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December 11, 2019
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has promised the support of the Federal Government towards to the global efforts on elimination of nuclear weapons, stressing that Nigeria supports the international call for nuclear disarmament.
Onyeama made this knownat the opening of the two-day Regional Workshop on: “Expanding Access toPeaceful Uses under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, (NPT) Framework”, inAbuja. The workshop was in preparatory to the NPT at 50 Review Conference,which would hold in New York in 2020 and the reflections.
The meeting will alsofocus on the reflections by Argentina in the 2020 NPT Review Conference.
Onyeama, who wasrepresented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MustaphaSulaiman said that Nigeria was deeply committed to the core principle offostering the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
In her remarks, DeputyRepresentative of Argentina to the IAEA, Luz Melon, said that workshop createsa platform and opportunities to exchange perspectives, information and ideas onhow to bring the norm of the NPT to the greater benefits of our societies.