§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the countries with which he has discussed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in the last 12 months. [125768]
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§ Mr. HainWe have discussed the Treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons with a range of interlocutors as part of our normal bilateral dialogues. It has also been discussed at European Union and G8 summits and at meetings of the United Nations Security Council. The review conference of the treaty in May 2000 offered the opportunity for further bilateral and multilateral discussions. The conference was attended by 155 states parties.
In all appropriate forums, both bilateral and multilateral, we have made clear our commitment to the treaty and our determination that all those states which are not party to it should proceed towards accession as soon as possible.