UN spokesman expresses optimism in U.S. nuclear policy
April 7th, 2010 - 2:13 am ICT by BNO NewsUNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – The United Nations (UN) expressed its optimism on Tuesday regarding the successful conclusion of negotiations between the Russian Federation and the U.S. for a successor agreement to the Treaty on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (START).
A UN spokesperson said the Secretary-General welcomes President Obama’s reaffirmation of his commitment towards a nuclear-free world, hoping that START will help keep the recent positive momentum in the lead up to the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit and the Review Conference of Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT Review Conference).
The spokesperson also said that the Secretary-General looks forward to the leadership of the U.S. in cooperation with other nuclear-weapon states, on further reducing and eliminating the role of nuclear weapons in security policies, which would contribute to nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.
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