The NPT = Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, which discusses global nuclear disarmament, was repeatedly postponed due to the spread of the new coronavirus, and the schedule was being adjusted, but it was decided that it will be held in January next year. rice field.
The NPT recognizes five countries, including the United States and Russia, as nuclear-weapon states and imposes obligations on nuclear disarmament under the international framework for nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation that came into effect in 1970 during the Cold War.
The NPT holds a review meeting once every five years, which was originally scheduled for last spring, but has been repeatedly postponed due to the spread of the new coronavirus, aiming to be held in January next year. The adjustment was in progress.
Argentina's Slavinen, who has been appointed chairman of the review meeting, announced on the 25th that he has agreed with member states to hold the review meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from January 4 to 28 next year. ..
According to the announcement, the meeting will be held face-to-face, while the participation of citizen groups will be online in principle as an infection control measure.
Regarding nuclear disarmament, the first Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which came into effect in January, is scheduled to be held in March next year.
The NPT Review Conference, which will be held before that, will focus on how far each country can approach toward concrete nuclear disarmament as the conflict between nuclear-weapon states and non-nuclear-weapon states deepens.