World News | The United States will host the 18th NATO Arms Control and Disarmament Conference today

washington [US]April 17 (ANI): The United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will co-host the 18th annual NATO Conference on Arms Control, Disarmament and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Non-Proliferation on Monday.

“This week, the US will co-host the 18th annual WMD Nonproliferation Conference with @NATO,” the State Department tweeted.

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“NATO allies, invitees and partners come together at a timely and important time to discuss ongoing challenges in international security and how the NATO alliance continues to strengthen the rules-based international order,” it added.

Meanwhile, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will speak at the opening of the meeting on Tuesday, the U.S. State Department said in a statement.

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The four-day meeting will be chaired by US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins and will be closed to the public.

“The meeting (April 17-20) will also be preceded by a high-level civil society public event in partnership with Howard University’s Ralph Bunch Center for International Affairs on arms control, disarmament, non-proliferation and other areas Evolving challenges. The global security landscape, and ideas on how to build a safer and more secure world,” the statement read.

“Since 2004, NATO has organized and co-hosted the annual NATO Conference on Arms Control, Disarmament, and WMD Nonproliferation, which provides senior An opportunity for informal discussions. The 18th Annual Meeting, the first to be held in North America, will include approximately 175 participants from more than 50 NATO allies, invitees, partners and international organizations,” the statement added.

According to a statement issued by NATO, the last NATO conference on arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) was held in Copenhagen, Denmark in September 2021.

Denmark and NATO hosted the 17th NATO Annual Meeting. (Arnie)

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