Secretary-General recommits to UN-backed meeting on nuclear-free Middle East in December

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11 October 2012

UNITED NATIONS, 11 October 2012 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reaffirmed his strong commitment to convene a United Nations-sponsored Conference on the establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction in Helsinki, Finland, in mid-December.

Mr. Ban yesterday met with the Finnish Under-Secretary of State, Jaako Laajava, the Conference Facilitator, who briefed him on the preparations and prospects for convening the meeting after his talks this week in Cairo with senior representatives from the UN, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States and the League of Arab States.

'The Secretary-General reaffirms his strong support for Mr. Laajava and welcomes his intensive efforts,' a statement issued by Mr. Ban's spokesperson said. 'He underlined the importance of the Conference, which is a unique opportunity for all States of the region to collectively enhance their security. He urges all States of the region to participate in and contribute to a successful Conference.'

The May 2010 review meeting of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)—which takes place every five years—called for a UN-sponsored conference in 2012 to establish a nuclear-free Middle East to be attended by all States in the region.

Ahead of the 2010 meeting, Mr. Ban had called for the number of nuclear-weapon-free zones to multiply and ultimately span the globe. 'My goal—our goal—is to make the whole world a nuclear-weapon-free zone,' he stated, calling such zones the 'success stories of the disarmament movement.'

Currently, there are five such zones: Latin America and the Caribbean; the South Pacific; South-East Asia; Central Asia; and Africa.

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