    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [June 28, 1991]
    [Pages 732-733]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on South Africa's Accession to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation
    Treaty
    June 28, 1991

        I welcome and strongly commend the Government of South Africa's
    decision to accede to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. This
    decision reflects the growing international conviction to halt the
    proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, as exemplified by the
    adherence to the treaty by other states in the region. It further
    demonstrates the statesmanship and vision of President de Klerk as he
    takes South Africa into a new era beyond apartheid and regional
    conflict, toward reconciliation and

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    partnership.
        I strongly urge those nations in the region who have not acceded to
    the treaty to do so in order to join the growing community of nations
    firmly bound to the principles of nuclear nonproliferation, to
    strengthen the international regime against the spread of nuclear
    weapons, and to promote the cause of peace and global cooperation.