2 February 2010 - Ambassador Sergio Duarte, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's High Representative for Disarmament, today expressed his deep appreciation to the Philippines for organizing an international workshop in preparation for the 2010 Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

"Ambassador Duarte, who represents the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the issue of disarmament, was very appreciative of our efforts to bring together international disarmament experts and negotiators to discuss how best to succeed at the Review Conference," Ambassador Libran N. Cabactulan said.