Russia called for the establishment of a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East by the end of this year, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday (4/5).

Russia called for the establishment of a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East by the end of this year, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday (4/5).

During the meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the Study of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Agreement (NPT) recently, in Geneva; Russia - along with other organizations and countries signatories - convey the attitude of all the challenges to the non-proliferation regime must be resolved solely on the basis of the provisions NPT.

Participants of the meeting and called for urgent action for the organization of the meeting centered on the establishment of nuclear-free zones and other weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East.

On Monday (29/4), Egypt withdrew from the NPT talks in Geneva in protest against the failure of the implementation of the resolution of the Middle East free of nuclear weapons.

Egypt had withdrawn from the talks to send a strong message of acceptance can not be insolent ongoing seriousness in dealing with the establishment of a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East, says Hisham Badr, head of the Egyptian delegation to Geneva, as quoted by the official Egyptian news agency, MENA.

"Egypt," Badr said, "can not continue to wait forever for the implementation of the resolution."

Cairo called on the United Nations, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and other international organizations to take responsibility for the implementation of international resolutions are valid.

"Egypt, along with many Arab countries, have joined the agreement with the understanding that it would make the Middle East totally free of nuclear weapons," said Badr.

"However, more than 30 years later, a country in the Middle East, namely Israel, remains outside the NPT," he said.