India attaches highest priority to nuclear disarmament, Krishna tells UN

October 9th, 2009 VIENNA - The head of the international nuclear test ban organisation, Tibor Toth, Friday said the Nobel Prize for Peace awarded to Barack Obama would strengthen the US president on his "arduous path" towards nuclear disarmament. Toth, the executive secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) noted that Obama has declared his commitment to ratify the treaty.

September 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The International Commission on uclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament will hold its fourth egional meeting - for South Asia - in New Delhi on October 24. Participation in the two-day meeting will include several ommissioners, a number of Advisory Board members and some 20 xperts from around the region.

September 27th, 2009 UNITED NATIONS - India has made it clear that while it attaches "the highest priority" to the goal of nuclear disarmament, any international accord to achieve this goal cannot be discriminatory. "India attaches the highest priority to the goal of nuclear disarmament and has an impeccable non-proliferation record," External Affairs Minister S.M.

September 26th, 2009 UNITED NATIONS - Welcoming the renewed global debate on achieving a world free of nuclear weapons, India says it attaches "the highest priority" to nuclear disarmament and stands committed to safeguarding international peace and security. "India attaches the highest priority to the goal of nuclear disarmament and has an impeccable non-proliferation record," Indian External Affairs Minister S.M.

September 25th, 2009 NEW YORK - External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Friday said that India's "principled" stand on CTBT is not likely to change unless a number of other "developments" take place to address its concerns. During a high level conference on disarmament addressed by UN General Secretary Ban Ki Moon, India and eight other countries were asked to ratify the agreement so that it comes into force.

September 24th, 2009 PITTSBURGH - India has reacted sharply to the US backed United Nations security resolution on disarmament and non-proliferation, which was passed yesterday. Addressing reporters on the sidelines of G20 at Pittsburgh summit, Prime Minister's special envoy on Climate Change, Shyam Saran, who played an instrumental role in the finalization of the Indo US nuclear deal said: "We don't intend to be a party to the NPT as a non nuclear weapon state we have also said that we are committed to nuclear disarmament we have also reaffirmed our commitment to unilateral moratorium on nuclear testing so far as India's position is concerned that has been very clearly laid out." The resolution has asked all non-NPT states to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

September 18th, 2009 ASHGABAT - India and Turkmenistan on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on a programme of cooperation. The bilateral agreement was signed after delegation-level talks between visiting Indian External Affairs Minister S.M.Krishna and his Turkmenistan counterpart Rashid Meredov Both Krishna and Meredov signed the MOU.

September 9th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - Noting that disarmament is back on the global agenda, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon cautioned Wednesday that the "world is over-armed and peace is under-funded". Ban opened a disarmament conference at the former convent of San Hipolito in central Mexico City, and said that there are more than 20,000 nuclear weapons around the world, and that many of them may even be activated any time.

August 6th, 2009 SYDNEY - External Affairs minister S.M.Krishna on Thursday conveyed New Delhi's concerns to Australian authorities over the recent attacks on Indian students. Krishna received assurance of a firm action against all perpetrators of attacks on Indian students during his meet with New South Wales (NSW) Premier Nathan Rees.

July 23rd, 2009 ON BOARD SPECIAL AIRCRAFT - Unfazed by the G8 restrictions on transfer of enrichment and reprocessing technology (ENR), External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday said India will proceed according to the clean waiver it has received from the Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG).

July 4th, 2009 TOKYO - External Affairs Minister S. M Krishna, who is on a four-day visit to Japan, on Saturday inaugurated the new chancery building of the Indian Embassy in Tokyo.

July 3rd, 2009 TOKYO - India and Japan on Friday agreed to cooperate on pressing global issues of climate change, disarmament and non-proliferation while moving ahead in negotiations to stitch a comprehensive economic partnership pact. External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, who is in Tokyo on a four-day visit, held wide-ranging discussions with the Japanese side on the entire gamut of bilateral relations during the third strategic dialogue he co-chaired with his counterpart Hirofumi Nakasone.

July 3rd, 2009 TOKYO/NEW DELHI - India and Japan, the only country to have been attacked by atomic bombs, Friday decided to work together for an early conclusion of the Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT) and to fast-track negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement. External Affairs Minister S.M.

July 3rd, 2009 TOKYO/NEW DELHI - India and Japan Friday held their third annual strategic dialogue in Tokyo and decided to fast-track negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement. External Affairs Minister S.M.

June 11th, 2009 NEW YORK - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Thursday criticised North Korea for pursuing its nuclear ambitions and hampering the global campaign for nuclear disarmament. Ban, a former South Korean foreign minister, said the nuclear test conducted by North Korea in May and subsequent launches of ballistic missiles ran counter to disarmament.