1. The establishment of nuclear-weapon-free zones, based on Article VII of the NPT and The guidelines on establishing nuclear-weapon-free zones adopted by the United Nations Disarmament Commission in 1999 is of great significance in promoting nuclear disarmament, preventing proliferation of nuclear weapons and enhancing regional and global peace and security. It also constitutes an important step towards the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free world.
2. The international community should actively support efforts by relevant countries to establish nuclear-weapon-free zones on the basis of consultations among themselves and voluntary agreements in light of actual regional conditions.
3.The international community should faithfully implement the resolution on the Middle East adopted by the 1995 Review and Extension Conference. The NPT 2010 Review Conference decides to convene the Conference on establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction in 2012, which is an important step to implement the above mentioned resolution. The participation of all states in the region is crucial to the success of the conference.
4. The state parties to the Southeast Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty and nuclear-weapon states have reached agreement on the remaining issues of the Protocol to the Southeast Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty, which is conducive to the early signing and entry into force of the Protocol and is of great significance to promoting peace and security in Southeast Asia.
5.The nuclear-weapon States should undertake unconditionally not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear-weapon States or nuclearweapon-free zones and conclude an international legal instrument in this regard.
6.All nuclear-weapon States should respect the legal status of nuclear-weaponfree zones and sign and ratify the protocols of relevant treaties on nuclear-weaponfree zones. Concrete measures should be taken to implement the security assurances stipulated in all nuclear-weapon-free-zone treaties and relevant protocols.