The 2000 NPT Review Conference
14 April - 19 May 2000, New York

Official Documents and Statements

BASIC is making available official speeches, draft texts, and related documents from the Review Conference.

Please note these documents were scanned and uploaded. Although great effort was made to prevent errors, some of the documents will contain mistakes, and they should not be regarded as official.

Advanced Copy of Review Conference Final Report, 22 May

Review Conference Final Report, 19 May (unofficial)

Committee Reports as Forwarded to the Plenary

Results from Informal Consultations on Nuclear Disarmament Issues, 
17 May

Results from Informal Consultations on Main Committee II text, 17 May

Draft Paper #2 on Nuclear Disarmament Issues
(from informal consultations), 16 May

Draft Paper on Regional Issues (Middle East and South Asia) 
(from informal consultations),16 May

Main Committee I, Chairman's Paper (11 May)

Main Committee II, Chairman's Draft Paper (Revised 12 May)

Main Committee III, Chairman's Report, 12 May

Content:
General Statements and Opening Documents
Work and Outcome of the RevCon
Main Committee 1 - Nuclear Disarmament
Main Committee 2 - Nuclear Safety
Main Committee 3 - Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy

General Statements and Opening Documents

Glossary of Terms Relevant to the NPT, 5 May

Statement by Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations, 24 April

Statement by Mohamed ElBaradei, IAEA Director General, 24 April

Statement by the H.E. Ambassador Abdallah Baali, President of the 2000 Review Conference of the Parties, 24 April

Statement by Algeria, 24 April (in French)
Statement by Andean Community (Presented by Peru), 25 April 
(in Spanish)
Statement by Andorra, 1 May (in French)
Statement by Armenia, 1 May
Statement by Australia, 25 April
Statement by Austria, 27 April
Statement by Bangladesh, 2 May
Statement by Belarus, 27 April
Statement by Belgium, 25 April (in French)
Statement by Bolivia, 27 April (in Spanish)
Statement by Brazil, 25 April
Statement by Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (ABACC), 27 April
Statement by Canada, 25 April
Statement by China, 24 April
Statement by Colombia, 24 April (in Spanish)
Statement by Costa Rica, 25 April (in Spanish)
Statement by the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, 25 April
Statement by Cuba (Letter), 8 May
Statement by Czech Republic, 24 April
Statement by Egypt, 25 April
Statement by the European Union (Presented by Portugal), 24 April
Statement by France, 25 April (in French)
Statement by Germany, 24 April
Statement by Ghana, 27 April
Statement by Guatemala, 1 May
Statement by the Holy See, 27 April
Statement by Iran, 25 April
Statement by Iraq, 1 May 
Statement by Ireland, 24 April
Statement by Jamaica on Behalf of the Caribbean Community, 2 May
Statement by Japan, 24 April
Statement by Kazakhstan, 25 April
Statement by Kenya, 1 May
Statement by Kyrgyzstan, 1 May
Statement by Laos, 2 May
Statement by Lithuania, 25 April
Statement by Luxembourg, 26 April (in French)
Statement by Macedonia, 26 April
Statement by Madagascar, 1 May (in French)
Statement by Malaysia, 25 April
Statement by Maldives, 26 April
Statement by Mauritius, 1 May
Statement by Mongolia, 26 April
Statement by Morocco, 26 April (in French)
Statement by Mozambique, 1 May
Statement by Myanmar, 26 April
Statement by Nepal, 2 May
Statement by the New Agenda Coalition (Presented by Mexico), 24 April
Statement by the Non-Aligned Movement (Presented by Indonesia), 24 April
Statement by New Zealand, 24 April
Statement by Nigeria, 26 April
Statement by Norway, 26 April
Statement by Poland, 26 April
Statement by the Republic of Korea, 26 April
Statement by Russia, 25 April
Statement by South Africa, 24 April
Statement by the South Pacific (SOPAC) Group (Presented by Tonga), 
27 April
Statement by Sri Lanka, 27 April
Statement by Sweden, 25 April
Statement by Switzerland, 25 April
Statement by Turkey, 26 April
Statement by Ukraine, 25 April
Statement by the United States, 24 April
Statement by United Kingdom, 24 April
Statement by Venezuela, 26 April (in Spanish)
Statement by Zambia, 27 April
Statement by Zimbabwe, 2 May

General Documents & Working Papers

African Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Working Paper, proposed 29 April
Arab League Working Paper, proposed 28 April
Statement by Canada on a Strengthened Review Process, 5 May
EU Common Position Paper, proposed 28 April
France Working Paper, proposed 4 May
Ireland Working Paper, proposed 1 May
NAC Response to P-5 Statement, 2 May
The Netherlands and Norway Strengthened Review Process Working Paper, 4 May
Non-Aligned Movement Working Paper, proposed 24 April
Non-Aligned Movement Proposed Language Paper, 5 May
New Agenda Coalition Working Paper, proposed 24 April
United Kingdom Working Paper, proposed 5 May
Statement by UN Permanent Five (P-5) Nuclear Weapon States, 1 May

Results from Informal Consultations on Main Committee II paragraphs, 
17 May
Draft Paper #2 on Nuclear Disarmament Issues (from informal consultations), 16 May
Draft Paper on Nuclear Disarmament Issues (from informal consultations), 15 May

Main Committee I - Nuclear Disarmament
Chair: Mr. Camilo Reyes Rodriguez (Colombia)

Statement by Australia, 26 April
Statement by Belgium, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway (NATO 5),
3 May
Statement by Canada, 2 May
Statement by the European Union (Presented by Portugal), 26 April
Statement by France, 26 April
Statement by Germany, 3 May
Statement by Japan, 26 April
Statement by Myanmar, 2 May
Statement by the New Agenda Coalition (Presented by Mexico), 26 April
Statement by the Non-Aligned Movement, 2 May
Statement by New Zealand, 26 April
Statement by the Republic of Korea, 26 April
Statement by Thailand, 5 May
Statement by the United States, 26 April
Statement by the United States on Security Assurances, 5 May

MC I Documents & Working Papers

Main Committee I, Chairman's Paper (Forwarded to Plenary without Consensus, 11 May)
Main Committee I, Chairman's Working Paper (Revised 9 May)
Chairman's Working Paper, 4 May
Working Papers Proposed by Canada, 2 May
Working Papers Proposed by China, 1 May
Conference Room Paper by China, 5 May
Conference Room Paper by China, 8 May
Working Papers Proposed by Egypt, 2 May
Conference Room Paper by Egypt, 8 May
Working Papers Proposed by Germany, 5 May
Conference Room Paper by Japan, 5 May
Conference Room Paper by the New Agenda Coalition, 5 May
Working Papers Proposed by Switzerland, 2 May
Conference Room Paper by the United Kingdom, 5 May
Working Papers Proposed by the United Kingdom on Nuclear Verification,  4 May
Conference Room Paper by the United States, 5 May 
Working Papers Proposed by the United States, 2 May

Subsidiary Body One (Article VI) Working Papers

Chairman's Working Paper, 9 May (Forwarded to Plenary without Consensus, 11 May)
Chairman's Draft: Cluster One, 4 May
Chairman's Draft: Cluster Two, 8 May
EU Working Paper, 2 May
Japan/Australia Working Paper, 3 May
Malaysia Working Paper on the International Court of Justice, 8 May
Myanmar Working Paper, 3 May

Main Committee II - Nuclear Safety
Chair: Mr. Adam Kobieracki (Poland)

Statement by Australia, 26 April
Statement by the European Union (Presented by Portugal), 26 April
Statement by France, 26 April
Statement by Iraq, 26 April
Statement by Japan, 26 April
Statement by New Zealand, 26 April
Statement by Slovakia, 26 April
Statement by South Africa, 26 April
Statement by UK, 1 May

MC II Documents & Working Papers

Central Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone Working Paper, 5 May
Chairman's Draft Paper, Revised 11 May
Chairman's Draft Paper, 5 May
Export Controls Working Paper, 27 April
IAEA Working Paper, 27 April
Physical Protection, Illicit Trafficking Working Paper, 27 April
Plutonium and Highly Enriched Uranium Working Paper, 27 April
Resources for Safeguards Working Paper, 27 April
Safeguards Working Paper, 27 April
Working Paper Proposed by Belarus, 8 May
Working Paper Proposed by China, 1 May
Working Paper Proposed by Egypt, 28 April
Working Paper Proposed by the European Union, 2 May
Working Paper Proposed by Iran, 4 May
Working Paper Proposed by Mongolia, 3 May
Working Paper Proposed by Norway, 1 May
Working Paper Proposed by South Africa, 26 April

Subsidiary Body Two (Regional Issues) Working Papers

Chairman's Draft, Revised 12 May
Chairman's Draft, Revised 11 May
Chairman's Draft, 9 May
Conference Room Paper Submitted by Egypt, 2 May
Conference Room Paper Submitted by Iran, 11 May
Conference Room Paper Submitted by the United States,
11 May
Conference Room Paper Submitted by the International Atomic Energy Agency, 10 May

Main Committee III - Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy
Mr. Markku Reimaa (Finland)

Statement by Australia, 27 April
Statement by Argentina, 27 April
Statement by Austria, 1 May
Statement by the European Union (Presented by Portugal), 27 April
Statement by France, 27 April
Statement by Japan, 27 April
Statement by Malaysia, 1 May
Statement by Mexico, 27 April (in Spanish)
Statement by New Zealand, 27 April
Statement by Norway, 1 May
Statement by Republic of Korea, 1 May
Statement by Slovakia, 27 April
Statement by South Africa, 27 April
Statement by Thailand, 1 May
Statement by the United States, 27 April

MC III  Documents & Working Papers

Additional Protocols Working Paper, 2 May
Nuclear Safety Working Paper, 26 April
Transport of Nuclear Material Working Paper, 4 May
Conference Room Paper by Belarus, the Russian Federation, and the Ukraine on Peaceful Uses, 9 May
Working Paper Proposed by China, 27 April
Conference Room Paper by Germany on Peaceful Uses, 4 May
Conference Room Paper by Germany on the IAEA, 4 May
Working Paper Proposed by the European Union, 2 May
Working Paper Proposed by Iran, 4 May
Working Paper Proposed by the Russian Federation, 3 May
Working Paper Proposed by South Africa, 27 April
Working Paper Proposed by Egypt, 28 April
Working Paper Proposed by Mexico, 1 May

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