Zarif: modernization of nuclear weapons must be stopped

Zarif: modernization of nuclear weapons must be stoppedIranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement called on nuclear powers to give up the modernization of arsenals."The decision of some nuclear-weapon States to modernize their nuclear weapons is a source of serious concern. The modernization of nuclear weapons and their delivery systems undermines the unilateral and bilateral reductions made so far," he said, speaking at Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference.Iranian Foreign Minister also said that Russia, the United States and the United Kingdom should intensify efforts to establish a nuclear weapons free zone in the Middle East."We express our serious concern over the long delay in the implementation of the 1995 Resolution and urge the three cosponsors of the Resolution, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Russian Federation, to take all necessary measures to fully implement it without any further delay," RIA Novosti cited Zarif as saying.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement called on nuclear powers to give up the modernization of their arsenals.

 

"The decision of some nuclear-weapon states to modernize their nuclear weapons is a source of serious concern. The modernization of nuclear weapons and their delivery systems undermines the unilateral and bilateral reductions made so far," he said, speaking at the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference.

 

The Iranian Foreign Minister also said that Russia, the United States and the United Kingdom should intensify efforts to establish a nuclear weapons free zone in the Middle East.

 

"We express our serious concern over the long delay in the implementation of the 1995 Resolution and urge the three cosponsors of the Resolution – the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Russian Federation – to take all necessary measures to fully implement it without any further delay," RIA Novosti cited Zarif as saying.