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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

StatementSpeaker
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    

 

 

 StateSpeaker
1MexicoHis Excellency Juan Ramon DE LA FUENTE
Minister of Foreign Affairs
2Japan
[English]
His Excellency Takeshi IWAYA
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
3NamibiaHer Excellency Selma ASHIPALA-MUSAVYI
Minister of International Relations and Trade of the Republic of Namibia
4IndonesiaHis Excellency Tri THARYAT
Deputy Minister for Multilateral Affairs
5AustriaHer Excellency Hannah LIKO
Vice-Minister of European and International Affairs
6PanamaHis Excellency Carlos Francisco GUEVARA MANN
Deputy Minister of Multilateral Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Panama
7Republic of Korea
[English]
His Excellency Ki-hwan KWEON
Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs
8ChileMr. Rodrigo OLSEN
Secretary-General of Foreign Policy (Ambassador)
9AustraliaMs. Jan ADAMS
Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
10Holy SeeHis Excellency Archbishop Paul Richard GALLAGHER
Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations
11Argentina
[Spanish]
His Excellency Juan NAVARRO
Undersecretary for Foreign Policy
12Costa Rica
[Spanish]
His Excellency Alejandro SOLANO
Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs
13GuatemalaHer Excellency Monica Renata BOLAÑOS PÉREZ
Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs
14BulgariaMs. Gergana KARADJOVA
Director-General for Political Affairs
15EstoniaMs. Minna-Liina LIND
Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs
16IraqHis Excellency Shorsh Khalid SAID
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq
17Slovenia
[English]
Her Excellency Melita GABRIČ
State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
18GermanyHer Excellency Serap GÜLER
Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office
19ArmeniaHis Excellency Robert ABISOGHOMONYAN
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia
20TürkiyeHis Excellency Levent GÜMRÜKÇÜ
Ambassador, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
21NigeriaMrs. Bosede OLANIYI
Joint Services Director, Ministry of Defence
22RomaniaMr. Edward IOSIPER
Director-General for Political Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania
23Canada
[English]
Mr. Richard ARBEITER
Political Director and Assistant Deputy Minister
24LatviaMr. Ivars LASIS 
Under-Secretary of State – Political Director
25European UnionMs. Martina TENKO
Counsellor
26Netherlands (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
27BelgiumMs. Véronique PETIT
Director-General for Multilateral Affairs and Globalization
28MoroccoHis Excellency Ismail CHEKKORI
Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary, Director-General of Global Issues, MFA of the Kingdom of Morocco
29CubaMs. Daylenis MORENO GUERRA
Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative
30Côte d'IvoireHis Excellency Gangoné Alphonse KOUE BI
Ambassador
31MaltaMr. Christopher CUTAJAR
Permanent Secretary
32SpainHis Excellency Diego MARTÍNEZ BELÍO
Vice-Minister for Foreign and Global Affairs
33BangladeshMr. M. Siraz Uddin MIAH
Principal Secretary to the Chief Adviser
34Burkina FasoHer Excellency Maimounata OUATTARA
Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso in Vienna
35FinlandHer Excellency Elina KALKKU
Permanent Representative of Finland to the UN
36KazakhstanHis Excellency Kairat UMAROV
Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the UN
37El SalvadorMrs. Egriselda LÓPEZ
Ambassador and Permanent Representative
38DenmarkMs. Sandra JENSEN LANDI
Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative
39United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandMr. James KARIUKI
Deputy Permanent Representative
40Sri LankaHis Excellency Jayantha JAYASURIYA
Ambassador and Permanent Representative
41UruguayMrs. Gabriela GONZÁLEZ
Minister Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Representative
42BrazilHis Excellency Norberto MORETTI
Deputy Permanent Representative of Brazil to the UN
43MalaysiaMr. Sofian Akmal ABD. KARIM
Deputy Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the UN
44LithuaniaHis Excellency Rytis PAULAUSKAS
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the UN
45FranceHis Excellency Jay DHARMADHIKARI
Deputy Permanent Representative
46IrelandHer Excellency Nuala Ní MHUIRCHEARTAIGH
Deputy Permanent Representative
47CambodiaHis Excellency Tithiarun MAO
Deputy Permanent Representative, Ambassador
48Portugal
[English]
His Excellency Jorge ARANDA
Deputy Permanent Representative of Portugal to the UN
49Dominican RepublicMs. Alejandra HERNÁNDEZ
Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative
50New ZealandMr. Shannon TAU
Counsellor
51EgyptMr. Amr ESSAMELDEIN
Counsellor
52IsraelMs. Lilia ZAICHENKO
Counsellor
53SlovakiaMs. Gabriela MRUGOVA
Counsellor
54ZimbabweMr. Donald CHARUMBIRA
Minister Plenipotentiary
55Timor-LesteMr. Licinio Antonio Tilman Miranda BRANCO
Counsellor
56South AfricaMs. Nompumelelo SIBIYA
First Secretary
57ChinaHis Excellency Shuang GENG
Deputy Permanent Representative of China
58AlgeriaMr. Mohamed Reda BENZIDE
First Secretary
59PeruMr. 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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  1. Draft Rules of Procedure (CTBT-Art.XIV/2025/1)
     English | Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish
     
  2. Draft Provisional Agenda (CTBT-Art.XIV/2025/2)
     English | Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish
     
  3. Background Document (CTBT-Art.XIV/2025/3)
    English | Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish
     
  4. 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
     
  5. 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
     
  6. Report of the Conference (CTBT-Art.XIV/2025/6)
    English

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  7. Information for participants: Note by the Secretariat (CTBT-Art.XIV-2025-INF.1)
     English 
     
  8. Information for non-governmental organizations: Note by the Secretariat (CTBT-Art.XIV-2025-INF.2)
     English
     
  9. 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
     
  10. 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
  11. Procedural and Organizational Matters (CTBT-Art.XIV/2025/INF.5)
    English
      


     

     


     


     


     

 

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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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