UNITED NATIONS -- Delegates from more than 80 countries kicked off a second and possibly final round of negotiations Thursday on an international treaty to ban nuclear weapons, seeking to adopt a final text by the July 7 end of the conference.
"As we enter this final phase of the conference, I am confident that with the necessary political will, we can achieve the goal" to complete, "as soon as possible, a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons leading toward their total elimination," said Elayne Whyte Gomez, chair of the conference, as the meeting began.
