Vatican
City, 27 September 2013 (VIS) – Archbishop Dominique Mamberti,
secretary for the Holy See's Relations with States, participated in a
high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on nuclear
disarmament, held in New York on 26 September.
The
archbishop made public his concerns regarding the proliferation of
nuclear weapons into other countries, and commented that the matter
cannot be fully addressed as long as nuclear states hold on to their
arsenals. “Under the terms of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, states
are enjoined to make 'good faith' efforts to negotiate the
elimination of nuclear weapons. Can we say there is 'good faith' when
modernisation programs of the nuclear weapons states continue despite
their affirmations of eventual nuclear disarmament?”.
“It
is now imperative for us to address in a systematic and coherent
manner the legal, political and technical requisites for a world free
from nuclear arms”, he said, emphasising the need “to begin as
soon as possible preparatory work on the Convention or a framework
agreement for a phased and verifiable elimination of nuclear arms”.
Mamberti
concluded, “It is time to counter the logic of fear with the ethic
of responsibility, fostering a climate of trust and sincere dialogue,
capable of promoting a culture of peace, founded on the primacy of
law and the common good, through a coherent and responsible
co-operation between all members of the international community”.
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