No menu items!

COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER

HomeNewsCosta RicaNuclear disarmament is just 'common sense,' says Costa Rican President Solís

Nuclear disarmament is just ‘common sense,’ says Costa Rican President Solís

Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís said that the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons signed by dozens of countries on Wednesday is nothing more than “common sense.”

Solís spoke to AFP after presiding over the signing ceremony  for the treaty, whose negotiation was facilitated by the government of Costa Rica. The treaty was adopted by 122 countries in July. Solís is in New York for the UN General Assembly.

“There is no way to win in a nuclear conflict,” Solís said. Eliminating them is “common sense, which seems to be the least common of the senses.”

No country that possesses nuclear weapons has participated in the treaty, nor any members of security blocs such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). However, Solís said he still hopes more countries will join the initiative in the coming years.

The fact that it was approved by 122 countries and signed by nearly 50 yesterday demonstrates “significant maturity on the part of most of the countries of the world, who will be the first victims of a nuclear holocaust,” the president said.

He added that a regional approach may yield results, calling for “more multilateralism, not less.” He cited as an example “the Treaty of Tlatelolco, which in 1968 declared Latin America an area free of nuclear weapons. And it has worked. Something similar could be established in other regions of the world.”

The signing of the Treaty took place just one day after U.S. President Donald Trump took to the floor of the United Nations to threaten to “totally destroy” North Korea if tensions lead to armed conflict.

 

Trending Now

Panama’s Gardí Sugdub Becomes a Climate Migration Case as Sea Levels Rise

The laughter of children running through the alleys of Gardí Sugdub is no longer heard. Everything changed a year ago when nearly all of...

Costa Rica Co-Host UNOC3 for Fossil Fuel Ban and Ocean Protection

Costa Rica is taking center stage at the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France, from June 9 to 13, co-hosting alongside...

Costa Rica’s Gandoca-Manzanillo Faces Unregulated Real Estate Boom

Costa Rica’s Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge, a biodiverse gem on our southern Caribbean coast, is under siege from unregulated development and government inaction. Environmental...

Costa Rica’s Ocean Forecasting System Protects Cocos Island Marine Life

Costa Rica has rolled out a new ocean forecasting system on Cocos Island, aiming to improve marine safety, support conservation, and strengthen the country's...

Learning Spanish in Costa Rica: Lessons Beyond the Textbook

Learning a new language later in life requires patience, perseverance, and the understanding that, no matter how fluent you become, you'll probably never reach...

IMF Approves $1.5 Billion Flexible Credit Line for Costa Rica

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a $1.5 billion Flexible Credit Line (FCL) for Costa Rica, providing a two-year financial safety net. This precautionary...
spot_img
Costa Rica Tours
Costa Rica Coffee Maker Chorreador
Costa Rica Coffee Maker Chorreador
Costa Rica Travel Insurance
Costa Rica Rocking Chait
Costa Rica Travel

Latest News from Costa Rica