UAE CALLS FOR WORLD WITHOUT NUCLEAR WEAPONS
The UAE has reiterated its commitment to global nuclear disarmament – and warned of the political, economic and environmental risks of nuclear race.
Speaking at the 127th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in Quebec, Canada, Ahmed Obaid Al Mansouri – a member of Federal National Council – noted the country’s firm commitment to harnessing nuclear energy for solely peaceful purposes.
The UAE MP called on the IPU to adopt a global initiative 'A World Without Nuclear Weapons' – under which all countries, without exception, would commit themselves to a systematic reduction of nuclear arsenal.
Al Mansouri noted it would allow huge funds spent on such programmes to be channelled into development projects, and thereby better serve societies around the world.