6 Amendments of Martin HORWOOD related to 2020/2004(INI)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the 1994 Budapest Memorandum signed by Ukraine, Russia, the United States and the United Kingdom, provided security guarantees against threats or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of Ukraine in exchange for the relinquishment of its nuclear arsenal and its accession to the NPT; whereas the previous failure by Russia to honour the security guarantees given to Ukraine by the Budapest Memorandum has had a corrosive effect on the climate of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation talks;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital V a (new)
Recital V a (new)
V a. whereas pursuant to the withdrawal of the US from the JCPOA, as well as the rising tensions in the region following the killing by US forces of the Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, Iran has announced a series of incremental and escalatory steps pertaining to a tenfold increase in the volumes of production of enriched uranium, thereby violating its commitments under the JCPOA;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
(m a) call on Russia to abide by its commitment enshrined in the Budapest Memorandum and to respect the security guarantees offered to Ukraine;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – point r
(r) confirm the inalienable right of the NPT parties to the peaceful use of nuclear energy to meet their long-term energy requirements, in conformity with the NPT provisions; work with countries wishing to develop capacities in this area towards a responsible use of nuclear energy for solely peaceful purposes, provided all safety, security and non-proliferation conditions are met; recall in particular that the needs of developing countries should be duly taken into account; encourage the state parties to use the opportunity of the 2020 review process to further deepen the debate on the peaceful use of nuclear energy; recognise the role and value of the IAEA and its safeguard system in implementing the NPT and in strengthening the nuclear security framework;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point aa
Paragraph 1 – point aa
(aa) reaffirm the EU’s continuing commitment to the JCPOA as the best possible means for obtaining assurances of an exclusively peaceful use of nuclear energy by Iran, and as a vital tool for enhancing stability and security in the Middle East; reiterate the EU’s regret over the withdrawal by the US from the JCPOA and the re-impositions of sanctions; regret Iran’s removal of limits on its production of enriched uranium, which can be used for the production of reactor fuel, as well as nuclear weapons, thereby contradicting its commitments under the JCPOA; call on Iran to return to full compliance with its nuclear-related commitments under the JCPOA and the NPT;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ad a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point ad a (new)
(ad a) reiterate the EU’s commitment to encouraging India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea to take necessary and decisive steps towards nuclear disarmament;