Russia blocks adoption of joint declaration on nuclear disarmament at UN

Russia blocks adoption of joint declaration on nuclear disarmament at UN

• Russia blocked the adoption of a joint declaration by a United Nations conference on nuclear disarmament.
• The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which is reviewed by its 191 signatories every five years, aims to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.
• Russia objected to a draft text citing grave concern over military activities around Ukraine's nuclear plants, in particular Zaporizhzhia. Participants in the last review in 2015 also failed to reach an agreement.
• The 2022 meeting, which had been due in 2020, was delayed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The failure to agree on a joint declaration followed a four-week conference in New York.
• Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said she was deeply disappointed at the lack of agreement.

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Published date : 29 Aug 2022 06:17PM