U.S. urges Arab states to drop Israel nuclear treaty demand

Reuters
September 14, 2010

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The U.S. envoy to the UN atomic watchdog urged Arab states on Monday to withdraw a resolution calling on Israel to sign an anti-nuclear arms treaty, warning it would send a negative signal to Middle East peace talks.

Arab countries, backed by Iran, are seeking to build on a victory at an assembly meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency last year when they narrowly won support for a non-binding resolution calling on Israel to join the Non-Proliferation treaty.

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They are expected to propose a similar text to this year’s meeting of the 151-nation assembly starting on Sept. 20, diplomats say.

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