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Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzia, said the entire world looks forward to Israel's accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. During a UN Security Council session on nuclear non-proliferation, Nebenzia said, "We are a little surprised by Israel's request to participate in our meeting, held under the title 'Nuclear Non-Proliferation.."
He added, "We want to believe that this decision indicates the possibility of this country joining the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which is what the whole world wants to see."
In a related context, Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations announced that Russia, China, and Pakistan had distributed to the Security Council member states an updated draft resolution on the escalation between Iran and Israel, taking into account recent developments. The three countries had previously submitted a draft resolution condemning the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
Nebenzia said during the session, "Today we are proposing to our colleagues in the Council an updated text that takes into account recent developments and aims to achieve a permanent ceasefire, as well as to supervise the ceasefire."
Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations also called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) not to use evasive language regarding the strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, and for the agency to refer to the countries involved. Those involved in carrying out these attacks are named.
During a UN Security Council session on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, Nebenzia said, "The leadership of the International Atomic Energy Agency must not be satisfied with evasive language and fragmented information, but must provide detailed reports on the attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities under the agency's safeguards."
He added, "At the same time, it is extremely important to call things by their names and directly point to those who carried out the attacks in violation of the UN and IAEA charters."
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