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International relations
- We, the Member States of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI) - Australia, Canada, Chile, Germany, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, the Philippines, Poland, Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates renew and consolidate our commitment to building positive momentum towards the 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and the full implementation of this Treaty.
- As we enter the ninth decade since the use of nuclear weapons in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we reinforce our shared commitment to achieving the goal of a world without nuclear weapons. Taking note of the high-level commemoration of the 80th year since the atomic bombings of these cities last year and concerned about growing risks of nuclear war, we reiterate that it is in the interest of all nations to extend the 80 years period of non-use of nuclear weapons by making every effort to prevent nuclear war and working towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons.
- We reaffirm our shared commitment to the NPT as the essential foundation for the achievement of nuclear disarmament, as the cornerstone of the global nuclear non-proliferation regime, and as the basis for the development of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, science, and technology. The Treaty’s integrity and credibility depend on the sustained commitment of its States parties to its universalization and effective implementation across all three interrelated and mutually-reinforcing pillars, underpinned by the maintenance and strengthening of the NPT regime.
- The Treaty’s record demonstrates its continued relevance and significant successes: it has substantially constrained the proliferation of nuclear weapons, established the framework that has enabled significant historical reductions in global nuclear arsenals, and through the indispensable role of the IAEA, enabled States to benefit from the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, science, and technology in a safe, secure, and safeguarded manner. In this context, we underline the importance of respecting the mandate, technical authority and independence of the Agency. Yet this record cannot be taken for granted, as the international community is confronted with one of the most critical junctures in shaping whether past progress can be sustained and translated into further movement towards a world without nuclear weapons.
- Noting with concern that the expiry of the Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (New START) in February 2026 leaves the world without any legally binding, verifiable agreements between nuclear-weapon States on the size or deployment of nuclear arsenals, we call for the urgent development of new, verifiable arms control arrangements by nuclear-weapon States, consistent with disarmament obligations under the NPT, that address contemporary nuclear arms control challenges and prevent a nuclear arms race, including through measures that sustain predictability, transparency, and restraint as such new arrangements are pursued.
- In the face of the recent deterioration in the international security landscape, we will pursue concrete progress at the 11th Review Conference and beyond. We affirm the continuity and durability of the NPT and the central role of the review process in promoting accountability and transparency, and will seek a consensus outcome at the Review Conference that recognises and reinforces the Treaty’s authority and our collective resolve to advance full and balanced implementation across all three pillars. We urge all States parties to come together on this endeavour. States parties bear a continuing responsibility to advance full implementation and to strengthen the credibility of the Treaty in all circumstances.
- To contribute constructively to this effort, the NPDI has submitted a joint working paper entitled “Recommendations for consideration by the eleventh Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons” setting out forward-looking, balanced and substantive proposals. In this context, the NPDI attaches particular importance to strengthening transparency and accountability through enhanced reporting mechanisms, including the use of a standard reporting template as well as to nuclear risk reduction. Accordingly, all States, in particular the nuclear-weapon States, are called upon to demonstrate concrete actions and fulfil their obligations under the NPT.
- The international community can choose unity over division even under such challenging circumstances. In this spirit, we urge all States parties to the NPT to engage in dialogue and cooperation with a forward-looking mindset and to reaffirm their political resolve to upholding and building on the progress made throughout the history of the NPT. It is in the best interests of all States parties to the NPT to maintain the validity of all existing commitments undertaken to further advance the disarmament and non-proliferation agenda. We are determined to strengthen the implementation of NPT obligations and rebuild the momentum of the NPT Review Process at the 11th NPT Review Conference, working together with all States parties to the NPT.