Tokyo, May 25 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government expressed disappointment on Monday after the latest U.N. conference reviewing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty failed to adopt an outcome document. The failure is “extremely regrettable,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said at a press conference. He also said that the discussions at the conference reaffirmed the importance of the NPT as the cornerstone of the nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation regime. “We will persistently and steadily advance realistic and practical efforts” toward a world free of nuclear weapons, Kihara said. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
Japan Calls NPT Talks Collapse Regrettable
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