Statements
APLN statements are published in response to significant events relevant to global nuclear diplomacy.
APLN Statement on COVID-19 and Nuclear Security
Gareth Evans and Chung-in Moon argue that existential threats such as COVID-19 and nuclear security must be met with effective and principled political leadership.
ELN Call to Ease Humanitarian Trade with Iran due to Covid-19
APLN Chair Gareth Evans and Vice-Chair Chung-in Moon endorses the European Leadership Network (ELN) and The Iran Project's call for Iran sanctions relief.
APLN Welcomes Inaugural Summit Between USA and DPRK
Gareth Evans and Chung-in Moon welcome the 12th June 2018 summit between US President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the DPRK.
APLN Welcome Forthcoming US–North Korea Summit
APLN Vice-Chair Chung-in Moon and Board Member Ramesh Thakur welcome the proposed May Summit between the leaders of the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
APLN Endorses ELN Statement to Protect the Iran Nuclear Deal
APLN Members support the ELN statement calling on President Trump and the United States administration to uphold the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
APLN Statement on the 6th Nuclear Test by the DPRK
APLN Vice-Chair Chung-in Moon and Board Member Ramesh Thakur express their grave concern at the DPRK’s continued nuclear testing.
APLN Co-Convenors’ Statement on the UN Nuclear Weapon Prohibition Treaty
Vice-Chair Chung-in Moon and Board Member Ramesh Thakur welcome the historic vote at the United Nations by 122 States Party to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) to ban the bomb.
APLN Statement on the Draft Convention on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
APLN Members support the UN-mandated Draft Convention on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which marks an important milestone in the long campaign to ban nuclear weapons.
APLN Co-Convenors’ Press Release: An Appeal for a New Start to Addressing Nuclear Threats
The annual meeting of the APLN convened this week in Jeju, ROK, against the backdrop of looming nuclear threats and heightened levels of regional uncertainty.
APLN Co-conveners’ Statement on Nuclear Ban Treaty
We welcome the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly's historic decision to prohibit nuclear weapons as a contribution to global peace.