U.S. National Team "Carefully optimistic" ahead of NPT Review Conference 8:03 on March 6
At a meeting of the United Nations once every five years to determine the direction of future nuclear disarmament and the non-proliferation regime, and a review meeting of the NPT, the United States of nuclear weapon states said, "Nobody can predict the outcome. He is cautiously optimistic. "He emphasized the idea of leading discussions in light of Russia and China.
The NPT Review Conference will be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York next month and May, with US Secretary of State Christopher Ford, Assistant Secretary of State for Christ, holding a press conference on the 5th.
In this regard, Ford credited the NPT regime, which had reached its 50th anniversary on this day, with playing a major role in nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation, and the peaceful use of nuclear weapons.
Regarding nuclear disarmament, he said that he proposed a strategic dialogue with Russia and China as a framework to complement the NPT, and said, "We have not received a response from China." Showed.
In addition, he criticized the nuclear weapons ban treaty as a problem in terms of security and verification methods, and said that `` There is a better way to proceed with the discussion '' and joined the U.S.-established framework for discussing nuclear disarmament Was called.
Mr. Ford then commented on the prospects of the review meeting, saying `` No one can predict the result, but we are cautiously optimistic, '' stressing the idea of leading the discussion while listening to Russia and China. .