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Quotable quotes from NPT Review Conference

Xinhua, April 28, 2015 Adjust font size:

Following is the quotable quotes from the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), which opened here Monday:

"I call on leaders to abandon short-sighted political posturing and instead embrace a bold and global vision that meets the demands of humanity. True national security can only be achieved outside and away from the shadow of the nuclear threat. This shadow must be removed for the sake of present and future generations." -- Ban Ki-moon, UN secretary-general

"In the nuclear energy field, the most important development in the past five years was undoubtedly the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan in March 2011. The accident caused great disasters and hardship for the people affected. It also undermined public confidence in nuclear power throughout the world." -- Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency

"We in the Non-Aligned Movement considers nuclear disarmament as its highest priority and reiterates once again the continued existence of nuclear weapons poses the greatest threat to humanity. We remain extremely concerned at their possible use or threat of use and are convinced that their total elimination is the only absolute guarantee against such use or threat of use." -- Javad Zarif, Iranian foreign minister on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

"Nuclear disarmament is a key pillar of the Treaty. Advancing on the full implementation of all commitments and undertakings in this area is a vital element and the main tool towards strengthening the treaty and the non-proliferation regime as a whole. A vision of a world without nuclear weapons remains a driving force in this regard. Elimination of nuclear arsenals is an integral part of a nuclear-weapon-free world and one of the building blocks that are essential for its creation." -- Miroslav Lajcak, deputy prime minister and minister of foreign and European affairs of the Slovak Republic.

"As long as nuclear weapons exist, there is a risk that they will be used. And the consequences of their use would be catastrophic. This realization has led to increased engagement, not least through the humanitarian initiative. We must now use this broad engagement to garner support and to push for real results in the disarmament field." -- Margot Wallstrom, foreign minister of Sweden. Endite