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H.E Sadiq Marafi delivered Statement on behalf of the Gulf Cooperation Council at the First Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty Review Conference

State of Kuwait Ambassador to Austria & Permanent Representative to the United Nations H.E. Sadiq Marafi has delivered today a statement on behalf of the Gulf Cooperation Council at the

First Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty Review Conference that is held in Vienna form the 2 - 12 May, 2017.

The Gulf Cooperation Council has called in it's Statement for universality of the Non - Proliferation Treaty, and stressed that all non member states must join the treaty as Nonnuclear Weapon 

States, including Israel.

For full Statement please Click here! (Arabic Version)

Kuwait Participates in Meeting of Senior Arab Officials in charge of Nuclear Weapons Issues Committee

The 41st meeting of the Committee of Senior Arab Officials in charge of Nuclear Weapons and other Weapons of Mass Destruction kicked off on Tuesday at the headquarters of the Arab League General Secretariat in Cairo.

The State of Kuwait is taking part in the meeting with a delegation headed by H.E. Sadiq Marafi, Kuwait's ambassador to Austria and the permanent representative to the United Nations in Vienna. The delegation also includes Mr.Ali Al-Wazan, third Secretary of the Embassy of the State of Kuwait.

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Remarks by H.E. Sadiq Marafi during the 60th session of the United Nations' Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)

Kuwait's Ambassador to Austria and Permanent Envoy to the United Nations, Sadiq Marafi, delivered a speech during the 60^th session of the United Nations' Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), stating that the legalization of certain types of narcotic drugs, buoyed by rampant technology, represents a serious challenge that has given way to increased crime.

H.E. Sadiq Marafi also noted that the distribution and sale of drugs is an infraction of international agreements that prohibit such practices, adding that it also constitutes a threat to global peace and security.

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Embassy of the State of Kuwait & Permanent Mission to the UN celebrate Kuwait's National Days

Kuwait Embassy and Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Vienna celebrated Kuwait’s 56th National Day, 26th Liberation Anniversary, and the 11th occasion of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah’s rule of the country.

In Vienna, the Embassy of the State of Kuwait & Permanent Mission to the United Nations held celebrations under the supervision of Ambassador Sadiq Marafi with the attendance of senior Austrian officials as well as Arab and Foreign diplomats.

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