Foreign Minister Simon Coveney. News In Brief
Ireland has won the ‘Arms Control Person of the Year’ 2017 award for the Government’s leadership during talks relating to disarmament.
The disarmament delegation of Ireland won the award for their leadership during the negotiations of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney said: “While last year presented many challenges on the disarmament front, this award recognises the positive progress that has been made, fuelling our desire for further success in our goal to ensure a more peaceful world, free from weapons of mass destruction.”