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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.

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

"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.

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.