Iran's Nuclear Programme

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office – in the House of Commons am 2:30 pm ar 24 Chwefror 2009.

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Photo of Jeremy Corbyn Jeremy Corbyn Llafur, Islington North 2:30, 24 Chwefror 2009

Does the Minister not agree that this might be a good opportunity to launch the idea of a nuclear-free middle east, which would involve the non-development of nuclear weapons by any existing states in the middle east and, of course, nuclear disarmament by the only nuclear-armed state in the region, namely Israel? Does he not also agree that this year's forthcoming non-proliferation treaty preparatory committee, or prepcom, would be a good time to launch such an initiative?