Middle East Nuclear Talks Will Not Occur Next Month: U.S. -- New York Times/Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Talks planned for next month on banning nuclear weapons in the Middle East will not take place, the United States said on Friday, a development likely to anger Arab states but please Israel.
The State Department announced that the mid-December conference on creating a zone free of weapons of mass destruction, or WMD, would not occur and did not make clear when, or whether, it would take place.
Earlier this month, diplomats told Reuters that the talks were likely to be postponed, rather than canceled outright.
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Update: Middle East nuclear talks 'next year' -- Gulf Daily News
My Comment: The entire Middle East is in turmoil right now .... having talks on banning nuclear weapons is a noble cause, but it is also not a priority for many of these nations.
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