2015 Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty United Nations, New York
Conference date and time
Tuesday, 29 September 2015
Article XIV Session 10:00 - 18:00
Morning and afternoon sessions on video
Statements
| State | Speaker |
|---|---|
| United Nations | Mr. Ban Ki-moon United Nations Secretary-General |
| Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization |
H.E. Dr. Lassina Zerbo Executive Secretary European Commission |
| Norway | H.E. Ms. Tone Skogen State Secretary, Foreign Affairs |
| Joint Statement on behalf of Non-Governmental Organizations | Mr. Daryl G. Kimball, Executive Director, Arms Control Association |
| Slovakia | H.E. Mr. Miroslav LAJČÁK Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs |
| Morocco [French] |
H.E. Salaheddine Mezouar Ministre des Affaires Etrangères et de la Coopération |
| Bulgaria | H.E. Mr. Daniel Mitov Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Thailand | Ms. Morakot Sriswasdi Deputy Director - General of the Department of International Organisations Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| European Union | H.E. Ms Federica Mogherini High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Vice President of the European Commission |
| Hungary | H.E. Minister Péter Szijjártó Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| Sweden | H.E. Ms. Margot Wallström Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Azerbaijan | H .E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| United States | H .E. Mr. Antony J. Blinken Deputy Secretary of State |
| Iraq [Arabic] |
H.E Dr. Ibrahim Al-Jaafari Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Netherlands | Mr. Wim Geerts Director General of Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| France [French] |
H.E. Mr. Philippe Bertoux Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations |
| Ecuador [Spanish] |
H.E. Ms. Helena Yánez Undersecretary for International Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Japan | H.E. Mr. Fumio Kishida Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Brazil | H.E. Mr Antonio de Aguiar Patriota Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations |
| Latvia | H.E. Ms. Baiba Braže Director General for Security Policy and International Organizations |
| Algeria [French] |
H.E. Ramtane Lamamra Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation |
| New Zealand | H.E Phillip Taula Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations |
| United Kingdom | Mr. Paul Williams Director, Multilateral Policy Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
Presidents - Designate
Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
Erlan Idrissov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan
Conference Material
- Final Declaration
( PDF ) - Invitation by the UN Secretary-General
a. To States that have ratified the CTBT ( PDF ) French | Spanish
b. To States that have signed the CTBT ( PDF ) French | Spanish
c. To non-signatory States ( PDF ) Spanish - Draft Rules of Procedure
( PDF ) Arabic | Chinese | French Russian | Spanish - Draft Provisional Agenda
( PDF ) Arabic | Chinese | French Russian | Spanish - Official Background Paper
( PDF )
Corrigendum 1 ( PDF ) | Corrigendum 2 ( PDF ) Arabic | Chinese | French Russian | Spanish - Activities undertaken by signatory and ratifying States
( PDF ) - Information for Participants
( PDF ) - Procedural and organizational matters
( PDF ) - List of non-governmental organizations requesting accreditation
( PDF ) - Report of the Conference
( PDF ) Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish
About
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) contains a special mechanism to promote its entry into force – a conference designed to facilitate this objective takes place every other year. While its official designation is the Conference on Facilitating Entry into Force of the CTBT, it is more commonly known as the “Article XIV conference” in accordance with the relevant Treaty article. The ninth Article XIV conference will take place on 29 September 2015 at the United Nations headquarters in New York, USA.
In the news
Breakthrough needed to ensure nuclear-test-ban treaty enters into force – UN chief (UN News Centre)
Why the Pope Is Right about Nuclear Weapons, by Daryl Kimball (The National Interest)
Kazakh and Japan Go ‘Aggressive’ For Entry Into Force Of Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty, by Fabíola Ortiz (InDepthNews)
Kazakhstan, Japan Call for Early Entry into Force of CTBT (Astana Times)
UN Pushes for End to Nuclear Weapons Tests (Latin America Herald Tribune)
UN Chief for nuclear weapons free world (Samaa)
Ban Nuclear Weapons, Kazakh Leader Tells UN (TGL)
CTBT members urge N. Korea to abandon its nuclear program (Yonhap News)
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