India committed to a nuclear-free world |
India has reiterate the goal of nuclear disarmament, saying it can be achieved through a step-by-step process underwritten by a universal commitment and an agreed multilateral non-discriminatory framework. Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on 28 September that India will engage with all member states in a "spirit of openness" towards realising a nuclear weapons-free world. He was speaking on the occasion of the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons at the 76th United Nations General Assembly. Shringla said India`s annual resolution in the UN General Assembly on the "Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons” tabled since 1982 enjoys wide support of the membership and calls on the Conference on Disarmament to commence negotiations in order to reach agreement on an international convention prohibiting the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons under any circumstances.
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