Nuclear Security Summit 2016 to begin tomorrow in Washington

Washington, (IINA) - The 2016 Nuclear Security Summit aimed to bring the international community together in order to combat the threat of nuclear terrorism around the globe will begin tomorrow in Washington, WAM reported.
The Summit will provide a forum for world leaders to reinforce commitments at the highest levels, to enhance the security of their nuclear and radiological materials and to combat nuclear terrorism.
The two-day event will see the participation of 53 heads of states, including six Arab countries, in addition to representatives from UN Organizations and the International Atomic Energy Agency, as well as the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) and the European Union.
The Summit will discuss the international and institutional measures to strengthen nuclear security in the world, as well as encourage states capable of securing the protection of nuclear materials to assist other nations to do so. It will also look into strengthening the role of international and regional institutions to curb the spread of nuclear materials.
The first Nuclear Security Summit was held in Washington in 2010, and was followed by additional Summits in Seoul in 2012, and The Hague in 2014.
These Summits achieved tangible improvements in the security of nuclear materials and stronger international institutions that support nuclear security.
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