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UN talks back conference on nuclear-free Middle East
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Iran has faced international pressure over its nuclear programme
Signatories of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) have agreed to work towards a nuclear-weapons-free zone in the Middle East.
The members, meeting at the UN in New York, called for a conference in 2012 attended by Middle Eastern states - including Iran - to establish the zone.
The unanimously agreed document also said that Israel should sign the NPT.
UN talks back conference on nuclear-free Middle East
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Iran has faced international pressure over its nuclear programme
Signatories of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) have agreed to work towards a nuclear-weapons-free zone in the Middle East.
The members, meeting at the UN in New York, called for a conference in 2012 attended by Middle Eastern states - including Iran - to establish the zone.
The unanimously agreed document also said that Israel should sign the NPT.