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  1. “Our efforts have been focused on strengthening these regimes, their universalization, securing their widespread and credible verification mechanisms, implementing good practices, and tightening international cooperation. These actions constitute long-term objectives of the Polish security policy. In conclusion, let me stress once again that non-proliferation is a collective effort. To uphold the security architecture that we have built for decades and to prevent the nightmares of the recurring use of weapons of mass destruction, we need the full commitment of everyone, without any exception, to observing all norms and obligations in this field.”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source

  2. “It requires, first, the full and firm implementation of the well-established and widely recognized treaties and norms of international law; secondly, support for and full confidence in the work of the international mechanisms responsible for preventing the use of weapons of mass destruction; finally, proactive and constructive engagement in initiatives that aim at fighting proliferation efforts and promoting transparency and verification. In 2018, my country assumed the chairmanship of the second session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and chaired the seventeenth annual Regular Meeting of the Subscribing States to The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation.”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source

  3. “Injust the past few years, we have witnessed a clear breach of the Budapest Memorandum that guaranteed the territorial integrity of Ukraine in exchange for its peaceful and voluntary denuclearization. We have also heard about the use of nuclear weapons to end conventional conflicts. Equally alarming was the deployment of a dual-capable means of delivery close to our borders. All these actions have significantly contributed to the deterioration of the security environment. What should our response to the challenges I have just listed be?”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source

  4. “However, decisive steps have yet to be taken. Lasting peace will not be achieved without the denuclearization of North Korea in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner. Until then, the international community must remain united in maintaining real and consistent pressure on North Korea, including by upholding the United Nations sanctions regime. Thirdly, for the sake of the credibility of the international community, it is vital to stand firmly behind the duties and obligations we have taken upon our shoulders. In that context, I am saddened by the concerning developments in the security situation in our region of Central and Eastern Europe.”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source

  5. “In that regard, we welcome the International Atomic Energy Agency's efforts to strictly monitor and verify Iran's commitments. Let me also take this opportunity to commend the vital role the Agency plays in non-proliferation. The Agency's system of safeguards is a fundamental component of the nuclear non-proliferation regime and plays an indispensable role in the implementation of the NPT. Secondly, I would like to welcome the prospect of the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. We have seen some encouraging developments, such as the inter-Korean summits and the meeting of Kim Jong Un with President Donald Trump. This led to the stopping of the missile and nuclear tests. I would like to stress, Mr. President, that this is, in great measure, your and President Moon's great achievement and merit, for which I thank you.”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source

  6. “It is of the utmost importance for every agreement that aims to control nuclear programmes to guarantee that such programmes are used solely for peaceful purposes. We have an obligation to evaluate such agreements against their stated purposes and to act accordingly. We should not turn a blind eye to those who contravene the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) by providing the means or assisting in other ways to develop nuclear weapon capacities. Good and effective export control mechanisms should be upheld by all countries involved in nuclear, chemical and biological trade for peaceful purposes in order to maintain the appropriate control level of dual-use goods and to make non-proliferation efforts more effective.”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source

  7. “Therefore, we call on all Member States to ensure a strong, clear and united message of support of the whole international community for the integrity of the Chemical Weapons Convention and the efforts of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. The second issue I would like to highlight is the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Permit me to make three points regarding this matter. First, we all know that nuclear weapons cannot be bought on the free market. Therefore, every act of proliferation of these weapons is a failure of both the international community and the rules-based world order. And we must remember that it always involves not only the State that develops a nuclear capacity, but also those who provide it with the means to achieve it, namely, technology, materials and resources.”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source

  8. “Our inaction will only encourage perpetrators. I hope that the finalization of the new European Union sanctions mechanism, completed in the framework of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, will allow us to bring appropriate pressure to bear on current and future perpetrators, as well as deter them from those unacceptable actions. We had all hoped to have chemical weapons effectively banned by the Chemical Weapons Convention. We must stand firmly behind our own rules and norms, which are the pillars of the international order. In that context, let me mention that, as in previous years, Poland will introduce to the General Assembly a draft resolution on the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention. It is of great importance to preserve the integrity of this regime.”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source

  9. “It does not matter whether it is used on a mass scale by undemocratic regimes against their own people to secure their power or whether it is used in a State-terrorist manner against individuals abroad on whom a certain State wants to take revenge. And if it is a crime, it means that the principal obligation ofthe international community is defined by the rules-based order. Criminals must be brought to justice. No single use of chemical weapons can be left unanswered since it not only undermines the basic sense of justice, but also leads to the erosion of the non-proliferation and disarmament regimes and, in consequence, threatens the security of us all. Brutal attacks, directed mostly against civilians, all have the same aim - to intimidate the international community. The community of the United Nations cannot accept such methods.”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source

  10. “President Duda: The current security situation is not encouraging. Tensions at the global and regional levels threaten the existing international order, including the non-proliferation and arms control regimes. In fact, we have been witnessing their progressive decomposition. They have been regularly challenged by non-State actors, but what is of even greater concern is that they are also being undermined by individual States. Before I address the problem of nuclear weapons, I would like to first draw attention to another type of weapon of mass destruction that has made its way back to the top ofthe global agenda. I am referring to chemical weapons. Let me be clear - every use of a chemical weapon is a crime.”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source