Egypt: Cairo Reiterates Call for Israel's Joining of NPT

In his speech before the first committee of the General Assembly for getting rid of nuclear weapons, Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister of Egypt for Disarmament, International Security and Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy Ambassador Dr. Sameh Aboul-Enein reiterated that Egypt calls for Israel's joining of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

He also called for announcing the Middle East as a region free of weapons of mass destruction.

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