The durability of the NPT, which has lasted for almost half a century, cannot be taken for granted, she insisted.
She added that there was currently nothing to replace the disarmament and arms control framework which was foundational to the post-Cold War era.
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano, while briefing the council, said the IAEA was facing several challenges, including the steady increase in the amount of nuclear material in circulation.
Other challenges facing the agency, he said, were the number of nuclear facilities under IAEA safeguards (the system of inspection and verification of the peaceful uses of nuclear materials), and continuing pressure on the agency’s budget.
He told the council that monitoring the nuclear programmes of Iran and North Korea, officially known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), were among the top items on the IAEA’s agenda.
In a statement released after the meeting, the Security Council announced a reaffirmation of its members’ support for the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
The council reaffirmed a commitment to “advance the goals of the NPT as the cornerstone of the nuclear non-proliferation regime, the foundation for the pursuit of nuclear disarmament and the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.”
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