A fissile material cut off treaty banning future production of fissile materials for weapons purposes would have a positive effect on non proliferation and disarmament efforts.

In the Disarmament Conference, Argentina is a strong advocate for the commencement of negotiations on a fissile materials cut off treaty.

Ireland considers the negotiation of an FMCT to be a crucial step on the path to nuclear disarmament.

The reasons for the deadlock in the CD over a fissile material treaty are known.

I would also urge the commencement of negotiations at the Conference on Disarmament on a treaty to ban the production of material for nuclear weapons the so called fissile material cut off treaty.

That Iran s push to acquire the capacity to produce nuclear weapons is partly motivated by security concerns cannot be denied.

We believe that the CD is the most appropriate and legitimate forum for negotiations on an FMT.

The Conference on Disarmament should conclude negotiations on the fissile material cut off treaty as soon as possible, and the proposal to establish an ad hoc committee on nuclear disarmament was a very welcome one.

The Netherlands is convinced that an FMCT would serve the security interests of all members of the Conference on Disarmament, both from the perspective of nuclear disarmament and for reasons of promoting nuclear non proliferation.

Urge the Conference on Disarmament to agree on a programme of work that includes the commencement, without delay, of negotiations on a fissile material cut off treaty

Kazakhstan also believes that the conclusion of a fissile materials cut off treaty (FMCT) is essential for nuclear disarmament and the prevention of the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

A fissile material cut off Treaty constitutes the next logical step on the multilateral nuclear non proliferation and disarmament agenda.

We therefore strongly request the immediate commencement of FMCT negotiations in the CD.

Switzerland seeks the establishment of an ad hoc committee within the Conference on Disarmament in order to begin negotiations on an FMCT treaty.

The CD has been designated as the forum where an FMCT would be negotiated.

As regards work on nuclear disarmament at the Conference on Disarmament, the commencement of the negotiations on a fissile material cut off treaty and its conclusion in the near future remains Poland's number one priority.

The EU attaches special importance to the negotiation in the Conference on Disarmament of a treaty banning the production of fissile material for weapons purposes as a means to strengthen nuclear non proliferation and disarmament.

In fact, the FMCT is not only important for non proliferation, but it also serves as a precursor to disarmament.

True, armaments costs have risen sharply, but only because Putin s KGB friends, who monopolize weapons production, have stolen inordinate amounts.

Do members of the CD not find nuclear disarmament, prohibition of the production of fissile material for nuclear weapon purposes and all the other issues on our agenda important enough to pursue?

We are convinced that the start of negotiations on an FMCT will be a significant step towards nuclear disarmament and non proliferation.

(f) The negotiation of a fissile material cut off treaty with clear disarmament objectives, which also addresses the issue of existing stocks

The stalled negotiations on a fissile material cut off treaty in the Conference on Disarmament should be restarted, and that body should adopt a more constructive approach in order to advance the disarmament process.

It urged the Conference on Disarmament to begin negotiations without delay on the questions of halting the production of fissile material for military purposes, nuclear disarmament, negative security guarantees and the prevention of an arms race in outer space.

The negotiation of a treaty on prohibition of the production of fissile material (FMCT), review of the current stage of nuclear disarmament, prevention of the weaponization of space are all questions that impact on our security.

Like for several other delegations that spoke before me, the FMCT is for Italy also the first priority at the Conference on Disarmament.

Secondly, Egypt has always supported the initiation of negotiations on an FMCT as the first step of a phased disarmament programme, because Egypt has always been strongly in favour of nuclear disarmament and nuclear non proliferation.

Fissile material cut off treaty Conference on Disarmament (Steps 3 and 4) Turning off the tap of fissile material production for nuclear weapons is another pressing priority on which no forward movement has been registered since 2000.

A fissile material cut off treaty constitutes the next logical step on the multilateral nuclear non proliferation and disarmament agenda.

The purpose of this exercise is to better prepare delegations in Geneva for the actual negotiations in the Conference on Disarmament on a fissile material cut off treaty.

The real journey commences with the Final Document of the first special session of the United Nations General Assembly on disarmament (SSOD 1), calling for such a ban on fissile material as part of twin objectives of nuclear disarmament and non proliferation.

The complete failure of any progress in negotiations within the Conference on Disarmament on an FMCT has been and still is not due to the Conference itself but to the lack of political will of participating States.

This means, at the very least, a tough confrontation over Iran s quest for a regional strategic advantage in the form of a nuclear weapon.

As another contribution to strengthening non proliferation and disarmament, negotiations should begin for a non discriminatory and comprehensive fissile material cut off treaty.

Negotiation of an FMCT remains a high Canadian priority for the CD, and we are increasingly impatient for the negotiation to begin.

Important disarmament milestones such as the entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and the conclusion of the fissile material cut off treaty negotiations have not been reached.

Negotiations on a number of issues related to nuclear disarmament and first and foremost on a fissile material cut off treaty would in the view of the Netherlands, after some eight years of inactivity, constitute the next logical step for the Conference on Disarmament to start working on.

To initiate FMCT negotiations as part of a balanced programme of work will require commitment and flexibility on the part of all CD members.

As our Chinese colleague said earlier this morning, negotiation of an FMCT would be the next logical step in the disarmament process.

Moreover, the Conference on Disarmament should immediately open negotiations on a treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices nuclear disarmament negative security assurances and prevention of an arms race in outer space.

Latvia regrets that the Conference on Disarmament has not been able to start discussions on the fissile material cut off treaty and establishment of an appropriate body to deal with nuclear disarmament, and expresses the hope that it will be able to start the work soon.

Iran s oil and gas should not blind China to the dangers to its neighborhood and the entire world if the Islamic Republic develops a nuclear weapon.

In addition, every effort must be made to surmount the protracted political impasse at the Conference on Disarmament and to begin negotiations on the fissile material cut off treaty.

Apart from its interregional origins it provides for the setting up of four ad hoc committees with four appropriate mandates on the main issues of concern to the various parties. These are in this case nuclear disarmament, negative security assurances, the prohibition of the production of fissile material (FMCT) and the demilitarization of outer space (PAROS).

From this perspective, the FMCT, prohibiting the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons, is extremely important, not only for nuclear disarmament, but also for nuclear non proliferation.