London (ANTARA News) - Indonesia has highlighted the rights of every country to develop nuclear energy, but expressed their high concern over a slow process of the nuclear disarmament by countries which have modernized their nuclear fleet.
In the second preparatory committee meeting of Nuclear weapons non-proliferation treaty held in Geneva, Indonesian Charge d`Affairs to UN in Geneva I Gusti Agung on Wednesday said it was the right of every country to develop nuclear energy already guaranteed by the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT).
The double standard of nuclear weapons producing countries which often stressed on non-proliferation policy in one hand while ignoring the obligation of nuclear countries to dismantle their weapon on the other hands, had the potential to weaken the integrity of nuclear weapons non-proliferation treaty, he said.
A big worry about the proliferation of nuclear weapons should not be made as an excuse to block others` rights, he said.
Therefore Indonesia often encouraged the role of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as the relevant agency in dealing with the challenges in the context of preventing the proliferation and building international cooperation in making use of nuclear energy.
In the meeting, Indonesia also called on countries in possession of nuclear weapons to abide by the protocol on nuclear weapon-free zone.
At present, more than 100 countries have been part of nuclear weapons-free zone including ASEAN member countries known as the Southeast Asian Nuclear Weapon Free Zone (SEANFWZ).
Indonesia also stressed on the importance of creating nuclear free zone in the Middle East as already agreed in the review conference of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty in 1995.
As a NPT member country, Indonesia had actually met NPT provisions including forging cooperation with IAEA and ratifying comprehensive safeguard agreement and IAEA additional protocol.
Indonesia continued monitoring and learning the proposal on multilateral mechanism to guarantee the supply of nuclear raw materials.
The proposal was expected to be able to support the interest of whole countries wishing to make use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, Gusti Agung said. (*)
In the second preparatory committee meeting of Nuclear weapons non-proliferation treaty held in Geneva, Indonesian Charge d`Affairs to UN in Geneva I Gusti Agung on Wednesday said it was the right of every country to develop nuclear energy already guaranteed by the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT).
The double standard of nuclear weapons producing countries which often stressed on non-proliferation policy in one hand while ignoring the obligation of nuclear countries to dismantle their weapon on the other hands, had the potential to weaken the integrity of nuclear weapons non-proliferation treaty, he said.
A big worry about the proliferation of nuclear weapons should not be made as an excuse to block others` rights, he said.
Therefore Indonesia often encouraged the role of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as the relevant agency in dealing with the challenges in the context of preventing the proliferation and building international cooperation in making use of nuclear energy.
In the meeting, Indonesia also called on countries in possession of nuclear weapons to abide by the protocol on nuclear weapon-free zone.
At present, more than 100 countries have been part of nuclear weapons-free zone including ASEAN member countries known as the Southeast Asian Nuclear Weapon Free Zone (SEANFWZ).
Indonesia also stressed on the importance of creating nuclear free zone in the Middle East as already agreed in the review conference of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty in 1995.
As a NPT member country, Indonesia had actually met NPT provisions including forging cooperation with IAEA and ratifying comprehensive safeguard agreement and IAEA additional protocol.
Indonesia continued monitoring and learning the proposal on multilateral mechanism to guarantee the supply of nuclear raw materials.
The proposal was expected to be able to support the interest of whole countries wishing to make use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, Gusti Agung said. (*)
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