Libya’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Taher El-Sunni, held talks with his Qatari counterpart Alya Al-Thani. They discussed joint preparations for the first meeting of the conference aimed at establishing a Middle East free of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction.
The conference is scheduled to take place in Doha this June, under Libya’s chairmanship.
El-Sunni described the meeting as fruitful. He mentioned that they also covered several other shared issues, including the political situation in Libya and the role of the UN mission in the upcoming period.
Additionally, the two diplomats discussed the latest developments in Gaza and the efforts to achieve a ceasefire and end the ongoing conflict.
Earlier this month, Libya chaired meetings of the Working Group of the Conference on the Establishment of a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East in New York.
According to Libya’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Ambassador Taher Mohamed El-Sonni, as the President of the Fourth Session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East, chaired the second meeting of the Working Group, in coordination with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs in New York.
The mission explained that these meetings, held over three days, addressed the agenda item “Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy,” during which several scientific papers were presented by a group of experts from specialized international organizations.
The committee discussed, according to the mission, the frameworks and current global arrangements for peaceful uses and best practices and lessons learned regarding peaceful uses in other regions of the world, in addition to the priorities of Middle Eastern countries regarding peaceful uses, safety and security practices, and potential institutional arrangements for peaceful uses within the region’s future framework.
This engagement underscores Libya’s commitment to regional disarmament efforts and its active role in promoting peace and security in the Middle East.
