2007 Conference on Facilitating the Entryinto Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban TreatyVienna, Austria
Date and time
Monday, 17 September 2007
Afternoon Session 15:00
Tuesday, 18 September 2007
Morning Session 10:00
Afternoon Session 15:00
Statements
MONDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2007:
AFTERNOON SESSION 15:00
| No. | State | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | United Nations [PDF] | H.E. Mr Sergio DUARTE, United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs |
| 2. | Presidency Austria [PDF] | H.E. Dr Ursula PLASSNIK, Federal Minister for International and European Affairs |
| 3. | Presidency, Costa Rica [PDF] | H.E. Mr Bruno Stagno UGARTE, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 4. | Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization [PDF] | H.E. Mr Tibor TÓTH, Executive Secretary |
| 5. | Progress Report: Coordinator (Australia) [PDF] | H.E. Mr Peter SHANNON, Permanent Representative |
| 6. | Progress Report: Special Representative [PDF] | H.E. Mr. Jaap RAMAKER, Special Representative to promote the ratification process of the CTBT |
| 7. | Hungary [PDF] | H.E. Dr Kinga GÖNCZ, Minister of Foreign Minister |
| 8. | Dominican Republic (Español) [PDF] |
H.E. Mr Aristides Fernandez ZUCCO, Minister of Energy |
| 9. | Mozambique [PDF] | H.E. Mr Christiano Dos SANTOS, Director for Legal and Counsular Affairs, Ministery for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation |
| 10. | Japan [PDF] | H.E. Mr Hitoshi KIMURA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan |
| 11. | Portugal [PDF] | H.E. Mr João Gomes CRAVINHO, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (on behalf of the EU) |
| 12. | Malaysia [PDF] | H.E. Dato'Mohd. Arshad M. HUSSAIN, Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the CTBTO on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) |
| 13. | Austria [PDF] | H.E. Mr Johannes KYRLE, Secretary General of the Federal Ministry for International and European Affairs |
TUESDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER 2007
MORNING SESSION 10:00
| No. | State | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Republic of Korea [PDF] |
H.E. Mr In-kook PARK, Deputy Minister for International Organizations and Global Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| 2. | Italy Français [PDF] |
H.E. Mr Vittorio CRAXI, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs |
| 3. | Belarus Russian [PDF] |
H.E. Mr Viktar GAISENAK, Deputy-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 4. | Philippines [PDF] |
H.E. Mrs. Linglingay F. LACANALE, Permanent Representative |
| 5. | Netherlands [PDF] |
H.E. Mr Justus de VISSER, Permanent Representative |
| 6. | South Africa [PDF] |
H.E. Mr Leslie Mbangambi GUMBI, Permanent Representative |
| 7. | Morocco Français [PDF] |
H.E. Mr Omar ZNIBER, Permanent Representative |
| 8. | Colombia Español [PDF] |
H.E. Mr Rosso Jose Serrano CADENA, Permanent Representative |
| 9. | Switzerland Français [PDF] |
H.E. Mr Rudolf SCHALLER, Permanent Representative |
| 10. | France Français [PDF] |
H.E. Mr Francois-Xavier DENIAU, Permanent Representative |
| 11. | Sweden [PDF] |
H.E. Mr Frank BELFRAGE, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 12. | Venezuela Español [PDF] |
H.E. Mr Ali Uzcategui DUQUE, Ambassador, Head of Delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela |
| 13. | Canada [PDF] |
H.E. Ms Marie GERVAIS-VIDRICAIRE, Permanent Representative |
| 14. | Russian Federation [PDF] |
H.E. Mr Alexander V. ZMEYEVSKIY, Permanent Representative |
| 15. | Australia [PDF] |
H.E. Mr Peter SHANNON, Permanent Representative |
| 16. | Egypt Arabic [PDF] |
H.E. Mr Ehab FAWZY, Permanent Representative |
| 17. | People's Republic of China [PDF] |
H.E. Mr Tang GUOQIANG, Permanent Representative |
| 18. | New Zealand [PDF] |
H.E. Ms Jennifer MACMILLAN, |
TUESDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER 2007
AFTERNOON SESSION 15:00
| No. | State | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brazil [PDF] |
H.E. Antonio GUERREIRO Permanent Representative |
| 2. | Burundi Français [PDF] |
Mr Gerard SABUSHIMIKE, Department of Treaties and Justice, Ministery of Foreign Affairs |
| 3. | Argentina [PDF] |
H.E. Mr Eugenio Maria CURIA, Permanent Representative |
| 4. | Chile [PDF] |
Mr Milenko E. SKOKNIC, Permanent Representative |
| 5. | Indonesia [PDF] |
H.E. Mr Triyono WIBOWO, Permanent Representative |
| 6. | Holy See [PDF] |
Monsignor Michael Wallace BANACH, Permanent Representative, |
| 7. | Ireland [PDF] |
Ms Alison KELLY, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Section, Department of Foreign Affairs |
| 8. | Burkina Faso Français [PDF] |
H.E. Ms Beatrice DAMIBA, Permanent Representative |
| 9. | Mexico Español [PDF] |
H.E. Ambassador Pablo MACEDO, Director General for the UN System, Ministry for Foreign Affairs |
| 10. | Israel [PDF] |
Dr Itshak LEDERMAN, Senior Director for CTBT Affairs and Special Projects Israel Atomic Energy Commission |
| 11. | Norway [PDF] |
H.E. Mr Bengt Olav JOHANSEN, Permanent Representative |
| 12. | Ukraine [PDF] |
H.E. Mr Volodymyr YELCENKO, Permanent Representative |
| 13. | Algeria Français [PDF] |
H.E. Ms Taous FEROUKHI, Premanent Representative |
| 14. | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Arabic [PDF] |
Dr Ali GASHUT, Secretary of National Authority for Scientific Research |
| 15. | Nigeria [PDF] |
Dr. Franklin E OSAISAI, Director General, Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission |
| 16. | Islamic Republic of Iran [PDF] |
H.E. Mr Ali-Asghar SOLTANIEH, Permanent Representative |
| No. | Statements by Non-Signatories | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pakistan [PDF] |
H.E. Mr SHAHBAZ, Permanent Representative |
| 2. | Barbados [PDF] |
Mr Matthew A. WILSON, Permanent Mission of Barbados to the United Nations, First Secretary |
| No. | NGO Statement | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | NGO [PDF] |
Ms Lilly GUNDACKER, Women's Federation for World Peace International |
Conference Material
- Final Declaration and measures
to promote the Entry Into Force
of the Comprehensive
Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty ( PDF) - List of participants
at the Conference ( PDF ) - Report of the Conference
including Final Declaration ( PDF ) Arabic | Chinese | French Russian | Spanish - Adopted Rules of Procedure ( PDF ) Arabic | Chinese | French Russian | Spanish
- Provisional Agenda ( PDF ) Arabic | Chinese | French Russian | Spanish
- Official Background paper ( PDF ) Arabic | Chinese | French Russian | Spanish
- Information for participants
at the Conference (Rev.1) ( PDF ) - Activities undertaken by signatory
and ratifying states under
measure (k) ... ( PDF ) - Credentials of representatives ( 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.
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Conference side events
- Monday, 17 September 2007
Reception
Hosted by the Government of Austria. All participants invited.
Time and place: 13:30 - 15:00, Dachfoyer, Hofburg Congress Center - Monday - Tuesday, 17-18 September 2007
PTS Exhibition:
"Verifying the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban"
Experts from the CTBTO's technical divisions will demonstrate how a seismic station works, how data is processed, and how an on-site inspection is conducted. The 2007 re-release of the CTBTO Movie "CTBT: For a Safer and More Secure World", which includes CTBTO findings with regards to the announced nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in October 2006, will also be shown in the exhibition area.
Time and Place: all day, Dachfoyer, Hofburg Congress Center - Tuesday, 18 September 2007
VERTIC and ACA Seminar
"The CTBT Achievements, challenges and opportunities"
The Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC) and the Arms Control Association (ACA) will be holding a seminar on political and verification challenges and opportunities for the Treaty and its verification system. A light luncheon will be served.
Time and place:
13:00 - 15:00, Kleiner Redoutensaal, Hofburg Congress Center