Croatian Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration for Multilateral Affairs and International Organizations Tomislav Vidoševic delivered a statement at the 2005 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the United Nations today.
Croatian Statement at the NPT Review Conference
Croatian Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration for Multilateral Affairs and International Organizations Tomislav Vidoševic delivered a statement at the 2005 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the United Nations today.
During his statement, Mr. Vidoševic said that the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) remains the most important international deterrent against the threat of nuclear arms proliferation. The objectives of the NPT are to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament. Review conferences are organized every five years with the aim of examining the implementation of the treaty’s provisions under all its articles. Croatia will use this opportunity to submit its national report on the measures taken to implement the provisions of the NPT.
Mr. Vidoševic pointed out that Croatian laws and regulations on nuclear safety and security are in accordance with EU legislation, and noted that the Croatian National Institute for Nuclear Safety became operational in January 2005. He said that Croatia has given public support to the activities of the Proliferation Security Initiative and principles for the prevention of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and expects to join the initiative in the near future.
Mr. Vidoševic also stated that Croatia strongly supports the Technical Cooperation Programme of the International Atomic Energy Agency, which is important in the transfer of nuclear knowledge, and that Croatia considers the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement combined with the Additional Protocol to be an adequate verification standard under the NPT. He said that Croatia agrees with the proposal that the Additional Protocol should be required as a condition of nuclear supply to non-nuclear weapon states.
Mr. Vidoševic went on to say that Croatia considers the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) exceptionally important and called upon all states capable of nuclear weapon tests to adhere to the moratorium on nuclear explosions of any kind.
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