The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has participated in the work of the second session of the Preparatory Committee for the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference. Its delegation was headed by Ambassador Abdulmohsen Majed bin Khothaila, the permanent representative to the UN and international organizations in Geneva. During the committee's general discussion session, Ambassador bin Khothaila delivered a statement emphasizing the Kingdom's commitment to peaceful international cooperation for global prosperity, stability, and security. He stressed the importance of the NPT as the cornerstone of the non-proliferation system and the necessity of its full implementation to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons. The ambassador called for more effective international efforts to achieve the objectives and universality of the NPT and urged non-party states to join the treaty and subject all their nuclear facilities to the comprehensive safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Ambassador bin Khothaila stated that the responsibility for making the Middle East a nuclear-weapon-free zone lies with the international community, especially the sponsors of the 1995 resolution on the Middle East. He condemned the recent inflammatory statements and threats made by a member of the Israeli government regarding the use of nuclear weapons against the Palestinians, describing the statements as violations of international law and a threat to global peace and security. Source: Saudi Press Agency