Posted by Editor on February 24, 2026 – 2:33 pm
Sri Lanka reaffirmed its robust dedication to international disarmament and the elimination of nuclear weapons on the high-level section of the Convention on Disarmament held in Geneva on February 23, 2026.
The high-level section of the Convention on Disarmament started in Geneva on February 23, 2026, below the presidency of Omar Zniber of Morocco. The session will proceed till February 25, 2026.
Sri Lanka’s Minister of International Affairs, International Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, addressed the Convention by a video message on the opening day. In his assertion, he harassed the significance of strengthening the multilateral system to face present international challenges and to make sure lasting peace and safety for each current and future generations.
Reaffirming Sri Lanka’s dedication to international disarmament objectives, Minister Herath recalled the nation’s energetic function in worldwide disarmament efforts over time. He famous that as a growing island nation from the World South, Sri Lanka has persistently supported initiatives aimed toward lowering international arms.
The Minister highlighted Sri Lanka’s agency place on stopping an arms race in outer house and known as for the whole elimination of nuclear weapons. He additionally expressed continued help for establishing Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones within the Center East.
He additional identified that Sri Lanka stays involved concerning the affect of rising applied sciences on Worldwide Humanitarian Regulation. On this context, he reiterated Sri Lanka’s name for the early begin of negotiations on a legally binding settlement to ban Deadly Autonomous Weapons Techniques.
António Guterres, Secretary-Common of the United Nations, additionally addressed the Convention. He emphasised the necessity for renewed dedication to multilateralism amid present geopolitical tensions.
International Ministers of Armenia, Cuba, Indonesia, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, and Norway delivered statements in individual on February 23, 2026. The Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Arms Management and Non-Proliferation of the USA Division of State and the Government Secretary of the Complete Nuclear-Check-Ban Treaty Group additionally addressed the assembly. A number of different leaders took half by video messages.
Sri Lanka was represented on the high-level section by Sumith Dassanayake, Everlasting Consultant of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva and different worldwide organizations in Switzerland.
The Convention on Disarmament was acknowledged by the Tenth Particular Session on Disarmament of the United Nations Common Meeting in 1978 as the one multilateral disarmament negotiating discussion board of the worldwide neighborhood.
The Convention has 65 member states, together with the 5 nuclear-weapon states, and Sri Lanka has been a member since 1978.
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