Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan participated in the TPNW negotiations in 2017, but did not cast a vote on the adoption of the Treaty. The government has consistently abstained on the annual UN General Assembly resolutions on the Treaty, including in 2021.
TPNW Article 1(1) prohibitions: Compatibility in 2021 | ||
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(a) | Develop, produce, manufacture, acquire | Compatible |
Test | Compatible | |
Possess or stockpile | Compatible | |
(b) | Transfer | Compatible |
(c) | Receive transfer or control | Compatible |
(d) | Use | Compatible |
Threaten to use | Compatible | |
(e) | Assist, encourage or induce | Compatible |
(f) | Seek or receive assistance | Compatible |
(g) | Allow stationing, installation, deployment | Compatible |
TPNW voting and participation | |
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2021 UNGA resolution on TPNW | |
2020 UNGA resolution on TPNW | |
2019 UNGA resolution on TPNW | Abstained |
2018 UNGA resolution on TPNW | Abstained |
Participated in TPNW negotiations | Yes |
Share of women in TPNW negotiations | No data available |
Vote on adoption of treaty text | Did not vote |
Adoption of TPNW (7 July 2017) | Did not vote |
IAEA safeguards and fissile material | |
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Safeguards Agreement | Yes |
TPNW Art 3(2) deadline | N/A |
Small Quantities Protocol | Yes (Original) |
Additional Protocol | Yes |
Fissile material production facilities | No |
Highly enriched uranium stocks | No |
Plutonium stocks (mil/civ) | No/No |
Related treaties and regimes | |
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Party to the BWC | Yes |
Party to the CWC | Yes |
Party to the PTBT | No |
Ratified the CTBT | Yes |
Party to the NPT | Yes |
Party to a NWFZ | Yes (Semipalatinsk) |
Member of the CD | No |
Latest developments
Kyrgyzstan maintains policies and practices that are compatible with all of the prohibitions in Article 1 of the TPNW, and can therefore sign and ratify or accede to the Treaty without the need for a change in conduct.
On behalf of the states parties to the nuclear-weapon-free zone treaty in Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan delivered a statement in the First Committee of the 2020 UN General Assembly, where it stressed that 'for the states of Central Asia, the establishment of a zone was a practical necessity, driven by the need to ensure that the people of our region will never again suffer the consequences of a nuclear arms race.'1
Recommendations
- Kyrgyzstan should urgently adhere to the TPNW.
- Kyrgyzstan should upgrade to a Modified Small Quantities Protocol with the IAEA.