The Iranian ambassador and permanent representative in Geneva stressed the important role of the disarmament conference and said that the realization of the goals and tasks of this institution requires strong political will.

Iran Press/Europe: Iranian envoy Ismail Baghaei Hamaneh in a speech at the virtual meeting of the Disarmament Conference said: "In the view of the Islamic Republic of Iran, strengthening the role and position of the Disarmament Conference as the only multilateral negotiating body on disarmament is of the utmost importance."

He added: "We need a strong political will to assist the disarmament conference in carrying out its tasks and resuming its core activities to establish legally binding instruments."

"However, we have seen a lack of political will on the part of some delegations who want to turn this great summit into an advisory body," Hamaneh said. 219