By NNN-KUNA,
Vienna : Member countries of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) have announced their support for an Arab proposal to be presented at the 52nd International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) conference in Vienna, calling on Israel to join the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NNPT).
Cuban envoy Norma Goicochea Estenoz is reported to have sent a message regarding the issue to IAEA Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei last Friday.
The 52nd IAEA is to discuss the Arab proposal and will be entitled “Israel’s Nuclear Capabilities.”
Countries in the West, especially the United States have thwarted Arab attempts through the years, to establish an international decision that would oblige Israel to have its nuclear installations inspected by the IAEA.
While Tel Aviv claims that its weapons poise no danger to the region, Arab countries are convinced that while it maintains the right to own these weapons, a dangerous race for nuclear possession in the already troubled region will exist.