Boris Gryzlov is attending the fifth meeting of the G8 heads of parliaments at the Tavrichesky Palace in St. Petersburg. In July St. Petersburg hosted a G8 summit of heads of states as Russia holds this year a rotating chair in the organization.
"Our common task is to provide a high level of security, including from threats, which could emerge from uncontrolled expansion of weapons of mass destruction," Gryzlov said. "I believe we should not have any disagreements on this issue and we have to do everything possible to preserve existing agreements and to prevent nuclear weapons from expanding all over the world and getting into irresponsible hands, especially into hands of terrorists."
Gryzlov added it was important that the countries without nuclear weapons should refuse the possibility of their creation and should not use facilities of nuclear energy for military purposes.
"We should not have enemies among non-nuclear countries, but we should have partners, which must be convinced that their security could be provided without nuclear weapons," the Russian official said.
Gryzlov made his statement in the wake of an international concern over Iran's nuclear ambitions. Some countries suspect the Islamic Republic of pursuing a covert weapons program, but Tehran has consistently denied the claims and says it needs nuclear energy for civilian needs.
