Libran N. Cabactulan, ambassador of the Philippines (centre), president of the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, chairs the closing session. Photo: UN Photo/J C McIllwaine
Nuclear conference reaches agreement
Nuclear non-proliferation treaty moves ahead
by Joe Thwaites
10th June 2010
A month-long United Nations conference to review progress on disarmament and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons ended with agreement to move forward in a number of areas. A breakthrough came when states agreed to convene a conference in 2012 aimed at achieving a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction, to be attended by all states in the region.
