Mr. President;
We congratulate you on your election. You can count on the Cuban delegation to work towards the success of the Tenth Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). We endorse the statement delivered by Azerbaijan, on behalf of the NAM Group of Member States which are party to the NPT.
Mr. Chair;
We endorse the statement delivered by Indonesia on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
We congratulate you on your election as Chairman of the Disarmament Commission for this year's substantive session. We extend our congratulations to the members of the Bureau and the chairs of the working groups.
Mr. Chairman;
We endorse Indonesia's statement on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Cuba reiterates its commitment to general and complete disarmament, in particular nuclear disarmament.
We attach great importance to the regional and subregional initiatives in this field, including the establishment of nuclear-weapon-free zones.
Mr. Chairman,
We associate ourselves with Indonesia's statement on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
There is an urgent need for compliance with the legally binding commitments that make up the disarmament and arms control architecture.
Mr. Chairman,
We endorse the statement delivered by Indonesia on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Mr. President,
We align ourselves with the statement pronounced by Mexico on behalf of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
The importance of holding this high-level meeting is reinforced in light of the continuous modernization and expansion of nuclear arsenals, in a context in which the millions of dollars of resources devoted to this field must be redirected to efforts to address the current global crisis, exacerbated by COVID-19 and affecting every sphere of life.
Mr. Chairman,
We appreciate the presentation of the 2019 IAEA Annual Report and draft resolution A/75/L.9.
We wish to begin by acknowledging the efforts made by the Agency in support of its Member States in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. We highlight the leadership and organizational resilience of the Technical Secretariat in the midst of the pandemic. Cuba also recognizes and supports its important work and its contribution to peace and sustainable development.
Mr. Chairman,
Mr. Chairman,
The threat of an arms race in outer space, the continuous development and improvement of space weapons and the presence of war material in space undermine the realization of the peaceful aspirations of peoples, particularly the smallest countries, to benefit from the potential of space technologies for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
Mr. Chairman,
We share the goal of general and complete disarmament, in particular nuclear disarmament, as the highest priority in this area. We call for the implementation of other disarmament and international security measures.
A renewed commitment is needed to make progress in multilaterally agreed, legally binding initiatives, to prohibit the militarization of outer space, cyberspace and lethal autonomous weapons; as well as to regulate military combat drones.
Mr. Chairman,
We endorse the statement delivered by Indonesia on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
We gather today, in an unprecedented international scenario, where the COVID-19 pandemic is a challenge posed to all, generating a crisis of several and devastating effects not only for health but also on economy, trade and our societies in general, while nuclear stockpile is being modernized and enlarged, under the pretext of concepts or military doctrines of defense and security, which continue to threaten humanity.
