Topic: Iran
Country: Turkey
Delegate Name: Catherine Gray
School: Royal Oak High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Turkey position papers GLIMUN 2009 committees
Turkey would like this committee to focus on Iran’s nuclear power issue. First we would like to make it clear that Iran wants nuclear power and that does not mean nuclear weapons. Turkey is mindful of the serous threat posed by nuclear weapons. Under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (the NPT) article four, all states have the inalienable right to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. Iran has the unalienable right, to have nuclear energy, for peaceful energy uses only, as Iran plans to do. Russia traded nuclear energy information to Iran; Russia was following the NPT when they traded nuclear information. The IAEA (Atomic Energy Agency) has found no evidence that Iran is building nuclear weapons. Many of the Country’s that are openly opposed to Iran having nuclear weapons have nuclear technology themselves. Is this fair? Article six of the NPT states that the Parties of the Treaty agree to disarm their nuclear weapons at an early date. However the five permanent Security Council members all have nuclear arsenals, and no known intention of destroying their weaponry. Turkey suggests that any Nation with nuclear weapons should disarm them. Iran is fully living up to the NPT. Iran is not in the West that does not mean they are going to be irresponsible with their nuclear technology. One component of a modern lifestyle is nuclear energy. If the people of Iran want a modern, more Western lifestyle than they should be able to accomplish it with no objection. Our resolution should follow the NPT, especially articles four and six and encourage peace talks between Iran and Western powers.
