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MEETING HELD ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS-FREE STATUS OF MONGOLIA
Ulaanbaatar, /MONTSAME/ A round table meeting was held Tuesday in the UN headquarters under a theme "Strengthening the contract on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons: Challenge and possibilities". It was organized by Mongolia's Permanent Representative at the UN Office in Vienna, Austria, on occasion of the 10th anniversary of the law on nuclear weapons-free adopted by the State Great Khural in 2000.
The meeting brought together some 70 representatives of the three biggest international organizations in Vienna and their members--about 60 countries and NGOs. Speeches were given by Yukiya Amano, a head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); T.Tot, an Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization; a representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC); and J.Enkhsaikhan, a permanent representative of Mongolia to the international organizations in Vienna. In the mid the meeting, reports were delivered by permanent representatives of Austria, USA, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Mongolia, South Africa, Thailand, Ukraine, France, Chile and Japan.
A conference will be held in May of 2010 on monitoring over the realization of the Contract on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the main agenda of the round table meeting. This conference is to be an important event of this year concerning nuclear disarmament and the non-proliferation. Results and decisions from the conference will influence the global security. Issues will be considered at the conference regarding stopping the harm of spread of nuclear weapons, reducing and sweeping away atomic weapons and exploiting nuclear technologies for countries' economic development, population health and ensuring the environmental security. Certain recommendations and decisions will be created as well.
At the round table meeting, the representatives discussed some matters and shared views on agendas to be considered at the upcoming conference, including national documents and laws on nuclear weapons-free status, assistance from international organizations for drawing up related laws and regulations, and a preparation of the 2nd conference of members of the Nuclear-Weapons-Free Zone and Mongolia.
All the representatives appreciated Mongolia and considered that the round table meeting was a well-times measure in times of preparing the conference on controlling over the implementation of the contract on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. In addition, Mongolia has proved that it contributes to international efforts focused on ensuring the global security.
Ensuring the security by the political and diplomatic ways is one of the vital goals of the Mongolia's foreign policy. In a scope of implementing this goal, Mongolia announced itself in 1992 as the nuclear-free zone, and had been taking measures at national and international levels in order to strengthen this status. As for the national level, Mongolia approved the law on nuclear weapons free in February 3, 2000. In connection with approval of the law, the State Great Khural approved a resolution on measures for the law. In a view of ensuring the status by international law, Mongolia has been working to establish related contracts with the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China.
B.Khuder
The meeting brought together some 70 representatives of the three biggest international organizations in Vienna and their members--about 60 countries and NGOs. Speeches were given by Yukiya Amano, a head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); T.Tot, an Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization; a representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC); and J.Enkhsaikhan, a permanent representative of Mongolia to the international organizations in Vienna. In the mid the meeting, reports were delivered by permanent representatives of Austria, USA, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Mongolia, South Africa, Thailand, Ukraine, France, Chile and Japan.
A conference will be held in May of 2010 on monitoring over the realization of the Contract on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the main agenda of the round table meeting. This conference is to be an important event of this year concerning nuclear disarmament and the non-proliferation. Results and decisions from the conference will influence the global security. Issues will be considered at the conference regarding stopping the harm of spread of nuclear weapons, reducing and sweeping away atomic weapons and exploiting nuclear technologies for countries' economic development, population health and ensuring the environmental security. Certain recommendations and decisions will be created as well.
At the round table meeting, the representatives discussed some matters and shared views on agendas to be considered at the upcoming conference, including national documents and laws on nuclear weapons-free status, assistance from international organizations for drawing up related laws and regulations, and a preparation of the 2nd conference of members of the Nuclear-Weapons-Free Zone and Mongolia.
All the representatives appreciated Mongolia and considered that the round table meeting was a well-times measure in times of preparing the conference on controlling over the implementation of the contract on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. In addition, Mongolia has proved that it contributes to international efforts focused on ensuring the global security.
Ensuring the security by the political and diplomatic ways is one of the vital goals of the Mongolia's foreign policy. In a scope of implementing this goal, Mongolia announced itself in 1992 as the nuclear-free zone, and had been taking measures at national and international levels in order to strengthen this status. As for the national level, Mongolia approved the law on nuclear weapons free in February 3, 2000. In connection with approval of the law, the State Great Khural approved a resolution on measures for the law. In a view of ensuring the status by international law, Mongolia has been working to establish related contracts with the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China.
B.Khuder
