2003 Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Vienna, Austria
Date and time
Wednesday, 3 September 2003
Morning Session 10:00
Afternoon Session 15:00
Thursday, 4 September 2003
Morning Session 10:00
Friday, 5 September 2003
Morning Session 10:00
Statements
WEDNESDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER 2003:
MORNING SESSION 10:00
| No. | State | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | United Nations [PDF] | Mr. Antonio Maria Costa, Director General, UNOV |
| 2. | Austria [PDF] | H.E. Ms. Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 3. | Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization [PDF] |
H.E. Dr. Wolfang Hoffmann, Executive Secretary |
| 4. | Mexico Español [PDF] |
Presentation of a progress report on cooperation to facilitate the entry into force of the Treaty |
| 5. | Japan [PDF] | H.E. Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Foreign Minister |
| 6. | Turkey [PDF] | H.E. Mr. Abdullah Gül, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 7. | Italy (on behalf of EU) [PDF] |
Mr. Alfredo Luigi Mantica, Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Senator |
| 8. | Bolivia Español [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Carlos Saavedra Bruno, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 9. | Ukraine [PDF] | Mr. Ihor Kharchenko, Acting Foreign Minister |
| 10. | Ireland [PDF] | Mr. Tom Kitt, Minister of State and Department of Foreign Affairs |
| 11. | Norway [PDF] | Mr. Kim Traavik, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 12. | Cyprus [PDF] | H.E. Mr. Sotos Zacheos, Ambassador, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 13. | Greece [PDF] | Mr. Ioannis Magriotis, Deputy Foreign Minister |
| 14. | Malaysia (on behalf of NAM) [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Hussein Haniff, Permanent Representative |
WEDNESDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER 2003:
AFTERNOON SESSION 15:00
| No. | State | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Croatia [PDF] | H.E. Mr. Tonino Picula, Minster of Foreign Affairs |
| 2. | Germany [PDF] | Ms. Kerstin Müller, Minister of State, Foreign Office |
| 3. | Republic of Korea [PDF] | Mr. Lee Sun-jin, Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| 4. | United Kingdom [PDF] | Rt. Hon. Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, Minister of State of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 5. | Slovenia [PDF] | Ms. Samuel Zbogar, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 6. | Sweden [PDF] | Mr. Hans Dahlgren, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| 7. | Czech Republic [PDF] | Mr. Jan Kohout, State Secretary for European Affairs and First Deputy of Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 8. | Slovakia [PDF] | H.E. Mr. Eduard Kukan, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 9. | Philippines [PDF] | H.E. Mr. Victor G. Garcia III, Permanent Representative |
| 10. | Russian Federation [PDF] Russian [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Gigory V. Berdennikov, Permanent Representative |
| 11. | Iran (Islamic Republic of) [PDF] | H.E. Dr. Gholamali Khoshroo, Deputy Foreign Minister for International and Legal Affairs |
| 12. | Switzerland Français [PDF] |
Ambassador Jean-Jacques de Dardel, Head of Centre for International Security Policy, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs |
| 13. | Peru Español [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Javier Paulinich, Permanent Representative |
| 14. | Poland [PDF] | Mr. Slawomir Dabrowa, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 15. | Haiti Français [PDF] |
Ambassador Renald Clerisme, Special Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 16. | Australia [PDF] | H.E. Ms. Deborah Stokes, Permanent Representative |
| 17. | France Français [PDF] |
Mr. Renaud Muselier, Secrétaire d'Etat aux Affaires Etrangères |
| 18. | Algeria [PDF] | H.E. Ms. Taous Feroukhi, Permanent Representative |
| 19. | Bangladesh [PDF] | H.E. Mr. Toufiq Ali, Permanent Representative |
| 20. | Brazil [PDF] | Mr. Enio Cordeiro, Deputy Permanent Representative |
| 21. | Tunisia Français [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Afif Hendaoui, Permanent Representative |
THURSDAY, 4 SEPTEMBER 2003:
MORNING SESSION 10:00
| No. | State | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Holy See [PDF] | Monsignor Pietro Parolin, Under-Secretary for Relations with States |
| 2. | St. Kitts and Nevis [PDF] | H.E. Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Education |
| 3. | Kazakhstan Russian [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Rakhat M. Aliyev, Permanent Representative |
| 4. | Canada [PDF] Français [PDF] |
Ms. Aileen Carroll, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 5. | China [PDF] | H.E. Mr. Zhang Yan, Permanent Representative |
| 6. | Myanmar [PDF] | H.E. Mr. U Mya Than, Permanent Representative |
| 7. | Bulgaria [PDF] | H.E Mr. Ivo Petrov, Permanent Representative |
| 8. | Uzbekistan Russian [PDF] |
Mr. Alisher Kayumov, Head of Permanent Mission |
| 9. | Namibia [PDF] | Mr. Joseph Iita, Permanent Secretary |
| 10. | Belarus Russian [PDF] |
Mr. Alyaksandr Sychov, Deputy Foreign Minister |
| 11. | Netherlands [PDF] | Mr. Frank Majoor, Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 12. | Argentina Español [PDF] |
Mr. Héctor Raúl Peláez, Counsellor Permanent Representative |
| 13. | Jordan Arabic [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Muhyieddeen Touq, Permanent Representative |
| 14. | Colombia Español [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Ciro Arevalo, Deputy Ambassador, Permanent Representative |
| 15. | New Zealand [PDF] | H.E. Ms. Barbara Bridge, Permanent Representative |
| 16. | Sri Lanka [PDF] | H.E. Mr. Dayantha Laksiri Mendis, Permanent Representative |
| 17. | Mongolia [PDF] | Mr. Dandar Moonontsagaan, Chargé d'Affaires, Conusellor |
| 18. | Lithuania [PDF] | H.E. Mr. Sarunas Adomavicius, Permanent Representative |
| 19. | Serbia and Montenegro [PDF] | H.E. Mr. Branislav Milinkovic, Permanent Representative |
| 20. | Kuwait Arabic [PDF] |
H.E. Ms. Nabeela Al - Mulla, Permanent Representative |
| 21. | El Salvador Español [PDF] |
Mr. Mario Castro Grande, Chargé d’Affaires |
FRIDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER 2003
MORNING SESSION 10:00
| No. | State | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Morocco Français [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Omar Zniber, Permanent Representative |
| 2. | Angola Français [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Fidelino Loy de Jesus Figueiredo, Permanent Representative |
| 3. | Belgium Français [PDF] |
H.E. Luc Carbonez, Ambassadeur, Direction de la Politique Etrangère et se Sécurité Commune, de la Défense et du Désarmement |
| 4. | Egypt Arabic [PDF] |
Mr. Hassan El-Laithy, Chargé d'Affaires, Permanent Mission |
| 5. | Thailand [PDF] | Dr. Manoon Aramrattana, Deputy Secretary-General, Office of Atoms of Peace, Ministry of Science and Technology |
| 6. | Indonesia [PDF] | H.E. Mr. Thomas Aquino Samodra Sriwidjaja, Permanent Representative |
| 7. | Azerbaijan [PDF] | H.E. Mr. Vaqif Sadiqov, Permanent Representative |
| 8. | Israel [PDF] | Dr. Ariel (Eli) Levite, Principal Deputy Director General (Policy), Israel Atomic Energy Commission |
| 9. | Venezuela Español [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Gustavo Marquez Marin, Permanent Representative |
| 10. | Chile Español [PDF] |
H.E. Mr. Raimundo Gonzalez Aninat, Permanent Representative |
| 11. | Portugal [PDF] | H.E. Mr. Carlos Neves Ferreira, Permanent Representative |
| 12. | South Africa [PDF] | Mr. Alfred Tokollo Moleah, Permanent Representative |
| 13. | Nigeria [PDF] | Ms. Maria Oyeyinka Laose, Charge d'Affaires a.i. |
| 14. | Vietnam [PDF] | H.E. Mr. Tran Van Tung, Ambassador |
| 15. | Ecuador Español [PDF] |
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| 16. | African Union Français [PDF] |
| No. | Non-Signatories States |
Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Afghanistan [PDF] | Mr. Anwar Anwarzai, Head of the Western Europe Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| No. | International Organizations |
Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | International Atomic Energy Agency [PDF] |
Mr. Mohammed ElBaradei, Director General |
| No. | Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) |
Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Joint NGO Statement [PDF] |
Dr. Klaus Renoldner, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War |
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.