ElBaradei: Ignoring Israel undermines NPT Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:11:59 GMT
A-57-PV.46 General Assembly Session 57 meeting 46 ,2002 Report of the International Energy atomic Agency Mr.Atta (Egypt) (spoke in arabic): [...]In spite of all those efforts and initiatives to attain peace and stability for all States in the region, Israel has never seriously shown the will to accept the safeguards regime for its nuclear facilities. This has had negative consequences for the implementation of comprehensive Safeguards for nuclear facilities in the Middle East. It means that the international community now has a double respon-sibility: to put an end to all the dangers of proliferation for the sake of peace and security, and to ensure the implementation of comprehensive IAEA safeguards. Page 11 Mr. Mustafa (Sudan):[...]The fight against nuclear proliferation, as well as the signature and ratification of additional protocols, are among the most important issues for the Agency. Hence my country signed and ratified the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in 1973. The treaty entered into force in July 1997 -- a long time ago. But the situation in the Middle East requires in-depth analysis and a comprehensive view, since the only nuclear entity in this region, Israel, refuses to sign the NPT or an Additional Protocol, and it offers some unacceptable justifications and pretexts for not doing so. This is distorted logic that is making it impossible to bring about true peace in the Middle East. And this, in turn, means that the region is now caught in a vicious circle.... Page 10 Complete PDF file