Statements to the 2023 NPT Preparatory Committee

Opening and General Debate
Civil Society Statements
Cluster One
Cluster One Specific Issue
Cluster Two
Cluster Two Specific Issue
Cluster Three
Cluster Three Specific Issue + Strengthening the NPT Review Process
Draft Factual Summary
Consideration of Draft Report 
Closing Remarks 

Opening and General Debate

Monday, 31 July 2023

• Chair of the 2023 Preparatory Committee, Ambassador Jarmo Viinanen of Finland (Mr.)
• United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu (Ms.)
• Japan, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shunsuke Takei (Mr.)
• International Atomic Energy Agency, Chief of Cabinet Jacek Bylica (Mr.)
• Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation, Executive Secretary Dr. Robert Floyd (Mr.)
• Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Azerbaijan (Ms.)
• European Union (Ms.)
• Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative, delivered by Canada (Ms.)
• Vienna Group of Ten, delivered by Australia (Ms.)
• New Agenda Coalition, delivered by Mexico (Ms.)
• Arab Group, delivered by United Arab Emirates (Mr.)
• Kiribati and Kazakhstan, delivered by Kiribati (Mr.)
• Baltic States, delivered by Lithuania (Mr.)
• States parties to the Treaty on the Establishment of the Agreement of the Union States of Belarus and Russian Federation, delivered by Belarus (Mr.)
• Stockholm Initiative, delivered by Canada (Ms.)
• Association of Southeast Asian Nations, delivered by Philippines (Ms.)
• African Group, delivered by Burkina Faso (Ms.)
• Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean, delivered by Ambassador Flávio Roberto Bonzanini, Secretary-General (Mr.)
• South Africa (Ms.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Mexico (Ms.)
• Thailand (Mr.)
• Netherlands (Mr.)
• Sweden (Ms.)
• Belgium (Mr.)
• Republic of Korea (Mr.)
• Norway (Ms.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Colombia (Ms.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• China (Mr.) [Chinese]
• Burkina Faso (Ms.)
• Finland (Ms.)
• El Salvador (Ms.)
• Holy See (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.) - right of reply
• Japan (Mr.) - right of reply
• Australia (Mr.) - right of reply
• Iran (Mr.) - right of reply
• China (Mr.) - right of reply
• Japan (Mr.) - right of reply

Tuesday, 1 August 2023

• Australia (Mr.)
• Malta (Ms.)
• Hungary (Mr.)
• Türkiye (Mr.)
• Egypt (Mr.)
• Morocco (Mr.)
• Canada (Ms.)
• Syria (Mr.)
• Bulgaria (Mr.)
• Philippines (Ms.)
• Guatemala (Mr.)
• Jordan (Ms.)
• Kazakhstan (Mr.)
• Malaysia (Mr.)
• Indonesia (Mr.)
• Costa Rica (Ms.)
• Iran (Mr.)
• Italy (Mr.)
• Brazil (Mr.)
• Namibia (Mr.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Iraq (Mr.)
• Singapore (Ms.)
• Slovakia (Mr.)
• Czech Republic (Mr.)
• Poland (Mr.)
• France (Ms.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• Denmark (Ms.)
• Lebanon (Mr.)
• Russian Federation (Mr.) [Russian]
  
• Bangladesh (Mr.)
• Panama (Mr.)
• Senegal (Mr.)
• Palestine (Mr.)
• Spain (Mr.)
• Romania (Mr.)
• Algeria (Mr.)
• Peru (Ms.)
• Aotearoa New Zealand (Ms.)
• Qatar (Mr.)
• Venezuela (Ms.)
• Armenia (Mr.)
• Netherlands (Mr.) - right of reply
• Russia (Mr.) - right of reply 
• Iran (Mr.) - right of reply 
• Poland (Mr.) - right of reply 
• Republic of Korea (Mr.) - right of reply 
• Russia (Mr.) - right of reply  

Wednesday, 2 August 2023

• Ecuador (Mr.)
• Kiribati (Mr.)
• Portugal (Ms.)
• Saudi Arabia (Mr.)
• Mongolia (Mr.)
• Chile (Mr.)
• Dominican Republic (Ms.)
• Myanmar (Mr.)
• Argentina (Mr.)
• Cuba (Mr.)
• United Arab Emirates (Mr.)
• Uruguay (Mr.)
• Kuwait (Mr.)
• Paraguay (Mr.)
• Sudan (Mr.)
• Group of Latin America and the Caribbean states (Mr.)
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (Mr.)
• Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (Mr.)

Civil Society Statements

Wednesday, 2 August 2023

• Hidankyo/Hibakusha Organization of Japan, delivered by Mr. Masashi Ieshima
• Japan Council against atomic and hydrogen Bombs (Gensuikyo), delivered by Ms. Yayoi Fujita (Tsuchida)
• Mayors for Peace, delivered by Mayor Kazumi Matsui of Hiroshima and Mayor Shiro Suzuki of Nagasaki
• International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), delivered by Ms. Elisabeth Saar
• Young Deep Cuts Commission, delivered by Ms. Patricia Jaworek
• Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, delivered by Ms. Ivana Nikolić Hughes
• International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), delivered by Mr. Carlos Umaña
• Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), delivered by Ms. Emma Bjertén
• Reverse the Trend: Save Our People, Save Our Planet, delivered by Mr. Ryan Rowe and Ms. Harris Agha
• Middle East Treaty Organization (METO), delivered by Mr. Emad Kiyaei and Ms. Sharon Dolev
• Western States Legal Foundation, delivered by Ms. Jacqueline Cabasso
• People for Nuclear Disarmament, delivered by Mr. John Hallam
• Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (PNND), delivered by Ms. Vanessa Lanteigne
• World Federalist Movement – Institute for Global Policy, delivered by Mr. John Vlasto
• China Arms Control and Disarmament Association (CACDA), delivered by Mr. Li Chijiang
• Youth Fusion, delivered by Ms. Vanda Proskova

Cluster One

Wednesday, 2 August 2023

• Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Indonesia (Mr.)
• European Union (Ms.)
• Arab Group, delivered by the United Arab Emirates (Mr.)
• New Agenda Coalition, delivered by Mexico (Ms.)
• Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative, delivered by Australia (Mr.)
• African Group, delivered by Burkina Faso (Ms.)
• Indonesia (Mr.)
• Egypt (Mr.) - right of reply
• Russia (Mr.) - right of reply
• Ukraine (Ms.) - right of reply

Thursday, 3 August 2023

• Austria, Mexico, Norway, and the United Kingdom, delivered by Norway (Mr.)
• States parties to the TPNW, delivered by Mexico (Ms.)
• Italy (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Saudi Arabia (Mr.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• Spain (Mr.)
• Algeria (Mr.)
• Netherlands (Mr.)
• Canada (Ms.) 
• Republic of Korea (Ms.)
• Iraq (Mr.)
• Sweden (Ms.)
• Belgium (Mr.)
• Egypt (Mr.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Kazakhstan (Mr.)
• Brazil (Mr.)
• Aotearoa New Zealand (Ms.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Philippines (Ms.)
• South Africa (Ms.)
• Hungary (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• Thailand (Ms.)
• Germany (Ms.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Kiribati (Mr.)
• France (Ms.)
• Malaysia (Mr.)
• Türkiye (Ms.)
• Singapore (Mr.)
• Chile (Mr.)
• Ukraine (Ms.)
• Slovenia (Mr.)
• Guatemala (Mr.)
• Norway (Ms.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• China (Mr.)
• Australia (Ms.)
• Cuba (Ms.)
• Poland (Mr.)
• Iran (Mr.)
• Argentina (Mr.)
• Ireland, New Zealand, and Switzerland on Transparency and Accountability, delivered by Ireland (Mr.)

Cluster One Specific Issue: Nuclear disarmament and security assurances

Thursday, 3 August 2023

• Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Indonesia (Mr.)
• South Africa (Ms.)
• China (Mr.)
• Indonesia (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• Iraq (Mr.)
• United States (Mr.) - Right of reply 
• Canada (Ms.) - Right of reply 
• Russia (Mr.) - Right of reply 
• Ukraine (Ms.) - Right of reply 
• France (Ms.) - Right of reply 
• Russia (Mr.) - Right of reply 
• Poland (Mr.) - Right of reply 
• Ukraine (Ms.) - Right of reply 

Friday, 4 August 2023

• Iran (Mr.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Malaysia (Mr.)
• Philippines (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Brazil (Mr.)

Cluster Two

Friday, 4 August 2023

• Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Indonesia (Mr.)
• European Union (Ms.)
• African Group, delivered by Ghana (Ms.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Arab Group, delivered by the United Arab Emirates (Mr.)
• Iraq (Mr.)
• Italy (Mr.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• Spain (Mr.)
• Algeria (Mr.)
• Syria (Mr.)
• Canada (Mr.) [French]
• Saudi Arabia (Mr.)
• Sweden (Ms.)
• France (Ms.)
• Egypt (Mr.)
• Kazakhstan (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Philippines (Mr.)
• Singapore (Ms.)
• Hungary (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• Netherlands (Mr.)
• Belgium (Mr.)
• Aotearoa New Zealand (Mr.)
• Syria (Mr.) - right of reply

Monday, 7 August 2023

• United States (Mr.)
• Austria (Ms.)
• Poland (Mr.)
• Indonesia (Mr.)
• Malaysia (Ms.)
• South Africa (Ms.)
• Türkiye (Ms.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Australia (Mr.)
• Ukraine (Mr.)
• Thailand (Ms.)
• China (Mr.)
• Republic of Korea (Ms.)
• United Arab Emirates (Mr.)
• Slovenia (Mr.)
• Chile (Mr)
• Iran (Mr.)
• Norway (Mr.)
• Brazil (Mr.)
• Cuba (Mr.)
• Argentina (Mr.)

Cluster Two Special Issue: Middle East WMD Free Zone

Monday, 7 August 2023

• Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Indonesia (Ms.)
• Arab Group, delivered by Jordan (Mr.)
• South Africa (Ms.)
• Egypt (Mr.)
• European Union (Ms.)
• Iraq (Ms.)
• Ireland (Ms.)
• Kuwait (Mr.)
• Qatar (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Philippines (Ms.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Indonesia (Ms.)
• Iran (Mr.)
• China (Mr.)
• France (Ms.)
• Peru (Mr.)
• Syria (Mr.)
• Türkiye (Ms.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Lebanon (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.) - right of reply
• Japan (Mr.) - right of reply
• Saudi Arabia (Mr.) - right of reply
• Australia (Ms.) - right of reply
• Italy (Mr.) - right of reply
• Poland (Mr.) - right of reply
• Republic of Korea (Ms.) - right of reply
• China (Ms.) - right of reply
• Russia (Mr.) - right of reply

Cluster Three

Tuesday, 8 August 2023

• Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Indonesia (Ms.)
• European Union (Ms.)
• Arab Group, delivered by Jordan (Mr.)
• Bulgaria (Ms.)
• Namibia (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Iraq (Ms.)
• Syria (Mr.)
• Ireland (Ms.)
• Czech Republic (Ms.)
• Senegal (Mr.)
• Spain (Ms.)
• Algeria (Mr.)
• African Group, delivered by Burkina Faso (Ms.)
• Canada (Ms.)
• Saudi Arabia (Mr.)
• Sweden (Ms.)
• France (Ms.)
• Egypt (Mr.)
• United States (Ms.)
• Italy (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Ms.)
• Austria (Ms.)
• Philippines (Mr.)
• South Africa (Mr.)
• Hungary (Ms.)
• Indonesia (Ms.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• Sudan (Mr.)
• Kazakhstan (Mr.)
• Netherlands (Mr.)
• Belgium (Ms.)
• Aotearoa New Zealand (Ms.)
• Poland (Mr.)
• Malaysia (Mr.)
• Türkiye (Ms.)
• Singapore (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.) [Russian]
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Australia (Ms.)
• Guatemala (Mr.)
• China (Ms.)
• Republic of Korea (Ms.)
• Thailand (Ms.)
• Norway (Ms.)
• Cuba (Mr.)
• Slovenia (Mr.)
• Brazil (Ms.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• Chile (Mr.)
• United Arab Emirates (Mr.)
• Venezuela (Ms.)
• Peru (Ms.)
• Iran (Mr.)
• Argentina (Mr.)
• Panama (Mr.)
• Ecuador (Mr.)
• Ukraine (Ms.) - right of reply
• Russia (Mr.) - right of reply
• China (Ms.) - right of reply
• Spain (Mr.) - right of reply
• Japan (Mr.) - right of reply
• Ukraine (Ms.) - right of reply
• Russia (Mr.) - right of reply
• United States (Mr.) - right of reply 
• China (Ms.) - right of reply
• France (Ms.) - right of reply
• Japan (Mr.) - right of reply
• Iran (Mr.) - right of reply

Cluster Three Special Issue: Peaceful uses of nuclear energy and other provisions of the Treaty + Strengthening the NPT review process

Wednesday, 9 August 2023

• Ukraine (Mr.)
• Ireland (Ms.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Malaysia (Mr.)
• Joint Statement on Transparency and Accountability, delivered by Aotearoa New Zealand (Ms.)
• Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative, delivered by Netherlands (Mr.)
• European Union (Ms.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• France (Ms.)
• Egypt (Mr.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• Italy (Mr.)
• Ireland (Ms.)
• Iran (Mr.)
• Indonesia (Mr.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Sweden (Ms.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Czech Republic (Mr.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• South Africa (Ms.)
• China (Mr.)
• Thailand (Mr.)
• Chile (Mr.)
• El Salvador (Mr.)
• Belgium (Mr.)
• Poland (Mr.)
• Norway (Mr.)
• Canada (Mr.)
• Brazil (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Spain (Mr.)
• Aotearoa New Zealand (Ms.)
• Singapore (Ms.)
• Türkiye (Ms.)
• Joint Statement addressing the North Korean nuclear challenge, delivered by France (Ms.)
• Iran (Mr.) - right of reply 

Thursday, 10 August 2023

• Philippines (Ms.)

Draft Factual Summary

Thursday, 10 August 2023

• Russia (Mr.)
• Brazil (Mr.)
• Argentina (Mr.)
• Spain (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• Egypt (Mr.)
• Ukraine (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Malaysia (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Netherlands (Mr.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Syria (Mr.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• Brazil (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• New Agenda Coalition, delivered by Mexico (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• South Africa (Ms.)
• Philippines (Ms.)
• Singapore (Ms.)
• Norway (Mr.)
• Italy (Mr.)
• Aotearoa New Zealand (Ms.)
• Republic of Korea (Ms.)
• China (Mr.)
• Ukraine (Ms.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Czech Republic (Ms.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Thailand (Ms.)
• Cuba (Mr.)
• Egypt (Mr.)
• Chile (Mr.)
• Iraq (Mr.)
• Kiribati and Kazakhstan, delivered by Kiribati (Mr.)
• France (Ms.)
• Jordan (Mr.)
• Poland (Mr.)
• Canada (Mr.)
• Argentina (Mr.)
• Venezuela (Ms.)

Friday, 11 August 2023

• Peru (Mr.)
• Australia (Mr.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• Guatemala (Mr.)
• Iran (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Sweden (Ms.)
• Indonesia (Mr.)
• South Africa (Ms.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Belgium (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Canada (Mr.)
• Costa Rica (Mr.)
• Panama (Mr.)
• Philippines (Ms.)
• Syria (Mr.)
• Venezuela (Ms.)
• France (Ms.)
• Saudi Arabia (Mr.)
• Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Indonesia (Ms.)
• The Arab Group, delivered by Jordan (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.) 
• Colombia (Ms.)
• Iran (Mr.)
• United States (Mr.)

Consideration of Draft Report 

• Iran (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Iran (Mr.)
• Canada (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• China (Mr.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Czech Republic (Ms.)
• Syria (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Egypt (Mr.)
• New Zealand (Ms.)
• Australia (Mr.)
• Iraq (Mr.)
• Canada (Mr.)
• Egypt (Mr.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• Iran (Mr.)
• France (Ms.)

Closing Remarks

• Kazakhstan (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Australia (Mr.)