The Moscow delegate affirms that the main problem is that the distance between the parties has not been overcome, so “the consensus is unreasonable”
The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) has not achieved consensus after Russia’s veto due to various “objections” related to the war in Ukraine and, above all, the tension accumulated by the nuclear risk in the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. “To my deep regret, this conference has not been able to reach a consensus,” lamented the president of the meeting, Gustavo Zlauvinen, at the end of the meeting, whose purpose is to establish binding deadlines to prevent the proliferation of atomic weapons, promote the complete disarmament and promote cooperation in the peaceful use of this type of energy. The treaty, which entered into force in 1970, has so far been ratified by 191 countries.
The Russian representative, the deputy director of the Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Igor Vishnevetski, indicated that the main problem is that the distance between the parties has not been overcome, so “consensus is unreasonable.” ».
The different delegations, he argued, attended the closing plenary meeting of the tenth conference on the revision of the NPT, which was held in New York between the 1st and the 26th of this month, to present their priorities –referring to the invasion– while requests from Moscow have not been considered. Vishnevetski criticized that the States that present positions opposed to Russia have shown little will to reach an agreement, despite the common goal of achieving “a world free of nuclear weapons.”
After the Moscow statement, delegates from dozens of countries were in favor of the agreement. For its part, France – on behalf of various countries, including members of the European Union – reiterated its support for Ukraine and once again condemned the invasion, which is already six months old.
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