6 years 5 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES NEGATIVE SECURITY ASSURANCES
10 March 2015
Meeting Summaries
Also hears address from the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
The Conference on Disarmament this morning discussed the issue of negative security assurances. It heard an address, possibly for the last time, by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom on the occasion of International Women’s Day. The outgoing Conference President, Vaanchig Purevdori of Mongolia, also made a concluding statement upon the end of his presidency.
Mia Gandenberger, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, said their annual statement to the Conference on…
6 years 5 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONCLUDES HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT; DISCUSSES PREVENTION OF AN ARMS RACE IN OUTER SPACE
09 March 2015
Meeting Summaries
Hears Address from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland
The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon was addressed by the Foreign Minister of Finland, thus concluding its annual High-Level Segment. The President of the Conference on Disarmament, Vaanchig Purevdori of Mongolia, then invited States to discuss the agenda item on the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space. China also made a statement regarding general issues, including the revitalization of the Conference.
Erkki Tuomioja, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland…
6 years 5 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONTINUES HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT; HEARS FROM MONGOLIA, IRAQ AND COLOMBIA
05 March 2015
Meeting Summaries
Ukraine and Russia make general statements
The Conference on Disarmament this morning continued its High-Level Segment. The Foreign Ministers of Mongolia and Iraq and the Vice Minister for Multilateral Affairs of Colombia were welcomed by Conference President Vaanchig Purevdori of Mongolia who invited them to address the Conference on Disarmament. Ukraine and Russia also took the floor to make general statements.
Lundeg Purevsuren, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, said it was a pleasure to address the Conference on Disarmament during…
6 years 5 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONTINUES HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT; HEARS FROM KAZAKHSTAN, COSTA RICA, REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND LATVIA
04 March 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this morning continued its High-Level Segment. Conference President Vaanchig Purevdori of Mongolia welcomed the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Costa Rica, Republic of Korea and Latvia and invited them to address the Conference.
Erlan Idrissov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, said growing instability in the world could lead to conflicts and foster a dangerous trend where States used power rather than diplomacy in world politics, possibly leading to an arms race and the…
6 years 5 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONTINUES HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT; HEARS FROM IRELAND, ITALY AND CHILE
04 March 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon continued its High-Level Segment. The Foreign Minister of Ireland and the Deputy Foreign Ministers of Italy and Chile were welcomed by Conference President Vaanchig Purevdori of Mongolia who invited them to address the Conference on Disarmament.
Charles Flanagan, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland, said the convulsions and bloodshed seen in so many regions suggested that nuclear weapons had not shielded the world from conflict or provided stability. It was a fact that 17,000 inhumane…
6 years 5 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONTINUES HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT
03 March 2015
Meeting Summaries
Hears from Foreign Ministers of Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Germany, Austria, Spain, United Kingdom, Cuba and Japan
The Conference on Disarmament this morning continued the high-level segment of its public plenary. Conference President Vaanchig Purevdori of Mongolia welcomed Foreign Ministers and Secretaries of State from the Democratic People's Republic Of Korea, Germany, Austria, Spain, United Kingdom, Cuba and Japan and invited them to address the Conference.
Ri Su Yong, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, said the Korean Peninsula…
6 years 5 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONTINUES HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT; HEARS FROM GEORGIA, MYANMAR AND MEXICO
03 March 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament continued the High-Level Segment of its public plenary this afternoon. Its President, Ambassador Vaanchig Purevdori of Mongolia, welcomed dignitaries from Georgia, Myanmar and Mexico who addressed the Conference. The President of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, Ambassador Bertrand De Crombrugghe of Belgium, also made a statement.
Tamar Beruchashvili, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, said the Conference could only benefit from greater interaction with civil society and the enlargement of its membership…
6 years 5 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT OPENS HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT
02 March 2015
Meeting Summaries
Conference hears statements from Foreign Ministers of Russia, Algeria, Sweden, Netherlands and Deputy Foreign Ministers of Argentina and Ukraine
The Conference on Disarmament opened the high-level section of its public plenary this morning. Its President Ambassador Vaanchig Purevdori of Mongolia welcomed dignitaries from Russia, Algeria, Sweden, Netherlands, Argentina and Ukraine who addressed the Conference.
Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, spoke about the accumulation of threats in the area of international security which were deepening crises that affected not…
6 years 5 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONTINUES HIGH LEVEL SEGMENT; HEARS FROM LEBANON, MOROCCO, QATAR AND TURKEY
02 March 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament continued the high-level segment of its public plenary this afternoon. Its President, Ambassador Vaanchig Purevdori of Mongolia, welcomed dignitaries from Lebanon, Morocco, Qatar and Turkey, who addressed the Conference.
Gebran Bassil, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of Lebanon, said it was unacceptable that the Conference remained closed to the majority of States in the world when it considered one of the most highly relevant issues. He spoke about Lebanese efforts to achieve a complete…
6 years 5 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS FOCUSED DEBATE ON A TREATY BANNING THE PRODUCTION OF FISSILE MATERIAL
26 February 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a focused debate on a treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons and other nuclear devices.
Ambassador Vaanchig Purevdori of Mongolia, President of the Conference, said that the meeting today would be devoted to agenda items 1 and 2, with special focus on a treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons and other nuclear explosive devices. With regards to the issue of a Fissile Material (Cut-Off) Treaty (FM()T), in 2014, there had been…
