{"id":50931,"date":"2022-08-01T07:23:40","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T14:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=50931"},"modified":"2022-08-01T11:24:08","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T18:24:08","slug":"ministerial-statement-of-the-french-republic-the-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-and-the-united-states-of-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=50931","title":{"rendered":"Ministerial Statement of the French Republic, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America"},"content":{"rendered":"
08\/01\/2022 10:22 AM EDT<\/div>\n

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Office of the Spokesperson<\/p>\n

For more than fifty years, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has been an irreplaceable and vital component of a global rules-based order. \u00a0We reaffirm the NPT as the cornerstone of the nuclear nonproliferation regime and as the foundation for the pursuit of nuclear disarmament and peaceful uses of nuclear technology. \u00a0We recall our enduring efforts to reduce nuclear risks in furtherance of our nuclear disarmament obligations under Article VI of the NPT.<\/p>\n

As the Tenth NPT Review Conference begins, we reaffirm its continued importance, and pledge to work positively toward the full implementation of all provisions and the full realization of its purposes.\u00a0 Among them is the furtherance of international peace and security, which we, as NPT nuclear-weapon states and Permanent Members of the UN Security Council, are committed to preserving and promoting.<\/p>\n

The leaders of France, the United Kingdom, and the United States remain firmly committed to the objectives contained in the statement of 3 January 2022 on Preventing Nuclear War and Avoiding Arms Races. \u00a0We recognize and act with a deep understanding that nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought. \u00a0We affirm the aspiration and high stakes associated with preserving the record of non-use of nuclear weapons since 1945. \u00a0Nuclear weapons, for as long as they exist, should serve defensive purposes, deter aggression, and prevent war. \u00a0We condemn those who would use or threaten to use nuclear weapons for military coercion, intimidation, and blackmail. \u00a0Such actions are profoundly dangerous and contrary to the purposes of the NPT and the UN Charter. \u00a0Following Russia\u2019s unprovoked and unlawful war of aggression against Ukraine, we call on Russia to cease its irresponsible and dangerous nuclear rhetoric and behaviour, to uphold its international commitments, and to recommit \u2013 in words and deeds \u2013 to the principles enshrined in the recent Preventing Nuclear War and Avoiding Arms Races Leaders\u2019 statement.<\/p>\n

The NPT has reduced the risk of a devastating nuclear war, and further reduction of that risk must be a priority for all NPT states parties and for this Review Conference. \u00a0We recognize that this risk is best addressed through concrete, substantive and purposeful steps and overcoming the strategic, political, and technical challenges necessary to achieve a world without nuclear weapons. \u00a0The working paper we submitted describes principles and responsibilities of responsible practices for NPT Nuclear Weapon States, and illustrates ways in which our governments will carry forward implementation of the January 3rd statement.<\/p>\n

By mandating ever stronger nuclear safeguards, implemented by the International Atomic Energy Agency to verify nonproliferation undertakings, we recall that the NPT has laid the necessary basis for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and for the secure sharing of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. \u00a0The potential for further contributions in the fields of energy, agriculture, health, environment and other fields is vast. \u00a0We renew our commitment to promote and expand their contribution to sustainable development and tackling climate change around the world.<\/p>\n

Previous Review Conferences, and the commitments we have made to each other, have advanced these common goals, and those commitments remain important. \u00a0Our governments have endeavored, and will continue to endeavor, to implement those commitments. \u00a0At the Tenth Review Conference, we must also continue to look forward, to identify the most pressing tasks to advance all thee pillars of the treaty: disarmament, nonproliferation and peaceful uses of nuclear energy, science, and technology. \u00a0Each pillar represents a shared interest of all NPT Parties, to which all can contribute.<\/p>\n

We are fully aware of the difficulties we face, and of the challenges recent events have posed to all three of those pillars. \u00a0This month, our words, our actions, and the common ground we build must all reinforce the global norms that derive from this Treaty and that protect us all. \u00a0This requires that we join in rejecting irresponsible nuclear rhetoric and reckless attacks endangering nuclear reactors and associated peaceful nuclear facilities. \u00a0All NPT Parties, nuclear-weapon States or non-nuclear-weapon States, have a duty both to demonstrate and to promote responsible behavior and restraint in meeting their obligations.\u00a0 We recall, in this regard, our negative and positive security assurances to NPT non-nuclear-weapon states and will honor such assurances.<\/p>\n

We are committed to addressing regional proliferation crises wherever they arise. \u00a0We reiterate that Iran must never develop a nuclear weapon. \u00a0We regret that, despite intense diplomatic efforts, Iran has yet to seize the opportunity to restore full implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). \u00a0We urge Iran to return to full implementation of the JCPOA and UNSCR 2231 and to cooperate on an urgent basis with the IAEA in resolving questions related to possible undeclared nuclear material and activities in Iran as required under its NPT-required safeguards agreement. \u00a0We further note that continued advances in the DPRK\u2019s nuclear and missile programs pose a growing threat to our common security. \u00a0We remain committed to complete, verifiable, and irreversible dismantlement by the DPRK of all its nuclear weapons and call on the DPRK to cease all nuclear tests and launches that use ballistic missile technology and related activities as required under multiple UN Security Council resolutions.<\/p>\n

During this Review Conference, we will examine closely and debate honestly all proposals for advancing implementation of the Treaty. \u00a0In this spirit, we pledge our best efforts to uphold international law, norms and institutions and to reach a positive, consensus outcome that will make all States and all their peoples more prosperous and more secure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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