The campaign against nuclear weapons comes to Holyrood today with a meeting of
the Nuclear weapons Convention in the Scottish Parliament.

The meeting, which marks the Scottish launch of the campaign, will hear from
representatives including former New Zealand disarmament minister Marion Hobbs
and Rebecca Johnson, Vice Chair of the International Campaign to Abolish
Nuclear Weapons.

Shetland Islands Convener Sandy Cluness of the Mayors for Peace campaign will
also take part.

SNP MSP Bill Kidd, who represented Scotland at the Non-proliferation Treaty
Review Conference in New York earlier this year said:

“Today’s event marks the UN “International Day of Peace” and this is a fitting
way to mark it.

“Scotland holds a pivotal place in the world wide discussion over weapons of
mass destruction.

“It is a privilege to co-host this event attended by world renowned speakers
who are bringing their knowledge and expertise on nuclear disarmament and the
global debate to Scotland.

“As the UK Government twists and turns over the replacement of Trident this
meeting is sending out a clear message that nuclear weapons are morally and
economically wrong and that the replacement of Trident not only risks damaging
Scotland’s economy but damaging our role in the world.”