Vatican City, Sep 26, 2004 / 22:00 pm
At a conference delivered on September 22, during the 48th Conference of The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA,) the Vatican representative, Monsignor Leo Boccardi, said weapons of mass destruction and nuclear proliferation are a threat in the world, but especially in the Middle East.
During his conference, made available by the Vatican's Press office this morning, the Holy See representative said "the acts of violence recently perpetrated in Russia and in other parts of the world gravely offend all humanity.”
“The continued violations of human dignity and the innocent victims of terrorism draw the attention of all to the need to face the causes which underlie such a modern form of barbarism and to deal with them effectively,” he said.
“We must also continue to believe in dialogue as essential to establishing peace and security." He also underscored the "continued threats to peace and stability due to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction," or WMD.