**Egypt Warns of Nuclear Disarmament Stalemate and Condemns Israeli Actions in Gaza**

Cairo: Egypt has issued a warning regarding the ongoing stalemate in achieving nuclear disarmament and highlighted the grave implications of recent irresponsible Israeli statements suggesting the possible use of nuclear weapons in the Gaza Strip.

Badr Abdelatty, Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates, strongly condemned Israel’s systematic starvation policies and forced displacement of the Palestinian people. He described these actions as unprecedented violations of international law and international humanitarian law.

His remarks were made during his participation in the High-level Meeting to Commemorate and Promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, held on the sidelines of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 80).

The minister reaffirmed Egypt’s commitment to achieving the universality of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), especially in the Middle East. He emphasized that universal adoption of the NPT is the only guarantee to protect the peoples of the region from the dangers posed by nuclear weapons.

Abdelatty highlighted the significance of the 1995 Review and Extension Conference’s resolution on establishing a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons. He noted that this resolution is an integral part of the agreement that enabled the indefinite extension of the Treaty.

Furthermore, he underlined the importance of observing the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons to draw attention to the threats nuclear weapons pose to global peace and security. Abdelatty reiterated Egypt’s full support for the statements made by the Non-Aligned Movement, the African Group, and the Arab Group, all of which call for the elimination of nuclear threats.

The minister emphasized that nuclear-weapon states bear both a moral and legal responsibility, under the NPT, to dismantle their nuclear arsenals in a verifiable and irreversible manner. He stressed the urgent need for concrete steps towards nuclear disarmament to pave the way for the success of the upcoming 11th NPT Review Conference, particularly as 15 years have passed since the last conference adopted a final document.

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