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66/28. Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to
at the 1995, 2000 and 2010 Review Conferences of the Parties to
the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
The General Assembly, which last adopted
this resolution in 2009, recalled that the 2010
Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on
the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)
reaffirmed the continued validity of the practical
steps agreed to in the Final Document of the 2000
NPT Review Conference. The Assembly also
noted that the 2000 and 2010 Review Conferences
agreed that legally binding security assurances by
the five nuclear-weapon States to the non-nuclearweapon
States parties to the Treaty strengthened
the nuclear non-proliferation regime.
First Committee. Having voted against the draft resolution, the following
countries made statements:
• Poland, which spoke on behalf of the European Union (EU), explained that their
negative vote was due to the non-compliance of the resolution’s sponsor with
non-proliferation obligations under the NPT. The EU particularly welcomed the
convening of a 2012 conference on the establishment of a zone free of nuclear
and all other weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East, to be attended by
all States of the region, which the EU urged to fully and constructively engage
in the process leading to the 2012 conference and at the conference itself. The
EU considered that the 2012 conference should contribute to the resolution of all
challenges related to weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East.
• The United States stated that, notwithstanding its negative vote on the draft
resolution, it continued to support the resolution on the Middle East adopted at
the 1995 NPT Review Conference and, of course, the Final Document of the
2010 Review Conference (NPT/CONF.2010/50 (Vol. I)), which covered all three
pillars of the NPT. However, the draft resolution as a whole reflected a lack
of balance and integrity. It also mentioned the non-compliance of the primary
sponsor with its NPT obligations.
After having abstained in the vote, Pakistan conveyed that, as a non-party to the
NPT, it neither subscribed to nor was bound by the conclusions and decisions of the
Treaty, including those relating to universality.
66/33. 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty
on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and its
Preparatory Committee
By this resolution, the General Assembly
took note of the decision by States parties to
hold the first session of the NPT Preparatory
Committee in Vienna from 30 April to 11 May
2012 and requested the Secretary-General to
render the necessary assistance and to provide
Introduced by: Islamic Republic of Iran
(17 Oct.)
GA vote: 118-52-6; 113-9-48, p.p. 6;
118-7-43, p.p. 9 (2 Dec.)
1st Cttee vote: 105-52-10; 110-7-47,
p.p. 6; 111-7-44, p.p. 9
(26 Oct.)
For text, sponsors and voting pattern, see
Yearbook, Part I, pp. 32-37.
Introduced by: Philippines (17 Oct.)
GA vote: 175-0-3; 174-0-3, p.p. 7 (2 Dec.)
1st Cttee vote: 169-0-3; 169-0-3,
p.p. 7 (28 Oct.)
For text, sponsors and voting pattern, see
Yearbook, Part I, pp. 52-55.