Oman Chairs Consultative Meeting at UN Ahead of Middle East WMD-Free Zone Conference
Muscat, The Gulf Observer: The Sultanate of Oman has chaired a consultative meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York to discuss preparations for the Seventh Session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction, scheduled to be held from November 16 to 20.
The meeting was chaired by His Excellency Ambassador Omar bin Saeed Al Kathiri, Permanent Representative of Oman to the United Nations and President of the Seventh Session. Representatives of member states and the UN Secretariat also participated in the discussions.
The consultations focused on key organisational and substantive preparations for the upcoming conference, including the proposed programme of work and the outcomes of the Working Committee’s year-long consultations on establishing the envisioned zone.
The discussions aimed to advance preparations for the session and maintain diplomatic engagement among participating states on the establishment of a Middle East region free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction.
Oman’s leadership of the Seventh Session reflects its commitment to promoting regional consensus and sustaining diplomatic efforts towards this objective.
The initiative is intended to contribute to strengthening regional stability and security through dialogue, cooperation and progress towards eliminating weapons of mass destruction from the Middle East.
