China's Xi Jinping calls for world without nuclear weapons

They should be destroyed over time to make the world free of nuclear weapons, the Chinese President said.

China's President Xi Jinping speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 17. (Photo | AP)

GENEVA: Nations should strive for a world where nuclear weapons are prohibited and where existing stocks are destroyed, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a speech at the United Nations Wednesday.

"Nuclear weapons should be completely prohibited and destroyed over time to make the world free of nuclear weapons," the Chinese president said in Geneva.