Hanoi, April 28 -- The 11th Review Conference of the NPT is an event of particular importance in the context of an increasingly complex global security situation and intensifying strategic competition among major powers, while multilateral arms control and disarmament mechanisms are facing numerous challenges.

The NPT, signed in 1968 and entering into force in 1970, currently has 191 member states. It is one of the foundational international treaties underpinning today's global security order, with three main pillars, including preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons; promoting nuclear disarmament; and ensuring the right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

Since the NPT came into force, the Review Conferences have been ...