On August 6th Cuban Ambassador Mario Alzugaray take part in in a event to commemorate the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Cuba confirms the highest priority on the field of disarmament and especially to the elimination of atomic weapons, which was demonstrated by the presentation of the ratification instrument of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons on January 30th. Cuba was the fifth country to ratify the agreement.
This international legal instrument obliges its States Parties not to develop, test, produce, manufacture, acquire in any other way, possess or store nuclear explosive devices and weapons.
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, adopted with the vote in favor of 122 Member States of the UN on July 17, 2017, pursues the goal of reaching a world free of these lethal artifacts. But it can only become effective once 50 nations have completed their national ratification processes.
On numerous occasions, Cuba has warned about the threat presented by nuclear weapons to the existence of the human species, as well as the catastrophic consequences of its use. (Embacuba NZ)