The first meeting of the Parties to discuss the future operation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was scheduled to be held in Austria in January next year, but it will be postponed to March next year due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection. became.
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which came into effect in January, stipulates that the development, manufacture, possession, and use of nuclear weapons are prohibited by international law, and 55 countries and regions have completed ratification procedures so far.
The first meeting of the Parties to discuss future operations was to be held in Vienna, the capital of Austria, in January next year, but Mr. Kument of the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who will chair the meeting, said on the 10th. In the attached document, it was announced that the meeting will be postponed from March 22nd to 24th next year.
The reason is said to be the result of the worldwide spread of the new coronavirus.
The NPT = Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, which was postponed due to the spread of the infection, is being coordinated for the next January, and it seems that the schedule has been revised to avoid holding it at the same time.
Nuclear weapon states and Japan under the umbrella of nuclear weapons do not participate in the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Countries that have not participated in the treaty can also participate as observers in the Conference of the Parties, and the United Nations and NGOs are calling for the participation of as many countries as possible in order to increase the momentum for nuclear disarmament, but the Government of Japan is participating as an observer. Shows the idea of carefully assessing.