Jakarta, Feb. 25 -- Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono pressed for the rapid establishment of new nuclear-weapon-free zones during the Conference on Disarmament High-Level Segment in Geneva on Monday (February 24).

In a statement on Tuesday, Sugiono stressed the need to revitalize the global disarmament architecture by swiftly creating new nuclear-weapon-free zones.

"Strengthening compliance with Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones and accelerating the establishment of new zones. Indonesia reiterates the importance of accelerating the signing of the Southeast Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) Protocol by the P5 countries," he remarked.

The P5 countries-the US, Russia, China, France, and the UK-have not yet signed the SEANWFZ protocol due ...