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09/22/2006
CENTRAL ASIA'S NUCLEAR-ARMS-FREE ZONE CAN SPUR STABILITY
ELSEWHERE, OFFICIAL TELLS UN
The recently signed Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central
Asia can spur progress on other issues related to those arms, the
Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan told the United Nations General
Assembly today.
http://www.un.org/webcast/ga/61/pdfs/kazakhstan-e.pdf
"The signing of that milestone instrument could become a catalyst
for the process of enhancing the Treaty on Nuclear
Non-Proliferation (NPT)," Kassymzhomart Tokaev said of the new pact
signed by Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and
Uzbekistan.
He said Kazakhstan's strong stance on nuclear weapons stemmed from
its experience. "This position is rooted in the sufferings of our
people, who are still reeling from negative effects of nuclear
explosions at the Semipalatinsk nuclear testing ground shut down
exactly 15 years ago."
States should strictly comply with their commitment to a moratorium
on nuclear test explosions and work to ensure the entry into force
of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), Mr. Tokaev
said.
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