United Nations Report:

CTBT Conference Calls for Ratification by Nuclear Powers

The Conference on facilitating the entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) ended in Vienna, Austria, with the adoption of a Final Declaration that reflects the views of the 92 ratifying and signatory States which were there, the office of the UN Secretary General said in New York October 8.

The Declaration contains a number of specific appeals, including a call upon all States that have signed but not yet ratified the Treaty, particularly those whose ratification is needed for the entry into force, to accelerate their ratification processes. The Declaration also notes the ratification by two nuclear-weapon States, and calls upon the remaining three to accelerate their ratification processes with a view to successfully concluding them.