Permanent Representative of Uzbekistan to the OSCE meets with the CTBTO Executive Secretary
19/04/2019 18:17
Permanent Representative of Uzbekistan to the OSCE meets with the CTBTO Executive Secretary
19/04/2019 18:17
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 18 April 2019, the Permanent Representative of Uzbekistan to the OSCE, the UN Office and other international organizations in Vienna, Sherzod Asadov met with the Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Lassina Zerbo.
During the meeting, the head of the CTBTO was informed in detail about the efforts of Uzbekistan in the field of non-proliferation. It is noted that the republic is among the first 10 states that has ratified the CTBT and regards this document as one of the most effective instruments to curb nuclear proliferation and is in favor of the earliest entry into force of this Treaty.
The attention is focused on the long-term work of Uzbekistan and other Central Asian states on the creation of a Nuclear Weapon Free Zone in Central Asia (CAFNZA). The signing of the Treaty on the initiative of Uzbekistan of the CAFNZA was the first concrete result of the joint efforts of the states of the region in countering nuclear threats and challenges.
During the conversation, Lassina Zerbo praised the dynamically developing cooperation of Uzbekistan with international organizations in the field of nuclear safety, including the CTBTO, the IAEA and others. He noted that he is watching with interest the positive changes taking place in Uzbekistan and the dynamic reforms carried out under the leadership of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The initiative to build a nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan first in Central Asia was particularly emphasized.
The CTBTO Executive Secretary assured that the organization he represents will continue to make every effort to counter nuclear testing and preserve peace. The nuclear-free zone in Central Asia will influence outside the region, giving positive impulses and removing possible threats.
Hope was expressed for the further deepening of the practical interaction of the CTBTO with partners in Tashkent, in particular through the Institute of Seismology at the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, which is the national coordinating body of the republic for interacting with it and included in a unified system for the notification of geological changes.
Following the meeting, an agreement was reached on the elaboration of the visit of Lassin Zerbo to Uzbekistan and the organization in the republic together with the CTBTO a number of joint international events in the field of disarmament and non-proliferation.
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