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Cyprus
Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has not yet joined the TPNW
Status
Cyprus has not yet signed or ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
National position
Cyprus has promoted universal adherence to the TPNW, including by consistently voting in favour of an annual UN General Assembly resolution since 2018 that calls upon all states to sign, ratify, or accede to the treaty “at the earliest possible date”.
In 2017, Cyprus said that it “has supported the initiative for a treaty that would prohibit nuclear weapons”, and it is “examining the possibility of future accession” to the TPNW.
TPNW negotiations
Cyprus participated in the negotiation of the TPNW at the United Nations in New York in 2017 and was among 122 states that voted in favour of its adoption.
In 2016, Cyprus voted in favour of the UN General Assembly resolution that established the formal mandate for states to commence negotiations on “a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination”.
Before the negotiations
Cyprus was among 127 states that endorsed a “humanitarian pledge” in 2015–16 to cooperate “in efforts to stigmatise, prohibit, and eliminate nuclear weapons”. The pledge was instrumental in building momentum and support for convening the TPNW negotiations.
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Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has not yet joined the TPNW
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Status
Cyprus has not yet signed or ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
National position
Cyprus has promoted universal adherence to the TPNW, including by consistently voting in favour of an annual UN General Assembly resolution since 2018 that calls upon all states to sign, ratify, or accede to the treaty “at the earliest possible date”.
In 2017, Cyprus said that it “has supported the initiative for a treaty that would prohibit nuclear weapons”, and it is “examining the possibility of future accession” to the TPNW.
TPNW negotiations
Cyprus participated in the negotiation of the TPNW at the United Nations in New York in 2017 and was among 122 states that voted in favour of its adoption.
In 2016, Cyprus voted in favour of the UN General Assembly resolution that established the formal mandate for states to commence negotiations on “a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination”.
Before the negotiations
Cyprus was among 127 states that endorsed a “humanitarian pledge” in 2015–16 to cooperate “in efforts to stigmatise, prohibit, and eliminate nuclear weapons”. The pledge was instrumental in building momentum and support for convening the TPNW negotiations.
Further information
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