The meeting reviewed cooperation between Oman and the CTBTO.

Oman has warned of the dangers posed by the threat of using nuclear weapons, noting that it significantly exacerbates regional tensions. The warning was delivered during the first session of the Fifth Conference on the Establishment of a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone and other Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East, organised by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research at

Summary of summits, forums and ministerial meetings attended by Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi and his accompanying delegation in New York.

The meeting was held at the United Nations in New York.

The Sultanate said it was an urgent requirement that would bring political and geopolitical benefits.

Ambassador Idris Alkhanjari said Oman believes humanity must be spared the horrors of nuclear weapons.