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Tue, 04/08/2014 - 12:29
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Iran Calls For A Mideast Free From Israelˈs Nuclear Weapons

New York, April 8, IRNA – Iranˈs Permanent representative to the UN once again reiterated that Israel is the only obstacle to establishment of a Middle East free from nuclear weapons, and called for complete annihilation of Tel Aviv regimeˈs nuclear arsenal. Addressing the annual meeting of the UN Disarmament Commission, Gholam-Hossein Dehqani pointed to the need for expediting global efforts create a world free from nuclear weapons, and said, ˈThe high-ranking meeting of the UN General Assembly on nuclear weapons disarmament in September provided suitable conditions for effectiveness of these efforts. The Iranian ambassador to the UN pointed to approval of UN General Assemblyˈs resolution last September on nuclear weapons disarmament as proposed by the non-aligned movement (NAM) and included President Hassan Rouhaniˈs proposals in this regard, and said, ˈThis plan incorporated the best method for making the world free from nuclear weapons.ˈ He pointed to some challenges in this field, and said, ˈLack of a political will by some governments has prevented achieving a world free from nuclear weapons and the disarmament commission has the heavy task of removal of this obstacle./end

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