UNITED NATIONS, April 9, 2007.- Emphasizing that the simple existence of nuclear weapons poses a danger to world peace and security, Cuba urged universal nuclear disarmament on Monday.
Cuban Ambassador to the United Nations Rodrigo Malmierca told the UN Commission on Disarmament that this danger is the reason Cuba "is reaffirming the historic stance of the Non Aligned Movement that nuclear disarmament is the highest priority in the disarmament field."
Nuclear nations have the legal obligation not only to hold negotiations, but also to complete them to achieve a comprehensive nuclear disarmament under a strict, effective international verification system, he said.
The Cuban diplomat said further that the Island rejects plans to ignore or minimize the relevance of nuclear disarmament "in order to impose a selective non-proliferation approach instead."
"There cannot be a selective application of the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Obligations incurred regarding nuclear disarmament and the peaceful use of nuclear energy cannot continue being pushed into the background under this treaty," he stressed. (Cubaminrex-PL)