UN General Assembly calls on Israel to give up nuclear weapons
Regional, Politics, 12/4/1999

With overwhelming majority, the United Nations General Assembly approved a draft resolution submitted by Egypt to ban nuclear proliferation in the Middle East region.

The resolutions calls on Israel to promptly accede to the nuclear nonproliferation treaty (NPT) and to put all its nuclear installations under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The draft resolution, further, calls on Israel to give up its unclear weapons and to refrain from producing or stockpiling such weapons.

The UN General Assembly approved another Egyptian draft resolution aiming to render the Middle East a region free from all nuclear weapons. The resolution, also, calls upon all parties concerned to take measures necessary for realizing this end. The draft resolution, further, called on countries concerned to adhere to the NTP provisions.

On his part, Egypt¹s delegate to the United Nations, ambassador Ahmed Abu El Gheit welcomed the UN stance supporting the resolution. He said that such stance mirrors the sincere determination of the international community urging Israel to put its nuclear installation under the supervision of the IAEA.

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