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 \u2013 Australia, Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates \u2013 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>
The P5 Heads of Delegation were as follows:<\/p>
- China: Wang Qun, Director General, Department of Arms Control and Disarmament
- France: Hélène Duchêne, Director for Strategic Affairs
- Russia: Grigory Berdennikov, Ambassador-at-Large
- UK: Peter Jones, Director for Defence and International Security
- United States: Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security<\/p>
The P5 issued a statement on conclusion of the Conference, which is available here: We regularly raise the issue of religious freedom in bilateral discussions with the Turkish government. In early January 2015, Her Majesty´s Ambassador to Turkey met with the Head of the Diyanet (Presidency of Religious Affairs in Turkey) to discuss religious freedom. In 2014, we organised a round table with religious groups in Istanbul with the Archbishop of Canterbury. Our embassy in Ankara has regular meetings with religious groups and civil society to discuss strengthening freedom of religion in Turkey. The 2014 European Commission Annual Progress report on Turkey noted the need for comprehensive reform of legislation on freedom of thought, conscience and religion, and application of this legislation, in line with European Court of Human Rights rulings, Council of Europe recommendations and EU standards. We support this assessment and will continue to work closely with Turkey, EU Member States, and with the European institutions, to encourage further reforms, including on religious freedom, that will continue to underpin Turkey\u2019s accession process.<\/p>"}
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