Iran FM Calls For Full Eradication Of Nuclear, Chemical Weapons

New York, Oct 2, IRNA – Iran's Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi called Monday for the complete eradication of chemical and nuclear weapons and underlined the need for cessation to their further production. He made the statement wile addressing a high-level meeting of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) at the UN Headquarters to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Convention against Chemical Weapons (CWC). The visiting Iranian minister said that full implementation of the CWC could effectively help restore global peace and security. Salehi addressed the meeting as the first speaker on be half of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) member states. Iran has recently received rotating presidency of NAM from Egypt for the next three years. The CWC meeting was held on the sidelines of the 67th session of the UN General Assembly. During the past 15 years, Salehi said, NAM has greatly helped eradication and prohibition of nuclear weapons proliferation. The participants of the latest NAM summit in Tehran, held on August 26-31, have taken clear stands on CWC and its implementation, said the minister./end