“There can be no winners in a nuclear war,” say Russia and China

Russia and Chinaboth permanent members of the Security Council of the UNreiterated today that there can be no winners in a nuclear war and that this must never be unleashed, while calling for a reduction in current tensions between the nuclear powers amid the Russian military campaign in Ukraine.

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“The parties reiterate that there can be no winners in a nuclear war and that it must never break out”the two countries said in a joint statement after a meeting in the Kremlin between the presidents of Russia and China, Vladimir Putin, and Xi Jinping.

In the document, adopted after the second day of Russian-Chinese negotiations, the leaders ask the five signatory countries of the joint declaration on the prevention of nuclear war and an arms race of January 2022 (USA, Russia, China, France, the United Kingdom) to follow its key postulates.

This includes, they add, “the effective reduction of the risk of nuclear war and any armed conflict between States that possess nuclear weapons.”

“In the context of deteriorating relations between nuclear powers, measures to reduce strategic risks should be organically integrated into overall efforts to reduce tensions between states, create more constructive relations and minimize the reasons for the emergence of contradictions. in the field of securitythey maintain.

Moscow and Beijing further confirmed in the joint statement that the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is the cornerstone of the international mechanisms for nuclear disarmament and the international regime for non-proliferation.

They also reaffirmed their commitment to their obligations under this treaty and assured that they will continue to coordinate efforts to preserve and strengthen the treaty in order to maintain international peace and security.

Source: Elcomercio

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