Statement by Iranian Ambassador Ali Asghar Soltanieh to the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 NPT Review Conference

May 1, 2007

Weapon Program: 

  • Nuclear

After almost Forty years following the conclusion of the NonProliferation Treaty (NPT), despite increasing challenges encountered this Treaty, the NPT remains the cornerstone of the global nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation in all its aspects. However the NPT today faces three --- major challenges: lack of progress towards nuclear disarmament, awarding nonparties by generous offer of supplying technology and materials usable for production of nuclear weapons particularly in the Middle East, and lastly increased limitations against the developing nations parties to the Treaty, on peaceful use of nuclear energy.

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