U.N. chief says atom treaty in crisis as members meet


  • World
  • Monday, 30 Apr 2007

VIENNA (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was suffering a crisis of confidence as member states met to mull how to prevent the pact from falling apart. 

Two years after the last NPT Review Conference ended in deadlock after wrangling over the agenda, 188 nations began an NPT Preparatory Committee, running until May 11, to help pave the way to the next full conference in 2010. 

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