Jordan to participate in Forum for a Nuclear Weapons Free World

A Jordanian parliamentary delegation, headed by Deputy Abdullah Nsour, will participate in the International Forum for a Nuclear Weapons Free World, scheduled to be held next week in Astana, Kazakhstan. The two-day meeting brings together more than 200 world figures including heads of states, government leaders, nuclear experts, leaders of international organizations and anti-nuclear activists from many nations, Kazakh Ambassador to Jordan Bulat Sarsenbayev said. The forum, which will be opened by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, aims to create momentum for the global nuclear disarmament movement, increase regional cooperation in the field, raise public awareness on the effects of global nuclear weapons tests and highlight the importance of banning such tests as a step towards achieving a safer world.