Israel nuclear facilities should be inspected

A draft final statement of Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference currently in session at the UN is due to include an item condemning Israel as the only country in the Middle East region declining to sign NPT.

The draft state calls on Israel to reconsider its stances and join the treaty, as soon as possible.

Egypt had earlier exercised pressure to this end. It insisted that the statement include an item referring to the fact that Israel is the only country that did not join the treaty nor did it open its nuclear facilities for inspection.

All Arab and Non-Alignment Movement countries backed Egypt in pinpointing Israeli infringement in this regard and stressing as a top priority the fact that Israel should sign the treaty.