United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres UN, Jan 4 UN Secretary General António Guterres welcomes the statement by the leaders of the Russian Federation, the United States, China, Great Britain and France on the prevention of nuclear war and is waiting for details on further steps in this direction, according to the statement of the official representative of the UN Secretary General Stefan Dujarrik. , France) issued a statement on the prevention of nuclear war and the prevention of an arms race. According to the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, the statement published on January 3 was prepared on the Russian initiative. «The Secretary General welcomes the joint statement of the states possessing nuclear weapons on the prevention of nuclear war and the prevention of an arms race,» Dujarrik said. The UN is encouraged by the commitment of the nuclear powers to take action to prevent nuclear war. “He hopes to see further details on future initiatives,” Dujarric said. As the spokesman for the secretary general added, Guterres appreciates that the nuclear powers recognize the need to comply with their non-proliferation, disarmament and arms control obligations, including those under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. weapons (NPT) related to nuclear disarmament.
