United States And China Hold Informal Consultations On Nuclear Weapons Issues
Date
6/23/2024 7:34:37 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Alimat Aliyeva
The United States and China held informal consultations on
nuclear weapons in Shanghai in March for the first time in five
years, Azernews reports.
According to the information, these contacts were organized by
David Santoro, president of the Pacific Forum think tank in Hawaii.
The meeting was attended by several former officials and
researchers from the American side, as well as scientists and
analysts, including retired military personnel, from the Chinese
side.
According to the agency, the Chinese delegation concluded at the
consultations that it would not resort to threats related to the
use of nuclear weapons in the event of a conflict around
Taiwan.
A State Department official told the agency that although they
were aware of this, they did not participate in the
consultations.
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