2009 Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban TreatyUnited Nations, New York, USA
Conference date and time
Thursday, 24 September 2009
Opening Session 8 AM - 8:30 AM
Morning Session 11 AM - 1 PM
Afternoon Session 3 PM - 6 PM
Friday, 25 September 2009
Morning Session 10 AM - 1 PM
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Statements
Thursday, 24 September 2009
Opening Session 8 AM - 8:30 AM
| No. | State | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | United Nations [PDF] |
Ban Ki-moon United Nations Secretary-General |
| 2. | Presidency, Austria [PDF] |
H.E. Michael Spindelegger, Federal Minister for International and European Affairs |
| 3. | Presidency, Costa Rica | H.E. Mr Bruno Stagno UGARTE, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 4. | France [PDF] French |
H.E. Bernard Kouchner Minister of Foreign and European Affairs |
| 5. | Morocco [PDF] |
H.E. Taib Fassi Fihri, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 6. | UN Messenger of Peace [PDF] |
Michael Douglas |
Morning Session 11 AM - 1 PM
| No. | State | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States of America [PDF] |
H.E. Ms. Hillary Clinton Secretary of State |
| 2. | Sweden (on behalf of the European Union) [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Carl Bildt Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 3. | Luxembourg [PDF] in French |
H.E. M. Jean Asselborn Vice Prime Minister |
| 4. | Marshall Islands [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. John Silk Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 5. | Kazakhstan [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Kanat Saudabayev Secretary of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 6. | Romania [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Cristian Diaconescu Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 7. | Liechtenstein [PDF] |
H.E. Ms. Aurelia Frick Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 8. | Belgium [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Yves Leterme Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 9. | Russian Federation [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Sergey A. Riabkov Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 10. | Czech Republic [PDF] |
H.E. Ms. Helena Bambasova Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 11. | Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization [PDF] |
H.E. Mr Tibor TÓTH, Executive Secretary |
| 12. | Progress Report: Coordinator (Austria) |
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| 13. | Progress Report: Coordinator (Costa Rica) |
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| 14. | Progress Report: Special Representative [PDF] | H.E. Mr. Jaap RAMAKER, Special Representative to promote the ratification process of the CTBT |
Afternoon Session 3 PM - 6 PM
| No. | State | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Japan [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Katsuya Okada Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2. | Philippines [PDF] |
H.E. Dr. Alberto G. Romulo Secretary of Foreign Affairs |
| 3. | Bulgaria [PDF] |
H.E. Ms. Rumiana Jeleva Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 4. | Croatia [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Gordan Jandroković Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 5. | Canada [PDF] English and French |
H.E. Mr. Lawrence Cannon Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 6. | New Zealand [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Murray McCully Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 7. | Hungary [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Peter Balázs Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 8. | Belarus [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Sergei N. Martynov Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 9. | Australia | H.E. Mr. Stephen Smith Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 10. | The Netherlands [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Maxime J. M. Verhagen Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 11. | Slovakia [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Mroslav Lajčák Minister of Foreign affairs |
| 12. | Republic of Korea [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Yu Myung-hwan Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 13. | Holy See [PDF] |
H.E. Archbishop Dominique Mamberti Secretary for Relations with States |
| 14. | Bangladesh | H.E. Dr. Dipu Moni Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 15. | Turkey [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Ünal Çeviköz Deputy Undersecretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 16. | Slovenia [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Samuel Žbogar Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 17. | Ukraine [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Volodymyr Khandogiy Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 18. | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Ivan Lewis Member of Parliament Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs |
| 19. | Peru [PDF] Spanish |
H.E. Mrs. Luzmila Zanabra Ambassador, Under-Secretary-General for Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 20. | Italy [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Vincenzo Scotti Undersecretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 21. | China [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Cheng Jingye Ambassador, Director-General of the Department of Arms Control and Disarmament, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 22. | Norway [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Morten Wetland Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations |
| 23. | Uzbekistan [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Murad Askarov Permanent Representative of Uzbekistan to the United Nations |
| 24. | Switzerland [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Peter Maurer Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations |
| 25. | Indonesia [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. R. M. Marty M. Natalegawa Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the United Nations |
| 26. | Israel [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. David Danieli Ambassador, Director General (Policy) Israel Atomic Energy Commission |
| 27. | South Africa | (name to be confirmed) |
Friday, 25 September 2009
Morning Session 10 AM - 1 PM
| No. | State | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | H.E. Mr. Antonio Milososki Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2. | Algeria [PDF] French |
H.E. Mr. Mourad Medelci Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 3. | El Salvador [PDF] Spanish |
H.E. Mr. Hugo Martinez Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 4. | Ireland [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Peter Power Minister of State for Overseas Development |
| 5. | Spain | H.E. Mr. Angel Lossada First Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 6. | Mexico [PDF] Spanish |
H.E. Mr. Juan Manuel Gómez Robledo Deputy Foreign Minister for Multilateral Affairs |
| 7. | Mongolia [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Bolor Bayarbaatar Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| 8. | Vietnam | H.E. Mr. Le Luong Minh Permament Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations |
| 9. | Tunisia |
H.E. Mr. Mokhtar Chaouachi Minister Plenipotentiary, Director General of the Department of International Organizations and Conferences |
| 10. | Montenegro | H.E. Mr. Milorad Ščepanovič Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 11. | Egypt [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Maged A. Abdelaziz Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations |
| 12. | United Arab Emirates [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Hamad Al Kaabi Permanent Representative to the IAEA |
| 13. | Brazil | H.E. Ms. Vera Machado Under-Secretary General for Political Affairs |
| 14. | Qatar [PDF] |
H.E. Dr. Ahmed Al-Hamadi Director of Legal Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 15. | Nigeria [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. R.B.W. Onemola Deputy Permanent Representative Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations |
| 16. | Colombia | H.E. Mrs. Adriana Mejia Deputy Minister for Multilateral Affairs |
| 17. | NGO [PDF] |
Ms Jessica Matthews, The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace |
Conference Material
- Report of the Conference
including Final Declaration ( PDF ) Arabic | Chinese | French Russian | Spanish - Final Declaration and measures
to promote the Entry Into Force
of the Comprehensive
Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty ( PDF ) Arabic | Chinese | French Russian | Spanish - List of Speakers as of 25 Sept. 2009 ( PDF )
- Draft Provisional Agenda Rev.2 ( PDF ) Arabic | Chinese | French Russian | Spanish
- Time and Access to the Conference ( PDF )
- Draft Rules of Procedure ( PDF ) Arabic | Chinese | French Russian | Spanish
- Information for Participants at the Conference ( PDF )
- Official background paper ( PDF ) Arabic | Chinese | French Russian | Spanish
- Activities undertaken by signatory
and ratifying states under
measure (j) ... ( PDF )
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 sixth Article XIV conference will take place on 24 September 2009.