Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus V.Rybakov participates in the events on disarmament and non-proliferation
01 March 201701-03-2017
On February 28 – March 1, 2017 in Geneva the Deputy Minister of Foreign of the Republic of Belarus, Valentin Rybakov, participated in the UN events on disarmament and non-proliferation.
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In his statement at the High-level segment of the UN Conference on Disarmament (CD), V.Rybakov called upon states to join efforts to ensure the continuation of the process of universal and overall nuclear disarmament, creation of a system of legally-binding assurances to non-nuclear-weapon states, demilitarization of outer space, countering the development of new types of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), prohibition of non-state actors access to WMD.
The Deputy Minister also informed about the priorities of the Republic of Belarus on issues of disarmament and non-proliferation and shared views on ways to revitalize the work of the CD.
In addition V.Rybakov drew the attention of participants and observers of the CD to the fact of voluntary renouncing of nuclear weapons by Belarus and the twentieth anniversary of the date of its complete withdrawal from the territory of Belarus. In his statement, the representative of Belarus stressed that this event can serve as an example of how the responsible national governance on such issues as disarmament and non-proliferation can and should be a prerequisite for progress and sustainable development.
Deputy Minister also took part in the commemorative event on the 20th Anniversary of complete withdrawal of nuclear weapons from the territory of Belarus.
During the event, V.Rybakov touched on the historical aspects of the process of voluntary renouncing of nuclear arsenal and shared contemporary estimates of this important event.
The participants of the event were informed about Belarus position on further steps towards universal and overall disarmament and the connection between disarmament and non-proliferation and the sustainable development.
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