Ambassador Bencini has delivered a statement today at a meeting of the Conference on Disarmament devoted to agenda item 1 : Cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament. In the statement, Ambassador Bencini has reiterated the well-known position of Italy in favour of effective, verifiable and irreversible nuclear disarmament based on Article VI of the Non Proliferation Treaty. “Make no mistake about it”, Ambassador Bencini said, “there is no alternative to the NPT”. Other measures to move towards disarmament include the prompt entry into force of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty(CTBT) , the start of negotiations on a Treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices (FMCT or Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty) and the resumption of discussions on Negative Security Assurances, not excluding the negotiation of a legally binding instrument on this issue. The statement is available at the following link and audio.
Statement of Ambassador Bencini at the Conference on disarmament, on nuclear disarmament
