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17 October 2001
Fact Sheet: Biological Weapons Convention Parties, SignatoriesReleased by State Department's Bureau of Arms ControlThe State Department's Bureau of Arms Control issued, on October 17, the following fact sheet listing the parties and signatories to the Biological Weapons Convention. (begin fact sheet) Fact Sheet October 17, 2001 State (Country) AfghanistanAlbania Algeria Argentina Armenia Australia Austria (1) Bahamas Bahrain (1) Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam(2) Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cambodia (Kampuchea) Canada Cape Verde Chile China, People's Republic of (3) Colombia Congo Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominica (2) Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gambia, The Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea-Bissau Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kenya Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Kuwait Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Malaysia (1) Maldives Malta Mauritius Mexico Monaco Mongolia Netherlands (4) New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russian Federation Rwanda St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovak Republic Slovenia Solomon Islands (2) South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Thailand Togo Tonga Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom (6) United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Zaire Zimbabwe Signatory Countries BurundiCentral African Republic Cote d'Ivoire Egypt Gabon Guyana Haiti Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali Morocco Myanmar (Burma) Nepal Somalia Syria Tanzania United Arab Emirates (5) _______________________ (1) With reservation (2) Based on general declarations concerning Treaty obligations applicable prior to independence. (3) Effective January 1, 1979, the United States recognized the government of the People's Republic of China as the sole government of China. The authorities on Taiwan state they will continue to abide by the provisions of the Convention, and the United States regards them as bound by its obligations. (4) Applicable to Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. (5) The United Arab Emirates which did not ratify the Convention is listed as one country. (6) Extended to territories under the territorial sovereignty of the United Kingdom. Also extended to New Hebrides; continued application to Vanuatu not determined. (end fact sheet) |
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