"A concrete step towards nuclear disarmament," UN Secretary-General said

"A concrete step towards nuclear disarmament," UN Secretary-General said on September 27, 10:15

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Secretary-General António Guterres issued a statement in line with the United Nations' International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, stating that nuclear-weapon states are pursuing competition rather than cooperation and the dangers of nuclear weapons are increasing. He called for a reversal of the flow and a return to dialogue towards nuclear disarmament.

"International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons" was set by the United Nations on September 26, 2013, seven years ago, when the first high-level meeting on nuclear disarmament was held at the United Nations General Assembly.

Secretary-General António Guterres issued a statement on this day, saying, "The dangers of nuclear weapons are increasing as nuclear-weapon states pursue strategic competition rather than cooperation. This is International Day. It shows the need to reverse the flow, "he said, expressing a sense of crisis that the world is heading for a nuclear arms race.

"Nuclear-weapon states must regain trust by returning to substantive and sincere dialogue, reduce nuclear risk, and take concrete steps towards nuclear disarmament," he said. I asked you to return to the dialogue.

In addition, Secretary-General António Guterres said, "The deaths, pains and destruction caused by the atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki must not be repeated." The NPT = Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Treaty Review Conference scheduled to be held in January next year. Through such means, he showed his willingness to support the momentum for nuclear disarmament.