We are deeply saddened by the passing of our senior network member and former UN Under-Secretary General for Disarmament, Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala. He was a distinguished international civil servant, disarmament and non-proliferation crusader, and deeply admired and respected in Sri Lanka and internationally for his expertise and dedication to a world free of weapons of mass destruction. He is widely credited for bringing the 1995 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review and Extension Conference to a successful conclusion, extending the Treaty indefinitely.

The APLN is grateful for his contributions to the cause of nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, and we pass our sincere condolences to his family and friends at this time.