Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem: The movement remains committed to implementing the ceasefire agreement through the handover of another Israeli captive’s body earlier this evening
Al-Arida to Al Mayadeen: We were deprived of all means of communication, and we were isolated from the other detainees so as not to receive any piece of information
Freed prisoner and leader of Operation Freedom Tunnel, Mahmoud al-Arida, to Al Mayadeen: Were it not for the pro-Resistance media, the situation of the isolated detainees would have been catastrophic
Iranian Foreign Ministry: The sanctions reinstated by the E3 are non-binding, and we deem them illegal
Iranian Foreign Ministry: Iran, Russia, and China will send a letter to the United Nations and the Security Council tomorrow confirming the expiration of Resolution 2231 and the end of sanctions
Local Afghan sources: Pakistani airstrikes hit the Arghun district of Paktika province, southeastern Afghanistan, after the ceasefire expired
Hamad to Al Mayadeen: We will return the bodies and abide by the agreement we approved, but what is happening now is an attempt by "Israel" to exert more pressure
Hamad to Al Mayadeen: The issue of the [Israeli] bodies is complex and requires time, especially since the occupation changed the features of Gaza, which we explained to the mediators
Hamad to Al Mayadeen: The occupation has been unable to achieve its objectives in the Gaza Strip, so we are not surprised that it is employing the barbaric way
Hamas Political Bureau member Ghazi Hamad to Al Mayadeen: "Israel" threatens with force, which is not a strange thing for it. For our part, we are committed to the agreement that "Israel" violates daily

NPT Review Conference fails to reach agreement on final document

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 27 Aug 2022 08:11
  • 2 Shares
3 Min Read

NPT Review Conference participants fail to reach an agreement on the final document after Russia argued that the text is unbalanced with major issues left unaddressed.

  • x
  • 10th Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Review Conference 2022 from August 1 till 26 (UN)
    10th Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Review Conference 2022, from August 1 till 26 (UN)

UN Under-Secretary-General of Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu said that the participants in the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Review Conference have failed to reach an agreement on a final document, owing principally to disputes on the Ukrainian problem. Every 5 years, 191 signatories review the provisions of the document and reach an agreement for a new one.

UN Under-Secretary-General of Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu said, "I would say that the implication of the Ukrainian war was the biggest reason for this conference now to be able to adopt the consensus document.”

While the US blamed Russia for that shortcoming, Andrey Belousov, Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva, argued that the termination of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty was not reflected in the final draft text of the tenth Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Review Conference.

"The termination of the INF Treaty... all of these issues are relevant to the NPT and to international security," Belousov said at the conference adding that "despite the concerns of a significant number of states, they are not reflected in the draft report."

Related News

IAEA’s Grossi hopes Iran inspection talks could reach deal within days

Baghaei says Iran still weighing NPT exit, steps taken 'most minimal'

Other issues not addressed in the draft document, according to Belousov, include the development of increasingly close military and technical cooperation between non-nuclear weapon states and nuclear strategic partners. Another unaddressed issue is non-nuclear weapon states' participation in nuclear sharing, as well as NATO members' collective consent to use nuclear weapons.

Furthermore, the deployment of nuclear weapons on the territory of non-nuclear weapon members of the alliance was also one of the highly important topics that were equally unaddressed in the draft according to the Russian representative.

Another central topic that Russia refuted the draft for was a particular text pertaining to the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporozhye. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said, on August 9, that heightened activity from Ukrainian forces made the situation around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (ZNPP) increasingly dangerous. Zakharova added that Kiev, through targeting the facility, is holding all of Europe hostage.

It is noteworthy that in 2015, participants were also unable to reach an agreement. At the opening of this year's conference, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the world faced "a nuclear danger not seen since the height of the Cold War," adding, "Today, humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation."

Read more: Russia requests UNSC meeting in connection with Zaporozhye NPP

  • NPT
  • Russia
  • INF
  • United Nations
  • US
  • Antonio Guterres
  • Ukraine
  • Zaporozhye

Most Read

Iran strikes secret Israeli-US bunker under Tel Aviv high-rise

Tel Aviv high-rise struck by Iran hid Site 81, secret US-Israeli base

  • Politics
  • 14 Oct 2025
Palestinian journalist Saleh al-Jaafarawi in an undated image in Gaza, occupied Palestine (Social media)

Gaza Palestinian journalist Saleh al-Jafarawi killed by collaborators

  • Politics
  • 12 Oct 2025
drop site

New report details extensive Israeli arson in Gaza after ceasefire

  • Politics
  • 13 Oct 2025
Illustration of fists breaking shackles, representing the liberation of Palestinian detainees from Israeli prisons. (Illustrated by: AL Mayadeen English/Batoul Chamas)

4 prominent Palestinian detainees to be freed: Who are they?

  • Palestine
  • 13 Oct 2025

Coverage

All
War on Gaza

Read Next

All
The bodies of deceased Palestinians, held by Israel during the war, lie in plastic bags on the floor of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, following their release, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025 (AP)
Politics

'Israel' returns 30 Palestinian bodies; some bear marks of torture

Gaza buried under 70 million tons of war debris as crisis deepens
Politics

Gaza buried under 70 million tons of debris, 20,000 lingering UXOs

Ex-White House adviser Ashley Tellis charged over secret files
Politics

Ex-White House advisor accused of amassing troves of top secret files

An Israeli soldier rests by a mobile artillery unit at a gathering point on the border with the Gaza Strip, in southern “Israel”, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. (AP)
Politics

Global arms bans isolate 'Israel', yet its war machine keeps running

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS