As the President of the Conference, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh M Shameem Ahsan urged the Member States to revitalise multilateral negotiations in pursuit of the disarmament goals. Paying his deep tribute to the victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings on its 75th anniversary this year, Ambassador Ahsan emphasised on upholding and strengthening the global disarmament architecture. Representative of other member states stressed upon addressing the challenges that have led to the stalemates in the work of the Conference as well as in arms control and disarmament. Once in nearly 11 years, the opportunity to preside over the Conference on Disarmament rotates among its Member States. This Conference is recognised as a significant body in disarmament discourse with all nine nuclear states figuring among its 65 members, said the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh in Geneva.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 14, 2020 10:18 UTC