Tajikistan
Tajikistan participated in the TPNW negotiations in 2017, but did not cast a vote on the adoption of the Treaty and has not adhered to it. The government has consistently abstained on the UN General Assembly resolutions on the TPNW in 2018, 2019, and 2020. Tajikistan maintains policies and practices that are compliant with all of the prohibitions in Article 1 of the Treaty, and can therefore sign and ratify it without making changes to existing practices or policies.
| TPNW status |
|---|
| Not signed, not ratified, not acceded |
| Compatibility with prohibitions in TPNW Article 1(1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Art 1(1)(a) | Develop, produce, manufacture, acquire | Compatible |
| Test | Compatible | |
| Possess or stockpile | Compatible | |
| Art 1(1)(b) | Transfer | Compatible |
| Art 1(1)(c) | Receive transfer or control | Compatible |
| Art 1(1)(d) | Use | Compatible |
| Threaten to use | Compatible | |
| Art 1(1)(e) | Assist, encourage or induce | Compatible |
| Art 1(1)(f) | Seek or receive assistance | Compatible |
| Art 1(1)(g) | Allow stationing, installation, deployment | Compatible |
| TPNW voting and participation | |
|---|---|
| Vote on negotiation mandate (A/RES/71/258) | Voted yes |
| Participated in treaty negotiations (% women) | Yes (No data) |
| Vote on adoption of treaty text | Did not vote |
| Last vote on UNGA resolution | Abstained |
| Fissile material | |
|---|---|
| Fissile material production facilities | No |
| Highly enriched uranium stocks | No |
| Plutonium stocks (military/civilian) | No/No |
| Related treaties and regimes | |
|---|---|
| Party to the NPT | Yes |
| Party to a NWFZ | Yes (Semipalatinsk) |
| Ratified the CTBT | Yes |
| Party to the PTBT | No |
| Member of the CD | No |
| IAEA CSA in force | Yes |
| IAEA AP in force | Yes |
| Party to the CWC | Yes |
| Party to the BWC | Yes |
Latest developments
Tajikistan aligned itself with a statement delivered in First Committee of the 2020 UN General Assembly on behalf of the states parties to the NWFZ Treaty in Central Asia, which 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.' See: bit.ly/3l3fOQb.
Recommendations
- Tajikistan should urgently sign and ratify the TPNW, and encourage other states to adhere to the Treaty.