At the second day of the first Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization members who did not participate in the treaty and attended as observers made remarks one after another.
While Russia had to rely on nuclear deterrence as Russia's nuclear threat increased, countries emphasized their willingness to work with the parties to the treaty to reduce nuclear weapons.
At the Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons held in Vienna, the capital of Austria, on the 22nd of the second day, NATO member states, who are not participating in the treaty but are attending the meeting as observers, said one after another. ..
Among them, the Norwegian representative said that Russia's military invasion of Ukraine drastically changed the security environment in Europe and said, "We fully support NATO's nuclear policy. I would like to continue constructive dialogue, "he said, although he would not participate in the treaty, but he said he would seek cooperation with the Parties.
The representative of the Netherlands also mentioned the relationship between the ban treaty and the NPT = Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in which nuclear-weapon states participate, saying, "We urge the ban treaty to strengthen and complement the NPT," and the two treaties complement each other. We called for improvements so that realistic nuclear disarmament would proceed.
In addition, the German representative said, "We fully share the goal of a'nuclear-free world'. Now that Russia is threatening with nuclear weapons and China is strengthening its nuclear force, we would like to proceed with dialogue and discussion for the same purpose. The idea of the treaty aimed at the abolition of nuclear weapons emphasized the shared idea.