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Current Foreign Ministry position statements on non-proliferation
Cuban Positions on NPT
Reasons why Cuba would not join NPT:
- Discriminatory. Guarantees nuclear monopoly of certain states, thereby violating principle of equality of states.
- Insufficient. Has not eliminated nuclear weapons. US is major obstacle. Need for a Multilateral Convention on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.
- Cuba’s civilian nuclear installations were voluntarily submitted to IAEA verification, strengthened by Cuba’s signature of an Additional Protocol (first non-signatory to the NPT to accede to the Protocol).
Summary :
http://www.cip.cu/webcip/eventos/serv_espec/crisis_oct/posiciones/cuba_desarme.html
FM spokesperson on reasons:
http://www.cubavision.cubaweb.cu/documentos_detalles.asp?ID=107
Perez Roque statement to UN GA, 14 Sep 2002:
http://www0.un.org/webcast/ga/57/statements/020914cubaE.htm
Cuban letter to SG of 2000 NPT review conference:
http://www.opanal.org/NPT-TNP/Statements/Cuba.htm
Working paper submitted to PrepCom of 2005 NPT review conference:
http://www.cubaminrex.cu/English/Multilateral/Cuba%20Working%20Paper%20on%20NPT.htm
Cuban Statements at UN GA
First Committee: Disarmament and International Security
2000:
2001:
2002:
ambassador’s statement:
http://www.un.int/cuba/Pages/bruno1racomision011002_esp.htm
2004:
Cuba & biological weapons
UN GA – First Committee
2001:
http://www.un.int/cuba/Pages/leon56ps1racomision311001misiles-ing.htm
2002 :
http://www.un.int/cuba/Pages/benitez57ps1ra%20comision221002_ing.htm
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