Parliament
Prohibition of Nuclear weapons treaty ratified
Koroi Tadulala May 29, 2020 10:15 am
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum. [File Photo]
Parliament has unanimously voted to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear weapons.
The treaty sets out a comprehensive set of prohibitions against participating in any nuclear weapon activity.
While moving his motion in Parliament, Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum clarified that the treaty also prohibits the deployment of nuclear weapons on national territory.
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