HAVANA, Cuba, April 9 (acn) Cuba reiterated its call
on UN member nations to jointly work for a world
free of nuclear threats through the total
elimination and prohibition of atomic weapons.
Speaking at the opening session of this year’s
meeting of the UN Disarmament Commission, Cuban
ambassador Oscar Leon stressed the leading role of
Latin America and the Caribbean after being declared
a Zone of Peace by the Second Summit of the
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)
in January.
Leon
also stressed the decision by the UN General
Assembly to declare September 26 International Day
for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.
April 09, 2014
