We are also a party to the NPT.

The NPT rests on three pillars non proliferation, disarmament and peaceful nuclear cooperation.

The nuclear non proliferation regime is equipped with a number of acts of international law, like the Non Proliferation Treaty and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

We continue to regard the NPT as a deeply flawed and discriminatory treaty.

The Non Proliferation Treaty, with 188 States parties, is truly a global treaty.

The integrity and viability of the NPT also depend on States parties fulfilling their non proliferation commitments.

However, it neglects the fact that any greater reward for non membership in the NPT or further disruption of the balance between rights and obligations of NPT members under the non proliferation regime will lead to its disintegration rather than the intended strengthening.

Negative security assurances are vital to the strengthening of the NPT.

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An equitable and verifiable FMT could in part bring non NPT nuclear weapon States into the non proliferation regime.

Recent developments in the field of nuclear non proliferation emphasize the need to strengthen the NPT regime in order to maintain the authority and integrity of the Treaty.

We are party to the NPT and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

The CD and the NPT regime are separate entities, with respective roles to play.

Those provisions of the Convention were fully consistent with the NPT.

We will continue to take an active and constructive part in the NPT review process.

Latvia attaches great importance to achieving universality and compliance with the Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

Latvia also feels the need to address the issue of withdrawal from the Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

The effectiveness and credibility of the NPT depended on its universality.

We emphasize the urgency of full compliance with the provisions of article VI of the NPT.

We would like to reiterate our support for the decisions and the resolution adopted at the 1995 NPT Review and Extension Conference and for the Final Document of the 2000 NPT Review Conference.

Special group arrangements to support non proliferation should also be subject to universal, intergovernmental discussion before being integrated as part of the NPT regime.

Canada would like the Non Proliferation Treaty to emerge from the Review Conference with strengthened powers and effectiveness.

Under the NPT, countries have every right to choose the option of civilian nuclear power.

There has been mention of the withdrawal of my country from the NPT and its possession of nuclear weapons.

We also continue to work towards universal accession to the NPT and call on those States not yet party to the NPT to join the Treaty as non nuclear weapon States.

The NPT is the cornerstone of this regime, based on three mutually reinforcing pillars non proliferation, disarmament and the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

We look forward to strengthening the implementation of the Treaty, including through future review conferences.

It was a matter of concern that the CTBT, conceived of as one of the chief means of giving effect to article VI of the Treaty, had not yet entered into force.

The proposed amendments to the Convention were fully in keeping with the letter and spirit of the NPT.

Given the grave perils that nuclear proliferation poses for all States, the NPT has been a true cornerstone of global security.

On nuclear disarmament and non proliferation, the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) will be held next month to review its implementation a very important conference, as the NPT regime faces serious challenges.

We recognize the inalienable right of NPT parties to develop research, production and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, without discrimination and in conformity with articles I and II of the NPT.

States remaining outside the NPT that are developing, or are suspected of developing, nuclear weapons risk sending an erroneous message to NPT States parties, suggesting there are benefits to remaining outside the Treaty.

These points might guide our work here in the Conference on Disarmament, a forum which negotiated and acted as midwife to the NPT, so closely is our Conference linked to the non proliferation regime.

Full compliance with all articles of the NPT by all States Parties is crucial.

However, as the cornerstone of the international nuclear non proliferation regime, the NPT will continue to play an indispensable role in preserving the international nuclear non proliferation regime, reducing the threat of nuclear weapons and maintaining global peace and security.

The Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is a seminal instrument in the field of global, multilateral non proliferation.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea's nuclear programmes pose a serious challenge to the international non proliferation regime, centring on the NPT, and constitute a direct threat to peace and stability in North East Asia.

Cuba's accession to the NPT and to the Tlatelolco Treaty completed the establishment of the nuclear weapon free zone in Latin America and the Caribbean.

At the NPT Review Conference earlier this year we highlighted the possible implications of a withdrawal from the NPT for international peace and security.

The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was an integral part of the indefinite extension of the Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

Enhanced participation by civil society in the work of the NPT was important.

Similarly, the Conference should consider ways to strengthen the disarmament regime through implementation of the NPT.

Mr. Kariyawasam (Sri Lanka) said that the NPT should not be exploited for the purpose of political posturing.

As the CTBT would halt further proliferation or enhancement of nuclear weapons by prohibiting explosive testing, so would an FMCT turn off the tap of fissile material required for the production of such weapons in the first place.