AG/RES. 1283 (XXIV-O/94)

CONSOLIDATION OF THE REGIME ESTABLISHED BY THE TREATY FOR THE PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

(Resolution adopted at the tenth plenary session, held on June 10, 1994)

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

RECALLING:

Resolution AG/RES. 1239 (XXIII-O/93) on the importance of achieving the full consolidation of the regime established in the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean, within the framework of cooperation for security in the Hemisphere and regional contributions to global security~

That the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco) was opened for signature in Mexico City on February 14, 1967, and that this was described as an event of historic significance in the efforts to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons and to promote international peace and security~

That in the preamble of the Treaty of Tlatelolco it was stated that military denuclearized zones are not an end in themselves, but rather a means for ultimately achieving general and complete disarmament~

That the preamble of the Treaty of Tlatelolco also embodies the principle that the prevention of proliferation of nuclear weapons calls for the establishment of an acceptable balance of mutual responsibilities and obligations between nuclear-weapon states and those which do not possess such weapons~

That the Treaty of Tlatelolco is open for signature to all the sovereign states of Latin America and the Caribbean and that its two additional protocols are open for signature by states that de jure or de facto are internationally responsible for territories located within the zone of application of the Treaty or are nuclear-weapons states~

BEARING IN MIND:

That current international conditions are more propitious for the consolidation of the regime established by the Treaty of Tlatelolco~

That on January 18, 1994, in Mexico City, Argentina and Chile ratified the Treaty of Tlatelolco and submitted the Statement of Waiver 1, of Article 28 of the Treaty and participated as full members in the Eight Special Session of the General Conference of the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)~

That on May 30, 1994 - also in Mexico City - Brazil ratified the amendments to the Treaty of Tlatelolco and presented the Statement of Waiver applicable to paragraph one in Article 28 of the Treaty, thus complying with that Government"s commitment to accede fully to the Treaty of Tlatelolco in order to make a positive contribution to the work of the Organization~

That the Treaty of Tlatelolco is thus already in force for twenty-eight sovereign states of the region~

That the Government of Cuba has declared that, in pursuit of regional unity, it would be ready to sign the Treaty of Tlatelolco once all the states of the region have assumed the undertakings of that Treaty~

That the signing of the Treaty of Tlatelolco by the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis (Mexico City, February 18, 1994) demonstrates the determination of the countries of the Caribbean to bring about the total prohibition of nuclear weapons in the region, and reaffirms the region"s dedication to international peace and security~ and

That the aforesaid dedication to international peace and security was underscored at the Seminar on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy and Nonproliferation, held in Bariloche, Argentina, from April 18 to 21, 1994,

RESOLVES:

  1. To welcome with satisfaction the specific measures taken by a number of countries for consolidation of the regime of military denuclearization established by the Treaty of Tlatelolco.

  2. To note with particular satisfaction the full accession of Argentina, Brazil, and Chile to the Treaty of Tlatelolco.

  3. To urge all the states of Latin America and the Caribbean to adopt promptly the necessary measures to attain the full entry into force of the Treaty of Tlatelolco and, in particular, those states for which the Treaty is open for signature and ratification immediately, to carry out the corresponding formalities so that they may become parties to that international instrument, thus contributing to the consolidation of the regime established by the Treaty.

  4. To renew their commitment to continue promoting the search for a genuine and nondiscriminatory regime of nonproliferation in all aspects.

  5. To continue consideration of this matter at the twentyfifth regular session.

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