UN General Assembly
2020

This is also why we have firmly enshrined the issue of climate and security on the Security Council’s agenda in recent months. And we’re delighted that Norway, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico and others will continue to work on this when they are members of the Security Council next year. Ladies and gentlemen, We can continue to violate arms control treaties — thereby destroying trust that has been built up over many decades. Or we can put nuclear disarmament and non proliferation back on the international agenda — as we have done in recent months, not least with a view to the upcoming Review Conference of the Non-Proliferation Treaty. Europe’s efforts to promote the nuclear agreement with Iran must also be seen in this context. Yes, we share the concerns about the end of the arms embargo as long as Iran threatens Israel and destabilises the entire region from Lebanon to Syria to Yemen.