Concerned Over Proliferation Of Weapons Of Mass Destruction: India At UN
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Ambassador Pankaj Sharma, Permanent Representative of India to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva, said India has been drawing the attention of the world towards these threats and the need to strengthen international cooperation.
India has expressed deep concern over the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems that could endanger peace and security, saying the possibility of terrorists acquiring such weapons necessitates the global community to work together to address this grave danger.
Ambassador Pankaj Sharma, Permanent Representative of India to the Conference on Disarmament (CD), Geneva, said India has been drawing the attention of the world towards these threats and the need to strengthen international cooperation to address them through its annual consensus UNGA resolution titled 'Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction''.
"We are deeply concerned about the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems, which endangers international peace and security. The possibility of terrorists acquiring weapons of mass destruction necessitates Member States to work together to address this grave danger," he said at the General Debate of the First Committee of the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly on Monday.
He asserted that weapons in the hands of terrorists are the most threatening form of illicit small arms and light weapons.
