NEW YORK, NY – Suriname remains committed to nuclear disarmament, noting that achieving global nuclear disarmament is one of the United Nations oldest goals, the subject of the first General Assembly resolution in 1946, establishing the Atomic Energy Commission.
Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Sunil Sitaldin, told the multilateral organization commemorating International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons that the. Commission has a mandate to make specific proposals for the control of nuclear energy and the abolition of weapons suitable for mass destruction.
He said in August this year, the parliament of Suriname approved the Banning Chemical Weapons Act, the purpose of which is to prevent the proliferation of chemical weapons and to regulate the precursors that can be used for multiple purposes.
It also aims at a complete and adequate prohibition of the development, production, recruitment, stockpiling, possession, transfer, and use of chemical weapons and their destruction.
Ambassador Sitaldin said that a world where civilians fear weapons of mass destruction should not be a reality that civilians face.
“We must ensure a nuclear-free world for ourselves and future generations by prioritizing disarmament and the total elimination of nuclear weapons,” he told the United Nations, adding that it is commendable that several areas in the world are nuclear-weapon-free and that zones are being established, including within Latin America and the Caribbean.
“In complying with legal obligations and entering into agreements, it is worth noting that Suriname is not only committed to the aspect of nuclear weapons disarmament but also other weapons of mass destruction,” the diplomat said.
Stalin said Suriname is a party to relevant international and regional treaties such as the Non-Proliferation Treaty, the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Biological Weapons Treaty, the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, and the Treaty of Tlatelolco.
He said achieving and maintaining a nuclear-free world is the responsibility of all members of the United Nations.
“We must bear in mind that the survival of humanity is at stake here, and we must therefore refrain from any actions related to the threat of the use of weapons of mass destruction with disastrous consequences affecting civilians,” Ambassador Sitaldin added.
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