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- 1North Korea tells UN its nuclear status is irreversible▼DPR Korea tells UN its nuclear status is ‘irreversible’, rejects outside pressure
North Korea, formally the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, has told the United Nations that its status as a nuclear-armed state is 'irreversible' and rejected outside pressure over its weapons programme. The declaration signals Pyongyang has no intention of negotiating away its arsenal, and comes amid renewed international concern over its missile tests and deepening standoff with the US and its allies.
- 2Kazakhstan's nuclear diplomacy pitched as model for Iran talks●Kazakhstan’s nuclear diplomacy experience offers a rare model as talks over Iran’s uranium stockpile face growing techni
Kazakhstan's experience with nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation diplomacy is being put forward as a rare working model as international talks over Iran's uranium stockpile run into growing technical and political obstacles. Analysts point to Kazakhstan's post-Soviet decision to give up its nuclear arsenal and its role in arms control negotiations as lessons for resolving the Iranian standoff.
- 3Tokayev urges renewed nuclear talks as Kazakhstan marks test site closure●Tokayev has called for renewed negotiations among nuclear powers as Kazakhstan marks 35 years since the closure of the S
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has called on nuclear-armed states to return to negotiations, marking 35 years since the closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site. He warned that international arms-control safeguards are weakening, arguing that the risks of renewed nuclear escalation are growing and that Kazakhstan's history makes its voice on disarmament especially relevant.