DAILY NEWS REPORTER
The call was made by the Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, East Africa, Regional and International Cooperation, Ambassador Ramadhan Mwinyi, during the Regional Africa Parliamentary Workshop held in Dar es Salaam over the weekend.
Mwinyi said Tanzania joined the international community in urging countries to refrain from carrying out nuclear tests or potential use of nuclear weapons because such activities pose a threat to the maintenance of peace and security.
“While this workshop aims at addressing the problem of illicit trade of small arms and light weapons, we should not forget our common goal of disarmament of weapons of mass destruction including nuclear weapons.
It is very disheartening to see that some states such as North Korea are still owning and conducting nuclear tests” he said. The first quarter of 2016, North Korea has conducted several tests of nuclear weapons in the Korean Peninsula insisting that the tests are a mere demonstration of the country’s military mastery.
The recent test of a missile carried out on an anti-aircraft weapon over the weekend demonstrated the country’s determination to continue with the tests despite the growing unease from the neighbours and international community at large.
Again, the weekend test by North Korea took place as the world leaders convened in Washington DC for the Nuclear Security Summit. More than 50 countries present at the summit expressed concern about North Korean Nuclear Programme.
Ambassador Mwinyi called for joint efforts by the international community to engage constructively in such issues in order to achieve peace and stability.
Tanzania will abide by the recently adopted Uni ted Nations Security Council Resolution of 2006 governing the use of nuclear material. The two-day workshop organised by Parliamentarians for Global Action was attended by members of parliament from several African countries.
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