Nuclear Security Summit Determines Essential Elements of Global Nuclear Security System

International Energy Network News: The first Nuclear Security Summit, which concluded in Washington on the 13th, determined the goals of international nuclear security instruments such as the revised Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism as the core of the global nuclear security system. Substantive elements.

The Nuclear Security Summit confirmed the importance of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism as an important legally binding multilateral instrument to deal with the threat of nuclear terrorism.

The Nuclear Security Summit also recognized the importance of the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material as the only legally binding multilateral agreement on the physical protection of nuclear material used for peaceful purposes, and the role of its 2005 Amendment in strengthening global security. value.

The parties to the Convention participating in the summit will be committed to achieving universal compliance and, where feasible, promoting the ratification process of the Convention amendments and taking actions for their early implementation. The parties to the Convention at the meeting called on all countries to abide by the object and purpose of the amendment before it enters into force. In addition, the participating States Parties to the Convention will, under appropriate circumstances and upon request, provide assistance to other countries in the implementation of the Convention and its amendments.

Leaders or representatives of 47 countries, as well as heads of international and regional organizations such as the United Nations, the International Atomic Energy Agency and the European Union, attended this multilateral summit specifically on nuclear security issues to jointly discuss plans and measures to ensure the safety of nuclear materials and facilities.