Conference on Disarmament holds a focused debate on a treaty banning the production of fissile material
The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a focused debate on a treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons and other nuclear devices.
Ambassador Vaanchig Purevdori of Mongolia, President of the Conference, said that the meeting today would be devoted to agenda items 1 and 2, with special focus on a treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons and other nuclear explosive devices. With regards to the issue of a Fissile Material (Cut-Off) Treaty (FM()T), in 2014, there had been discussions on it under the Coordinatorship of Ambassador Michael Biontino of Germany, who had concluded that it was urgent to continue discussions. He hoped that today’s debate would contribute to the continuation of in-depth discussions and deliberations on this issue and he hoped they could come up with suggestions on how to proceed with the work of the group of governmental experts.
Speaking in the discussion were United Kingdom, Pakistan, Japan, South Africa, Republic of Korea, France, United States, Italy, Germany, Czech Republic, Canada, Indonesia, Australia, Turkey, China, Argentina, India, Algeria and the Russian Federation.
[source: UNOG]