Kuwait: Subjecting Israel's nuclear program to the IAEA

Kuwait has reaffirmed the necessity of keeping the issue of “Israel’s nuclear capabilities” on the agenda of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and its relevant bodies until serious and effective steps are taken to address this situation. This was stated in a speech delivered by Kuwait’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other international organizations in Vienna, Ambassador Fawaz Al-Bousali, at the conclusion of the IAEA Board of Governors meetings held in Vienna from September 7 to 11. Kuwait emphasized the need for the international community to fulfill its responsibilities by urging Israel, the occupying power, to join the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), comply with its provisions, and subject all its nuclear facilities to the IAEA’s comprehensive safeguards system. Kuwait also reaffirmed its commitment to establishing a nuclear-weapon-free zone and a zone free of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East, in accordance with the 1995 NPT Review Conference decision and the outcomes of the 2000 and 2010 Review Conferences.