The Russian draft resolution included language that acknowledged and strongly supported the planned 2012 ME WMDFZ conference. In explaining its draft resolution, Russia said that it would be useful to use the current session of the General Conference “as a forum to give a positive impetus” to the preparations and work of that conference by asking all the Middle Eastern member states to commit to attending it. Russia withdrew the draft resolution due to lack of support.

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IAEA 56th General Conference, Vienna, Austria. September 17, 2012