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2016-09-23
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2016-09-23
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  1. “I now resume my functions as President of the Council. The representative of Ukraine has asked for the floor to make a further statement.”

    2016-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7776 (2016) · source

  2. “That is particularly true in the light of the modernization programmes that are under way in all States that possess nuclear weapons and which cut across the contribution that the CTBT can make to nuclear disarmament. For as long as some States retain nuclear weapons, and declare them to be essential for national security, others will seek them. That highlights the mutually reinforcing nature of nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament. The neglect of one will set back the other. New Zealand looks forward to working with the wider United Nations membership during the current session of the General Assembly both to promote the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and to reinvigorate efforts towards nuclear disarmament in line with the long-standing commitments set out in the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.”

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  3. “New Zealand also shares the reservations of other Council members about the reference in the resolution to the joint statement by five nuclear-weapon States that are also permanent members of the Council. While recognizing the value of the commitments in the joint statement, we are uncomfortable with the Council being used to validate the perspectives of any sub-group of Council members, whether they be permanent or elected, nuclear-weapon-holding or non-nuclear-free. While we must continue to call for States to join the Treaty, after 20 years we also recognize that simply restating commitments to the entry into force of the CTBT is hardly progress towards nuclear disarmament.”

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  4. “North Korea's repeated nuclear tests are an affront to the international community's commitment, through the CTBT and the ongoing moratoriums against testing, to end the era of nuclear tests, as well as blatant violations of the resolutions ofthe Security Council and of that country's commitments under the Charter of the United Nations. While the CTBT is an important instrument in its own right, it is important to remember, as others have noted today, that it sits within a wider nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation context. That context would have been better reflected in today's resolution 2310 (2016) had the draft contained stronger language on the need for progress on nuclear disarmament, as New Zealand and others had proposed.”

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  5. “However, as others know only too well, there is cause, too, for deep disappointment that 20 years later the Treaty is still not in force. New Zealand supported the initiative by the United States to create new momentum for the Treaty's entry into force and voted in favour of today's resolution 2310 (2016). We join others in calling upon all States that have not yet signed and ratified the Treaty - especially the remaining eight States whose ratification is needed for entry into force - to do so as soon as possible. Until they do, we will not, as a matter of international treaty law, have closed the door on nuclear testing. A strong international norm against testing has been created by the Treaty. That norm is being complied with by all States except the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.”

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  6. “Twice, with support from others in the Pacific region, New Zealand had even gone to the International Court of Justice in an effort to stop the nuclear testing, which had inflamed our region, damaged the Pacific environment and caused deep tensions with some of our oldest friends and allies. Largely in response to testing in our region, the countries of the South Pacific had also adopted and brought into force the South Pacific Nuclear-Free-Zone Treaty. For us, and for the Pacific region, the banning of all nuclear test explosions was the culmination of a long- sought-after goal. For New Zealand, therefore, there is real cause to remember and celebrate that historic moment in 1996 when the CTBT was adopted.”

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  7. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the Permanent Representative of New Zealand. Anniversaries of important events are rarely straightforward celebrations. That is certainly the case for today's anniversary marking 20 years since the adoption of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). The Treaty's adoption, in this building two decades ago, occasioned considerable euphoria. Something that had seemed impossible - because it had been so strongly opposed by a number of significant countries until just a few years before - was now a done deal. Like other long-term supporters of nuclear disarmament, New Zealand believed something of real significance had been achieved. Prior to the Treaty's adoption, New Zealand had vigorously pursued the objective of a nuclear-test-ban treaty for more than three decades.”

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  8. “I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Alok Sharma, Member of Parliament and Minister for Asia and the Pacific of the United Kingdom of Great Britain an Northern Ireland.”

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  9. “I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by Show ofhands. In favour: Angola, China, France, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russian Federation, Senegal, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Against: None Abstaining: Egypt The President: There were 14 votes in favour, none against and 1 abstention. The draft resolution has been adopted as resolution 2310 (2016). I shall now give the floor to the members of the Council who wish to make statements following the voting. I call on His Excellency Mr. Mankeur Ndiaye, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Senegalese abroad of the Republic of Senegal.”

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  10. “Members of the Council have before them document 8/2016/800, which contains the text ofa draft resolution submitted by Andorra, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Federated States of Micronesia, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, Palau, Panama, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements before the voting. I give the floor to His Excellency Mr.”

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  11. “In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following to participate in this meeting: Mr. Kim Won-soo, Under Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, and Mr. Lassina Zerbo, Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”

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  12. “I wish to warmly welcome the Foreign Ministers and other representatives present in the Security Council Chamber. Their presence today underscores the importance of the subject matter under discussion. In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Andorra, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Federated States of Micronesia, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, Palau, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and Turkey to participate in this meeting.”

    2016-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7776 (2016) · source