MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte lauded the Senate for concurring in the ratification of a treaty that bans the development and use of nuclear weapons, saying it is a “milestone” in pursuing peace.
The ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) reinforces the Philippines’ “resolve together with the international community in pursuing a world free of nuclear weapons for peace, security, and the survival of all humanity,” Duterte said as quoted in a Palace statement.
Duterte also said that it also builds on the Philippines’ “principled commitment to work towards the complete elimination of weapons of mass destruction.”
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