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Statement on Progress in Achieving the President's Nonproliferation
Proposals
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 17, 2005

Statement on Progress in Achieving the President's Nonproliferation
Proposals



The United States welcomes today's action by the 35 nation International
Atomic Energy (IAEA) Board of Governors to create a Special Committee on
Safeguards and Verification, as proposed by the President. The creation of
this special committee will aid efforts to counter the proliferation of
nuclear weapons and will strengthen the IAEA's ability to monitor and
enforce compliance with the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and related
agreements.

The creation of this special committee is one of the proposals the
President made in February 2004 to address nuclear proliferation. Since
that time, substantial progress has been made in achieving the President's
other nonproliferation proposals; including:

  þ Expansion of the Proliferation Security Initiative to include more
    nations, and development of new approaches for interdicting weapons of
    mass destruction and related material. We recently commemorated the
    second anniversary of PSI with representatives from over 100 nations.

  þ Adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 on April
    28, 2004, that requires all states to criminalize proliferation by
    nonstate actors, enact strict export controls, and secure sensitive
    materials within their borders.

  þ Expansion of the G-8 Global Partnership to include not only the G-8 but
    thirteen other donor countries. Ukraine has joined as both a donor and
    recipient and additional countries are also being considered.

  þ Agreement by the G-8 to limit transfers of enrichment and reprocessing
    capabilities while examining options to permanently restrict these
    technologies at the Nuclear Suppliers Group.

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