Saudi Arabia called on the international community on Saturday to assume its responsibilities in confronting Iran over its violations of international agreements, especially the 2015 nuclear deal.
The deal, said Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, is not deterring Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
Speaking at a virtual high-level meeting to commemorate and promote the international day for the total elimination of nuclear weapons, he said the occasion was an opportunity to remind the world of the dangerousness of nuclear arms on mankind.
It also reminds the world of the need to “completely” eliminate these weapons, he added.
He stressed that Saudi Arabia is committed to this goal through its joining of the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage. The Kingdom is aware of the need to help remove the dangers posed by nuclear weapons throughout the world.
Moreover, it is keen on implementing nuclear agreements and treaties that call for the elimination of all nuclear arms, continued Prince Faisal, underlining Riyadh’s commitment to the Non-Aligned Movement.
The international community “must stand united against any nation that seeks to obtain nuclear weapons, especially ones that adopt hostile behavior and seek to destabilize international security and stability,” he demanded in reference to Iran.
Saudi Arabia, he said, is still among the leading countries that support transforming the Middle East into a nuclear weapons-free region.
“At the same time, my country is disappointed with the international community’s failure to meet its commitments in establishing a nuclear arms-free Middle East in line with a resolution issued in 1995 and the recommendations of the non-proliferation conference in 2010,” he remarked.
The conference had at the time demanded that Israel, the Middle East’s sole owner of nuclear arms, to join the treaty, stated Prince Faisal.
The minister also urged the international community to confront Iran over its violations of the nuclear deal, noting that it has amassed ten times the amount of enriched uranium than is allowed in the 2015 agreement.
