Ambassador Jim Kelly, a regional organization for a WMD Free Zone in the Middle East
Channel: Middle East Treaty Organization (METO)
Date: 2021-10-28

The Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN in New York in collaboration with the Middle East Treaty Organization hosted a UN General Assembly First Committee side event on October 28, 2021. During the event a new model for a Draft Treaty was presented, which includes a regional layer of verification.
Jim Kelly, Deputy Permanent Representative of Ireland to the UN set the scene, speaking about Ireland's history of involvement in disarmament fora and Ireland's support for the WMDFZ.