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GENEVA / NPT
STORY: GENEVA / NPT
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 22 APRIL 2013, UNITED NATIONS GENEVA HEADQUARTERS
FILE – RECENT, UNITED NATIONS GENEVA HEADQUARTERS
1. Wide shot, Palais des Nations, Geneva
22 APRIL 2013, UNITED NATIONS GENEVA HEADQUARTERS
2. Wide shot, podium, Assembly Hall, Palais des Nations, Geneva.
3. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH), Angela Kane, High Representative of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs:
“We have also all witnessed in recent months a deterioration of the security situation on the Korean peninsula, which has featured threats from the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea to resume missile tests and even to use nuclear weapons. We see signs of an arms race in South Asia involving fissile material production, and the competitive development of both nuclear-capable missiles and nuclear weapons. We see that sustained diplomatic efforts to encourage Iran to fulfil its responsibilities under Security Council resolutions have so far failed to yield a resolution of ongoing concerns over certain of its nuclear activities.”
4. Cutaway, Republic of Korea delegation, Assembly Hall, Palais des Nations, Geneva.
5. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH), Jacek Bylica, Special Envoy for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, European Union:
“The international community continues to be faced with major proliferation challenges by the DPRK, Iran and Syria: these must be addressed in a resolute way in order to maintain the credibility and effectiveness of the NPT regime. In this context, the EU underlines the primary responsibility of the UN Security Council for the maintenance of international peace and security, including in cases of non-compliance.”
6. Cutaway, Russian Federation delegation, Assembly Hall, Palais des Nations, Geneva.
7. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH), Jacek Bylica, Special Envoy for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, European Union:
“The EU strongly urges the DPRK to abandon all its existing nuclear and ballistic missile programs in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner. We strongly condemn the DPRK’s aggressive rhetoric, including repeated threats of the use of force. The EU also calls on the DPRK to refrain from any further provocations and return to full compliance with the NPT and IAEA safeguards obligations.”
8. Cutaway, delegate, Assembly Hall, Palais des Nations, Geneva.
9. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH), Jacek Bylica, Special Envoy for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, European Union:
“Continued breaking of its international obligations by the DPRK that threaten stability in the region will inevitably lead to an ever more united response by the international community.”
10. Cutaway, Iran delegation, Assembly Hall, Palais des Nations, Geneva.
11. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH), Jacek Bylica, Special Envoy for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, European Union:
“In the case of Iran, the EU remains deeply concerned about its nuclear programme and continues to be engaged in renewed efforts aimed at finding a negotiated solution. Our objective remains to reach a comprehensive long-term settlement, which would restore international confidence in the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear programme, ensuring that Iran is in compliance with all its obligations under the NPT, as well as relevant UNSC and IAEA Board of Governors resolutions, while fully respecting its right to the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.”
12. Wide shot, Assembly Hall, Palais des Nations, Geneva.
The Second Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) opened today in Geneva against the backdrop of rising nuclear tensions in the Korean peninsula and Iran’s nuclear enrichment programme.
Angela Kane, High Representative of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, opening the meeting warned: “We have also all witnessed in recent months a deterioration of the security situation on the Korean peninsula, which has featured threats from the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea to resume missile tests and even to use nuclear weapons. We see signs of an arms race in South Asia involving fissile material production, and the competitive development of both nuclear-capable missiles and nuclear weapons. We see that sustained diplomatic efforts to encourage Iran to fulfil its responsibilities under Security Council resolutions have so far failed to yield a resolution of ongoing concerns over certain of its nuclear activities.”
Speaking on behalf of the European Union, Jacek Bylica, Principal Adviser and Special Envoy for Non-proliferation and Disarmament, said the EU was "deeply concerned" about Iran's nuclear program. He said: “In the case of Iran, the EU remains deeply concerned about its nuclear programme and continues to be engaged in renewed efforts aimed at finding a negotiated solution.”
And addressing concerns of DPRK’s nuclear ambitions, he said: “The EU strongly urges the DPRK to abandon all its existing nuclear and ballistic missile programs in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner. We strongly condemn the DPRK’s aggressive rhetoric, including repeated threats of the use of force.”
The Geneva preparatory committee meeting will focus on a range of issues for the next two weeks to prepare the agenda for the 2015 Review Conference which will take place in Geneva. The official nuclear weapon states— the United States, Russia, Britain, France, and China who are known as P5 - are required to implement measures under the treaty to “cessation” of the nuclear arms race, and complete nuclear “disarmament”.
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