Joint Statement of the Leaders of the Five Nuclear-Weapon States on Preventing Nuclear War and Avoiding Arms Races

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Joint Statement of the Leaders of the Five Nuclear-Weapon States on Preventing Nuclear War and Avoiding Arms Races is a joint statement about controlling the use of nuclear weapons, preventing nuclear war, and avoiding arms races, signed on January 3, 2022, by China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the five NPT-designated nuclear-weapon states and permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.

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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the joint statement.[1] Ma Zhaoxu, vice-minister of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in China, said in a media interview that the joint statement, the first by the leaders of the five countries on nuclear weapons, reflects the political will of the five countries to prevent nuclear war and sends a common voice to maintain global strategic stability and reduce the risk of nuclear conflict.[2]

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  1. ^ "联合国秘书长欢迎五个核武器国就防止核战争和避免军备竞赛发表联合声明". 联合国新闻 (in Simplified Chinese). 2022-01-03. Archived from the original on 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  2. ^ "外交部副部长马朝旭就五核国领导人防止核战争联合声明接受媒体采访 — 中华人民共和国外交部". www.fmprc.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2022-01-08. Retrieved 2022-01-08.