Preparatory Committee for the 2000 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

NPT/CONF.2000/PC.I/14
14 April 1997
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

First session
New York, 7-18 April 1997

CLUSTER TWO: ARTICLE VII


Submitted by Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

Proposed elements for inclusion in the report of the Preparatory Committee on its first session


  1. Significant progress has been made since 1995 in the establishment of nuclear-weapon-free zones in Africa and South-East Asia and in the growth of support for nuclear-weapon-free zones in other regions.
  2. In realization of the recommendations contained in the principles and objectives for nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, adopted at the 1995 Review and Extension Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are especially pleased to note that on 28 February 1997 they formally endorsed, in the Almaty Declaration, the creation of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in central Asia. This joint action, following earlier initiatives by several countries of the region, is indicative of the importance the States of Central Asia attach to article VII of the Treaty and paragraphs V to VII of the principles and objectives for nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament.
  3. As the States Parties to the Treaty prepare for the next Review Conference in the year 2000, the Preparatory Committee takes positive note of this development.