issues of international peace and security and disarmament emanating from the belief that these issues represent an integrated unit and without it the world can not live in peace and stability. '
The Ambassador noted that although many areas of the world have seen great successes in establishing zones free of nuclear weapons, thanks to cooperation between the countries and their recognizing of the inevitability of peaceful coexistence and security with each other, but we find that the Middle East is still elusive to international and regional efforts to make it free zone of nuclear weapons.
He explained that the intractability of the region towards these efforts is due to the rejection of a single state in the region which is Israel of any effort in this way, despite the succession of resolutions by the General Assembly of the United Nations since 1974, to make the Middle East a zone free of nuclear weapons and the most recent decision of the Review Conference in 2010, which set the year 2012 as a date for the conference making the Middle East a zone free of nuclear weapons.
The Ambassador expressed the Kingdom's deep regret as no concrete action has been taken since that time towards the implementation of those decisions and put them into force, demanding the holding of the conference as soon as possible during the year 2014.
The Permanent Representative of the Kingdom to the United Nations highlighted the Kingdom's confirmation of the importance of continuing negotiations between the Group 5 +1 and Iran on its nuclear program from one hand, and negotiations by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran from the other hand, noting that there should be a clear timeframe for these negotiations.
He demanded that Iran reassure the countries in the region and the international community that its nuclear program is peaceful and its commitment to the standards of safety and security by allowing inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency to carry out their tasks during their visits to Iran's nuclear facilities.
Ambassador Al-Mo'allemi repeated the Kingdom's confirmation of the right of all states to obtain nuclear technology and employ it for peaceful purposes so the Kingdom has announced its intention to develop an ambitious program to exploit nuclear energy for peaceful purposes to achieve the goals of sustainable development and the preservation of valuable hydrocarbon resources for future generations.
He added, 'To serve its supreme strategic objectives, the Kingdom is currently in the process of planning its peaceful nuclear program in a manner consistent entirely with the requirements of the International Convention and under the control of the safeguards system of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) through its competent institutions, led by King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy , which is planning now to develop infrastructure necessary for the introduction of these technologies and localizing them with ensuring that all steps are characterized by transparency and clarity .


Clic here to read the story from its source.