Joint Statement in Connection with Dr. El Baradei’s Call for a New Security Paradigm
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2007/05/25 00:00
Adopted on 25 May 2007, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
We, members of GPPAC-NEA, met in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to consider issues related to conducting a civil society forum in support of Six-Party Talks and promoting a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in the region. In connection with the statement by Dr. Mohamed El-Baradei, Director-General of IAEA at the International Conference on the Prevention of Nuclear Catastrophe, we make the following statement:
1. We fully agree with Dr. El Baradei that the nuclear non-proliferation regime is faltering, and that there is a need for a new security paradigm in which nuclear weapons are “universally banned, morally abhorred and their futility unmasked.”
2. We support the idea that special efforts need to be taken to start talks on the conclusion of a Nuclear Weapons Convention that would outlaw and eliminate nuclear weapons worldwide, much like the conventions on biological and chemical weapons and landmines.
3. We also believe that efforts need to be taken to establish new Nuclear-Weapon-Free zones, including in Northeast Asia, that would promote strengthening of nuclear non-proliferation and the achievement of nuclear disarmament.
4. We believe that the decisions taken by Ulaanbaatar meeting of GPPAC-NEA will contribute to the promotion of the new security paradigm
List of Participants:
Seoul Focal Point Ms. Jungeun PARK – People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy Mr. Kiho YI – Sungkonghoe University / Nautilus at Seoul Prof. Younghee SHIM – Hanyang University Mr. Jongmoo LEE – Korean Sharing Movement
Beijing Focal Point Mr. Duming CHEN – Chinese People’s Association for Peace & Development Mr. Zhigang CAO – Chinese People’s Association for Peace & Development
Shanghai Focal Point Prof. Huasheng ZHAO – Fudan University
Taipei Focal Point Prof. Szu-chien HSU – Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica (IPSAS) Prof. Mei-lin PAN – National Chiao Tung University Prof. Chih-kuang WU – Fu Jen Catholic University
Vladivostok Focal Point Mr. Vadim GAPONENKO – Maritime State University
Tokyo Focal Point Mr. Jun SASAMOTO – Japanese Lawyers International Solidarity Association
Kyoto Focal Point Prof. Hiroshi ANDO – Nonviolent Peaceforce Japan
Ulaanbaatar Focal Point Amb. Jargalsaikhan ENKHSAIKHAN – Institute for Strategic Studies of Mongolia; Blue Banner Prof. Tsokhio ADYASUREN – Environmental Education and Research Institute Mr. Damba GANBAT – Academy of Political Education
Resource Persons Mr. Bohyuk SUH – Korea National Strategy Institute (KNSI) Mr. Alyn WARE – International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms Dr. Wade HUNTLY – Simons Centre for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Research, Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Colombia
Regional Initiator Mr. Tatsuya YOSHIOKA –Peace Boat
Regional Secretariat Mr. Akira KAWASAKI – Peace Boat Ms. Jinhye CHO – Peace Boat Mr. Stacy HUGHES – Peace Boat
We, members of GPPAC-NEA, met in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to consider issues related to conducting a civil society forum in support of Six-Party Talks and promoting a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in the region. In connection with the statement by Dr. Mohamed El-Baradei, Director-General of IAEA at the International Conference on the Prevention of Nuclear Catastrophe, we make the following statement:
1. We fully agree with Dr. El Baradei that the nuclear non-proliferation regime is faltering, and that there is a need for a new security paradigm in which nuclear weapons are “universally banned, morally abhorred and their futility unmasked.”
2. We support the idea that special efforts need to be taken to start talks on the conclusion of a Nuclear Weapons Convention that would outlaw and eliminate nuclear weapons worldwide, much like the conventions on biological and chemical weapons and landmines.
3. We also believe that efforts need to be taken to establish new Nuclear-Weapon-Free zones, including in Northeast Asia, that would promote strengthening of nuclear non-proliferation and the achievement of nuclear disarmament.
4. We believe that the decisions taken by Ulaanbaatar meeting of GPPAC-NEA will contribute to the promotion of the new security paradigm
List of Participants:
Seoul Focal Point Ms. Jungeun PARK – People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy Mr. Kiho YI – Sungkonghoe University / Nautilus at Seoul Prof. Younghee SHIM – Hanyang University Mr. Jongmoo LEE – Korean Sharing Movement
Beijing Focal Point Mr. Duming CHEN – Chinese People’s Association for Peace & Development Mr. Zhigang CAO – Chinese People’s Association for Peace & Development
Shanghai Focal Point Prof. Huasheng ZHAO – Fudan University
Taipei Focal Point Prof. Szu-chien HSU – Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica (IPSAS) Prof. Mei-lin PAN – National Chiao Tung University Prof. Chih-kuang WU – Fu Jen Catholic University
Vladivostok Focal Point Mr. Vadim GAPONENKO – Maritime State University
Tokyo Focal Point Mr. Jun SASAMOTO – Japanese Lawyers International Solidarity Association
Kyoto Focal Point Prof. Hiroshi ANDO – Nonviolent Peaceforce Japan
Ulaanbaatar Focal Point Amb. Jargalsaikhan ENKHSAIKHAN – Institute for Strategic Studies of Mongolia; Blue Banner Prof. Tsokhio ADYASUREN – Environmental Education and Research Institute Mr. Damba GANBAT – Academy of Political Education
Resource Persons Mr. Bohyuk SUH – Korea National Strategy Institute (KNSI) Mr. Alyn WARE – International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms Dr. Wade HUNTLY – Simons Centre for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Research, Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Colombia
Regional Initiator Mr. Tatsuya YOSHIOKA –Peace Boat
Regional Secretariat Mr. Akira KAWASAKI – Peace Boat Ms. Jinhye CHO – Peace Boat Mr. Stacy HUGHES – Peace Boat
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