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Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Marian Hobbs has welcomed Iran's signing of an additional protocol to its Nuclear Safeguards Agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna overnight.

The government very much welcomes the launch of the Independent Commission on Weapons of Mass Destruction, Disarmament and Arms Control Minister, Marian Hobbs said today.

Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Marian Hobbs has welcomed the news that Iran has agreed to cooperate fully with the international community over its nuclear programme.

The Government’s priority is the elimination of all weapons of mass destruction; nuclear weapons in particular, but also chemical and biological weapons.

Launch of a brochure published for the Ministry of Education by the Peace Foundation, Wellington

Disarmament Minister Marian Hobbs has welcomed the news that the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organisation has certified the National Radiation Laboratory in Christchurch.

STATEMENT MADE ON BEHALF OF BRAZIL, EGYPT, IRELAND, MEXICO, SOUTH AFRICA, SWEDEN AND NEW ZEALAND.

On this, the 6th Anniversary of the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention, we are gathered here to answer a vital question. Is our Convention doing what it needs to do?

"The report is a 'wake-up call' and presents some challenging conclusions that are a valuable contribution to building knowledge on this topic in the international arena and the continuing domestic debate in New Zealand," Aid and Disarmament and Arms Control Minister, Marian Hobbs said.

New Zealand is giving an extra $20,000 to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to help countries protect their nuclear material, Disarmament Minister Marian Hobbs announced today.

Thank you for marching for peace

Thank you for working for peace

This last year has been a particularly difficult time for multilateral disarmament. Many of the most sensitive international issues – Iraq, the Middle East, North Korea, and India/Pakistan – have had as a common element the possession and possible use of weapons of mass destruction. But perversely there seems to be little public clamour for governments to dispose of their weapons of mass destruction.