Attendance of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI at the 11th NPT Review Conference

TOKYO, May 19 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release:

On May 18, commencing at 10:25 a.m. local time (11:25 p.m. on May 18, Japan time), Ms. ERI Arfiya, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, who is visiting New York, the United States, attended the 11th Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and made remarks as the representative of the Japanese government.

At the outset, Parliamentary Vice-Minister ERI stated that Japan appreciates the leadership of the NPT Review Conference President, while noting that at this Conference, many delegations had underscored the importance of the NPT, as the cornerstone of the global nuclear disa...