2025 Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty United Nations, New York
The 14th Conference on Facilitating Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (Article XIV Conference) took place at the United Nations in New York on Friday, 26 September 2025.
Statements
| Statement | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Secretary General of the United Nations [English] | H.E. Izumi Nakamitsu Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs |
| Outgoing Co-President of the Conference [English] | H.E. Espen Barth Eide, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway |
| Outgoing Co-President of the Conference [Spanish] | H.E. Carlos Guevara Mann, Viceminister for Multilateral Affairs and Cooperation of Panama |
| Incoming Co-president of the Conference [English] | Hon. Ma. Theresa Lazaro, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines |
| Incoming Co-president of the Conference [English] | H.E. Maria Malmer Stenergard, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden |
| Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission for the CTBTO [English] | H.E. Dr. Robert Floyd |
| State | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | His Excellency Juan Ramon DE LA FUENTE Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2 | Japan [English] | His Excellency Takeshi IWAYA Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan |
| 3 | Namibia | Her Excellency Selma ASHIPALA-MUSAVYI Minister of International Relations and Trade of the Republic of Namibia |
| 4 | Indonesia | His Excellency Tri THARYAT Deputy Minister for Multilateral Affairs |
| 5 | Austria | Her Excellency Hannah LIKO Vice-Minister of European and International Affairs |
| 6 | Panama | His Excellency Carlos Francisco GUEVARA MANN Deputy Minister of Multilateral Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Panama |
| 7 | Republic of Korea [English] | His Excellency Ki-hwan KWEON Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs |
| 8 | Chile | Mr. Rodrigo OLSEN Secretary-General of Foreign Policy (Ambassador) |
| 9 | Australia | Ms. Jan ADAMS Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| 10 | Holy See | His Excellency Archbishop Paul Richard GALLAGHER Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations |
| 11 | Argentina [Spanish] | His Excellency Juan NAVARRO Undersecretary for Foreign Policy |
| 12 | Costa Rica [Spanish] | His Excellency Alejandro SOLANO Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 13 | Guatemala | Her Excellency Monica Renata BOLAÑOS PÉREZ Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 14 | Bulgaria | Ms. Gergana KARADJOVA Director-General for Political Affairs |
| 15 | Estonia | Ms. Minna-Liina LIND Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 16 | Iraq | His Excellency Shorsh Khalid SAID Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq |
| 17 | Slovenia [English] | Her Excellency Melita GABRIČ State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs |
| 18 | Germany | Her Excellency Serap GÜLER Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office |
| 19 | Armenia | His Excellency Robert ABISOGHOMONYAN Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia |
| 20 | Türkiye | His Excellency Levent GÜMRÜKÇÜ Ambassador, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 21 | Nigeria | Mrs. Bosede OLANIYI Joint Services Director, Ministry of Defence |
| 22 | Romania | Mr. Edward IOSIPER Director-General for Political Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania |
| 23 | Canada [English] | Mr. Richard ARBEITER Political Director and Assistant Deputy Minister |
| 24 | Latvia | Mr. Ivars LASIS Under-Secretary of State – Political Director |
| 25 | European Union | Ms. Martina TENKO Counsellor |
| 26 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) (also on behalf of the Friends of the CTBT group) | Ms. Bahia TAHZIB-LIE Deputy Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations |
| 27 | Belgium | Ms. Véronique PETIT Director-General for Multilateral Affairs and Globalization |
| 28 | Morocco | His Excellency Ismail CHEKKORI Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary, Director-General of Global Issues, MFA of the Kingdom of Morocco |
| 29 | Cuba | Ms. Daylenis MORENO GUERRA Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | His Excellency Gangoné Alphonse KOUE BI Ambassador |
| 31 | Malta | Mr. Christopher CUTAJAR Permanent Secretary |
| 32 | Spain | His Excellency Diego MARTÍNEZ BELÍO Vice-Minister for Foreign and Global Affairs |
| 33 | Bangladesh | Mr. M. Siraz Uddin MIAH Principal Secretary to the Chief Adviser |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | Her Excellency Maimounata OUATTARA Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso in Vienna |
| 35 | Finland | Her Excellency Elina KALKKU Permanent Representative of Finland to the UN |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | His Excellency Kairat UMAROV Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the UN |
| 37 | El Salvador | Mrs. Egriselda LÓPEZ Ambassador and Permanent Representative |
| 38 | Denmark | Ms. Sandra JENSEN LANDI Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative |
| 39 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Mr. James KARIUKI Deputy Permanent Representative |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | His Excellency Jayantha JAYASURIYA Ambassador and Permanent Representative |
| 41 | Uruguay | Mrs. Gabriela GONZÁLEZ Minister Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Representative |
| 42 | Brazil | His Excellency Norberto MORETTI Deputy Permanent Representative of Brazil to the UN |
| 43 | Malaysia | Mr. Sofian Akmal ABD. KARIM Deputy Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the UN |
| 44 | Lithuania | His Excellency Rytis PAULAUSKAS Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the UN |
| 45 | France | His Excellency Jay DHARMADHIKARI Deputy Permanent Representative |
| 46 | Ireland | Her Excellency Nuala Ní MHUIRCHEARTAIGH Deputy Permanent Representative |
| 47 | Cambodia | His Excellency Tithiarun MAO Deputy Permanent Representative, Ambassador |
| 48 | Portugal [English] | His Excellency Jorge ARANDA Deputy Permanent Representative of Portugal to the UN |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | Ms. Alejandra HERNÁNDEZ Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative |
| 50 | New Zealand | Mr. Shannon TAU Counsellor |
| 51 | Egypt | Mr. Amr ESSAMELDEIN Counsellor |
| 52 | Israel | Ms. Lilia ZAICHENKO Counsellor |
| 53 | Slovakia | Ms. Gabriela MRUGOVA Counsellor |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | Mr. Donald CHARUMBIRA Minister Plenipotentiary |
| 55 | Timor-Leste | Mr. Licinio Antonio Tilman Miranda BRANCO Counsellor |
| 56 | South Africa | Ms. Nompumelelo SIBIYA First Secretary |
| 57 | China | His Excellency Shuang GENG Deputy Permanent Representative of China |
| 58 | Algeria | Mr. Mohamed Reda BENZIDE First Secretary |
| 59 | Peru | Mr. David GOMEZ Third Secretary |
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Conference Material
Draft Final Declaration and Measures to Promote the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT-Art.XIV/2025/WP.1)
English | Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish
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- Draft Rules of Procedure (CTBT-Art.XIV/2025/1)
English | Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish
- Draft Provisional Agenda (CTBT-Art.XIV/2025/2)
English | Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish
- Background Document (CTBT-Art.XIV/2025/3)
English | Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish
- Activities Undertaken by Signatory and Ratifying States Under Measure (L) of the Final Declaration of the 2025 Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Treaty in the Period June 2023 - May 2025 (CTBT-Art.XIV/2025/4)
English
- Credentials of Representatives to the Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT-Art.XIV/2025/5)
English
- Report of the Conference (CTBT-Art.XIV/2025/6)
English
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ - Information for participants: Note by the Secretariat (CTBT-Art.XIV-2025-INF.1)
English
- Information for non-governmental organizations: Note by the Secretariat (CTBT-Art.XIV-2025-INF.2)
English
- Progress Report on the Co-Presidency by Panama and Norway of the Article XIV Process from September 2023 to September 2025 (CTBT-Art.XIV/2025/INF.3)
English
- List of Non-Governmental Organizations Requesting Accreditation in Accordance with Rule 43 of the Draft Rules of Procedure (CTBT-Art.XIV/2025/INF.4)
English Procedural and Organizational Matters (CTBT-Art.XIV/2025/INF.5)
English
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.
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