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<p>The London P5 Conference took place at Lancaster House, 4-5 February, and covered
a wide range of issues relevant to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, encompassing
disarmament, non-proliferation and the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. The Conference
included outreach with a number of non-nuclear weapon states – Australia, Canada,
Mexico, the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates – as well as civil society. P5
delegates also visited the Atomic Weapons Establishment; this was part of our efforts
to enhance transparency, but appropriate measures were put in place to ensure that
our national security interests were protected.</p><p>The P5 Heads of Delegation were
as follows:</p><p>- China: Wang Qun, Director General, Department of Arms Control
and Disarmament<br />- France: Hélène Duchêne, Director for Strategic Affairs<br />-
Russia: Grigory Berdennikov, Ambassador-at-Large<br />- UK: Peter Jones, Director
for Defence and International Security<br />- United States: Rose Gottemoeller, Under
Secretary for Arms Control and International Security</p><p>The P5 issued a statement
on conclusion of the Conference, which is available here: <del class="ministerial">[link
to be inserted once live].</del> <ins class="ministerial">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-from-the-nuclear-weapon-states-at-the-london-p5-conference.</ins>
This captures the key outcomes of the meeting.</p>
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