UAE calls for IAEA inspection of Israeli arsenal
October 22, 2006
NEW YORK — The UAE has called upon the United Nations to make Israel cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) by opening up its arsenal of weapons of mass destruction for inspection.
Abdullah Hassan Obaid Al Shamsi, member of the UAE delegation to the UN, made the call in an address to the UN First Committee (Disarmament and International Security), which held a session here on Friday night to discuss a number of global security issues, including that of having a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in the Middle East.
He said the Middle East and Arabian Gulf region was one of the world’s most tense regions because of Israel’s position and arsenal of weapons of mass destruction — especially nuclear weapons — and efforts of other states in the region to build nuclear reactors.
“That was a great source of danger and concern to all,” he said in the address.
He pointed out that the United Arab Emirates strongly condemns the continued unilateral policy of Israel and appeals to the international community to put pressure on the Israeli government to implement the Security Council and General Assembly resolutions which called for Israel to accede to the Non-Proliferation Treaty as all other states in the region had done.
He also urged the UN to force Israel to cooperate with the IAEA by declaring all its nuclear facilities and accepting the principle of verification and to cease the stockpiling and production of fissile material and all nuclear testing.
He said serious efforts were needed for defusing tension and instability in the region, adding that it was imperative to pave the way for renewing dialogue and returning to the peaceful negotiations process, which could ultimately resolve the question of Palestine and the Middle East. He also supported the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free-zone in the Middle East.
NEW YORK — The UAE has called upon the United Nations to make Israel cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) by opening up its arsenal of weapons of mass destruction for inspection.
Abdullah Hassan Obaid Al Shamsi, member of the UAE delegation to the UN, made the call in an address to the UN First Committee (Disarmament and International Security), which held a session here on Friday night to discuss a number of global security issues, including that of having a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in the Middle East.
He said the Middle East and Arabian Gulf region was one of the world’s most tense regions because of Israel’s position and arsenal of weapons of mass destruction — especially nuclear weapons — and efforts of other states in the region to build nuclear reactors.
“That was a great source of danger and concern to all,” he said in the address.
He pointed out that the United Arab Emirates strongly condemns the continued unilateral policy of Israel and appeals to the international community to put pressure on the Israeli government to implement the Security Council and General Assembly resolutions which called for Israel to accede to the Non-Proliferation Treaty as all other states in the region had done.
He also urged the UN to force Israel to cooperate with the IAEA by declaring all its nuclear facilities and accepting the principle of verification and to cease the stockpiling and production of fissile material and all nuclear testing.
He said serious efforts were needed for defusing tension and instability in the region, adding that it was imperative to pave the way for renewing dialogue and returning to the peaceful negotiations process, which could ultimately resolve the question of Palestine and the Middle East. He also supported the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free-zone in the Middle East.
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