UN / OPEN SKIES TREATY

Commenting on reports that the United States is planning to withdraw from the Open Skies treaty, a UN spokesperson expressed concern regarding the erosion of the US – Russia arms control regime and stressed that the treaty “has provided security benefits for the entire international community by constraining strategic arms competition." UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:00:32
• Production Date: 21 May 2020
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES; STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Corporate Name: ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE - OSCE
• Subject Topical: NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT; PEACE AND SECURITY; TREATIES
• Geographic Subject: RUSSIAN FEDERATION; UNITED STATES
• MAMS Id: 2545965
• Parent Id: 2545965
• Alternate Title: unifeed200521b

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STORY: UN / OPEN SKIES TREATY
TRT: 00:32
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 21 MAY 2020, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

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FILE - NEW YORK CITY

1. Aerial shot, exterior UN Headquarters

21 MAY 2020, NEW YORK CITY

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General:
“We reiterate our concern regarding the erosion of the US – Russia arms control regime. I think we can’t sress enough that this arms control regime has provided security benefits for the entire international community by constraining strategic arms competition. Ending such agreements without anything to replace them could result in destabilizing activities such as a dangerous new arms race leading to possible miscalculations.”

Storyline

Commenting on reports that the United States is planning to withdraw from the Open Skies treaty, a UN spokesperson today (21 May) expressed concern regarding the erosion of the US – Russia arms control regime and stressed that the treaty “has provided security benefits for the entire international community by constraining strategic arms competition."

Briefing reporters via video teleconference, Stephane Dujarric, who is the spokesperson for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said, “ending such agreements without anything to replace them could result in destabilizing activities such as a dangerous new arms race leading to possible miscalculations.”

The 1992 treaty established a regime of unarmed observation flights over the territories of State Parties. It specifies, inter alia, quotas for observation flights, the notification of points of entry, the technical details and inspection for sensors.