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United action with renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons
Stressing the importance of the decisions and the resolution on the Middle East
of the 1995 Review and Extension Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons2 and the Final Documents of the 20003 and
20104 Review Conferences of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of
Nuclear Weapons,
Reaffirming in this context its support for the establishment of a Middle East
zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction and their
delivery systems, on the basis of arrangements freely arrived at by the States of the
region, and for the resumption of dialogue towards this end involving the States
concerned,
Expressing regret over the lack of a consensus outcome at the 2015 Review
Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear
Weapons, held from 27 April to 22 May 2015, while stressing the importance of
moving forward, paying due regard to the discussions held therein, in the next
review cycle of the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty,
Welcoming the continuing successful implementation of the Treaty between the
Russian Federation and the United States of America on Measures for the Further
Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms,
Welcoming also the announcements and recent updates on overall stockpiles of
nuclear warheads by France, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland and the United States of America, as well as the update of the Russian
Federation on its nuclear arsenal, which further enhance transparency and increase
mutual confidence,
Welcoming further the efforts undertaken towards the development of nuclear
disarmament verification capabilities that can contribute to the pursuit of a world
free of nuclear weapons, including the new and continuing initiatives pursued by
Norway, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United
States of America,
Expressing deep concern regarding the growing dangers posed by the
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, inter alia, nuclear weapons, including
that caused by proliferation networks,
Recognizing the importance of the objective of nuclear security, along with the
shared goals of Member States of nuclear disarmament, nuclear non-proliferation
and peaceful uses of nuclear energy, welcoming the Nuclear Security Summits, in
particular the Summit to be held in the United States of America in 2016, and
reaffirming the central role of the International Atomic Energy Agency in
strengthening the nuclear security framework globally and in coordinating
international activities in the field of nuclear security,
Condemning in the strongest terms the nuclear tests conducted by the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, its launches using ballistic missile
technology and its continued development of its nuclear and ballistic missile
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2
See 1995 Review and Extension Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of
Nuclear Weapons, Final Document, Part I (NPT/CONF.1995/32 (Part I) and Corr.2), annex.
3
2000 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Final
Document, vols. I–III (NPT/CONF.2000/28 (Parts I–IV)).
4
2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Final
Document, vols. I–III (NPT/CONF.2010/50 (Vols. I–III)).
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