2021 Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty United Nations, New York
Conference Stream - Thursday AM, September 23rd
Conference Stream - Thursday PM, September 23rd
Conference Stream - Friday, September 24th
Press and Media
Statements
THURSDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER 2021 AM
| State | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|
| STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS [DOC] | HE Ms Izumi Nakamitsu | |
| STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENCY [DOC] | HE Ms Naledi Pandor | |
| ADDRESS BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE PREPARATORY COMMISSION FOR THE CTBTO [DOC] | HE Dr. Robert Floyd Executive Secretary | |
| STATEMENT BY THE CTBTO GROUP OF EMINENT PERSONS (GEM) [PDF] | Sergio Duarte, Angela Kane, Abel Adelakun Ayoko and Kevin Rudd | |
| EUROPEAN UNION [ ] | H.E. Mr Josep BORRELL High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice President of the Commission | |
| 1 | BELGIUM [PDF] | H.E. Ms Sophie WILMÈS Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade and the Federal Cultural Institutions |
| 2 | NAMIBIA [DOC] | H.E. Hon. Mr Netumbo NANDI-NDAITWAH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation |
| 3 | JAPAN [DOC] | H.E. Mr. Toshimitsu MOTEGI Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 4 | FINLAND [PDF] | H.E. Mr Pekka HAAVISTO Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 5 | DENMARK [DOC] | H.E. Mr Jeppe KOFOD Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 6 | SWEDEN [PDF] | H.E. Ms Ann LINDE Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 7 | SLOVENIA [PDF] | H.E. Dr Anže LOGAR Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 8 | PHILIPPINES [PDF] | H.E. Mr Teodoro L. LOCSIN, Jr. Secretary of Foreign Affairs |
| 9 | ECUADOR [DOC] | H.E. Mr Mauricio MONTALVO Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility |
| 10 | KYRGYZ REPUBLIC [DOC] | H.E. Mr Ruslan KAZAKBAEV Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 11 | SPAIN [DOC] | H.E. Mr José Manuel ALBARES BUENO Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation |
| 12 | THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION [PDF] | H.E. Mr Sergey RYABKOV Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 13 | THE CZECH REPUBLIC [DOC] | H. E. Mr Jakub KULHÁNEK Minister of Foreign Affairs |
THURSDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER 2021 PM
| State | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | AUSTRALIA [DOC] | H.E. Senator HON Ms Marise PAYNE Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women |
| 15 | REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA [DOC] | H.E. Mr Bujar OSMANI Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 16 | NORWAY [PDF] | H.E. Ms Ine Eriksen SØREIDE Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 17 | MONTENEGRO [DOC] | H.E. Mr. Đorđe RADULOVIĆ Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 18 | FRANCE [DOC] | H.E. Mr. Jean-Yves LE DRIAN Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs |
| 19 | IRELAND [DOC] | H.E. Mr Simon COVENEY Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence |
| 20 | BULGARIA [DOC] | H.E. Mr. Svetlan STOEV Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 21 | LUXEMBOURG [PDF] | H.E. Mr. Jean ASSELBORN Minister of Foreign and European Affairs |
| 22 | KAZAKHSTAN [DOC] | H.E. Mukhtar TILEUBERDI Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 23 | AZERBAIJAN [DOC] | H.E. Mr. Jeyhun BAYRAMOV Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 24 | CHILE [DOC] | H.E. Mr. Andrés ALLAMAND ZAVALA Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 25 | IRAQ [DOC] | H.E. Fuad HUSSEIN Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 26 | THE GAMBIA [PDF] | H.E. Mr Sheikh Omar FAYE Minister of Defense |
| 27 | NEW ZEALAND [DOC] | H.E. Hon. Mr Phil TWYFORD Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control |
| 28 | UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND [DOC] | H.E. Rt. Hon. James CLEVERLY, MP Minister of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| 29 | PANAMA [PDF] | H.E. Ms Ana Luisa CASTRO Vice Minister of Multilateral Affairs and Cooperation |
| 30 | THE NETHERLANDS [PDF] | H.E. Mr Thijs VAN DER PLAS Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 31 | THAILAND [PDF] | H.E. Mr. Vijavat ISARABHAKDI Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 32 | ESTONIA [DOC] | H.E. Mr Rein TAMMSAAR Deputy Foreign Minister |
| 33 | MEXICO [DOC] | H.E. Ms Martha DELGADO PERALTA Vice-Minister for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights |
| 34 | ALBANIA [PDF] | H.E. Ms Megi FINO Deputy Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs |
| 35 | CANADA [DOC] | H.E. Mr Dan COSTELLO Deputy Minister for International Security |
| 36 | REPUBLIC OF KOREA [DOC] | H.E. Mr Sang-wook HAM Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs |
| 37 | SLOVAKIA [DOC] | H.E. Ms. Ingrid BROCKOVA, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs |
| 38 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA [DOC] | H.E. Ms Bonnie JENKINS Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security |
| 39 | LATVIA [DOC] | H.E. Mr Andzejs VILUMSONS Under-Secretary of State Ministry of Foreigh Affairs |
| 40 | ARGENTINA [PDF] | H.E. Mr Claudio ROZENCWAIG, Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Commerce |
FRIDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER 2021 AM
| State | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | INDONESIA [PDF] | H.E. Mr Febriyan ALPHYANTO RUDDYARD Director General of Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 42 | CROATIA [DOC ] | H.E. Mr Mato ŠKRABALO Director-General for Multilateral and Global Affairs Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs |
| 43 | LIECHTENSTEIN [DOC] | H.E. Ambassador Martin FRICK Director, Office of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Education and Sport |
| 44 | BRAZIL [DOC] | H.E. Ambassador Ronaldo COSTA FILHO Permanent Representative, New York |
| 45 | TURKEY [PDF] | H.E. Ambassador Ahmet MUHTAR GÜN Permanent Representative, Vienna |
| 46 | KINGDOM OF MOROCCO [DOC] | H.E. Ambassador Mr. Azzeddine FARHANE Permanent Representative, Vienna |
| 47 | SINGAPORE [DOC] | H.E. Ambassador Umej BHATIA Permanent Representative, Vienna |
| 48 | CHINA [PDF] [PDF - Chinese] | H.E. Amb. GENG Shuang, Deputy Permanent Representative, New York |
| 49 | CAMBODIA [PDF] | H.E. Ambassador Sovann KE Permanent Representative, New York |
| 50 | SWITZERLAND [DOC] | H.E. Ambassador Benno LAGGNER Permanent Representative, Vienna |
| 51 | CUBA [DOC] | H.E. Ambassador Soraya ALVAREZ Permanent Representative, Vienna |
| 52 | MALTA [DOC] | H.E Ambassador Natasha MELI DAUDEY Permanent Representative, Vienna |
| 53 | URUGUAY [DOC] | H.E. Ambassador Juan Carlos OJEDA VIGLIONE Permanent Representative, Vienna |
| 54 | KENYA [PDF] | H.E Ambassador Robinson NJERU GITHAE, Permanent Representative, Vienna |
| 55 | HUNGARY [DOC] | H.E.Ambassador Károly DÁN Permanent Representative, Vienna |
| 56 | MALAYSIA [DOC] | H.E. Ambassador Ikram BIN MOHD IBRAHIM, Permanent Representative, Vienna |
| 57 | COSTA RICA [DOC] | H.E. Ambassador Alejandro SOLANO ORTIZ Permanent Representative, Vienna |
| 58 | EGYPT | Mr Fouad HETTA, Third Secretary Permanent Mission, Vienna |
Conference Material
- Draft Final Declaration and Measures to Promote the Entry into Force of the CTBT
( PDF ) Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish - Procedural and Organizational Matters
( PDF ) - Information for Non-Governmental Organizations
( PDF ) - Information for Participants
( PDF ) - Progress Report on the Co-Presidency
by Algeria and Germany of the Article XIV Process from September 2019 to September 2021
( PDF ) - Draft Provisional Agenda
( PDF ) Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish - Addendum to the Draft Rules of Procedure
( PDF) ) Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish - Draft Rules of Procedure
( PDF ) Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish - Background Document
( PDF ) Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish - Activities undertaken by Signatory and Ratifying States under Measure (L) of the Final Declaration of the 2019 Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Treaty in the Period June 2019 - May 2021
( PDF ) ( Rev.1 ) - Credentials of Representatives
( PDF ) ( Corr.1 ) - 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.