MADRID 12 Oct. () –
The European External Action Service has called on the states that possess nuclear weapons to comply with their obligations in this matter, recalling the “very serious consequences” of their use, on the occasion of the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize this Friday. to the Japanese NGO Nihon Hidankyo, formed by survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
“The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the Nihon Hidankyo organization, a grassroots movement of survivors of the atomic bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, serves to remind us of the very serious consequences associated with the use of nuclear weapons and the responsibility shared by all States.” to prevent something like this from happening,” he declared in a brief statement.
The European Union has taken advantage of the award to this NGO to remind the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France and China – the five states that possess this type of weapons – that “a nuclear war cannot be won and should never be won.” get free.”
Furthermore, the EU has urged these countries to comply with “all obligations and commitments” adopted in the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), insisting on the need for them to take “concrete” steps towards ” total elimination” of them.
These statements come after the Norwegian Nobel Committee has motivated its decision in the work of this organization for the abolition of these weapons, warning of “the increasing pressure” that the ‘nuclear taboo’, the international standard that declares the use of nuclear weapons “morally unacceptable.”
“New countries appear to be preparing to acquire nuclear weapons and are issuing threats to use them in modern-day wars. At this moment in human history, it is worth remembering what nuclear weapons are: the most destructive weapons that the world ever seen,” said its president, Jorgen Watne Frydnes.
For its part, the association, after learning about receiving the award, equated the current catastrophe in the Gaza Strip, devastated by Israel’s response to the massacre perpetrated on October 7 by Palestinian militias, with the consequences of the nuclear bombings. Americans.
“In Gaza they are hugging children soaked in blood. After the war, many children were orphaned by the atomic bombs, the same suffering as that of the children of Gaza,” declared the organization’s co-president, Toshiyuki Mimaki.
The EU has highlighted its “diplomatic efforts” to prevent the proliferation of these weapons, defending the entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), reached in 1996 and which prohibits the carrying out of nuclear activities in and by the signatory countries.
“The European Union works with partners around the world to preserve and strengthen the global architecture of nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, as well as its essential contribution to international peace and security,” he noted.
Add Comment