San Marino
Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has joined the TPNW
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SIGNED
20 September 2017 |
RATIFIED
26 September 2018 |
IN FORCE
22 January 2021 |
Status
San Marino has signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). It was among the original 50 states parties to the treaty when it entered into force on 22 January 2021.
Signature and ratification
Nicola Renzi, the then-minister of foreign affairs of San Marino, signed the TPNW at a high-level ceremony in New York when it opened for signature on 20 September 2017. He deposited the country’s instrument of ratification with the UN secretary-general on 26 September 2018.
In an address to the United Nations following the signing ceremony, Renzi described the TPNW as “an important step to achieve the common goal of a world without nuclear weapons”.
San Marino was the equal 16th state to ratify or accede to the TPNW.
Nicola Renzi, the then-minister of foreign affairs of San Marino, signs the TPNW in 2017. Photo: UNOLA
Renzi deposits San Marino’s instrument of ratification in 2018. Photo: ICAN
National position
In 2024, the minister of foreign affairs of San Marino, Luca Beccari, said that his country “attaches great importance to the historic [TPNW], whose ratifications are constantly increasing”.
In 2021, San Marino hailed the TPNW’s entry into force as “a historic milestone”, adding that it “is thrilled for the great number of countries that have already signed and ratified this instrument in such a short period of time”. It urged others to follow suit.
San Marino has described the TPNW as complementary to the Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1968.
Implementation
In accordance with Article 2 of the TPNW, San Marino submitted a declaration to the UN secretary-general on 9 March 2021 confirming that it does not own, possess, or control nuclear weapons, has never done so, and does not host any other state’s nuclear weapons on its territory.
As required by Article 3, San Marino has a comprehensive safeguards agreement in force with the International Atomic Energy Agency to guard against the misuse of nuclear facilities and materials.
Per Article 12, San Marino has promoted universal adherence to the TPNW, including by co-sponsoring and 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”.
Meetings of states parties
San Marino participated in the first meeting of states parties to the TPNW in 2022, the second meeting in 2023, and the third meeting in 2025.
At the second meeting, it described the treaty’s universalisation as “extremely important” and declared its “full commitment” to its effective implementation.
TPNW negotiations
San Marino 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, San Marino co-sponsored 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”.
A delegate from San Marino participates in the negotiations for the TPNW in New York in 2017. Photo: ICAN
Before the negotiations
San Marino 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
Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has joined the TPNW
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SIGNED
20 September 2017 |
RATIFIED
26 September 2018 |
IN FORCE
22 January 2021 |
Status
San Marino has signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). It was among the original 50 states parties to the treaty when it entered into force on 22 January 2021.
Signature and ratification
Nicola Renzi, the then-minister of foreign affairs of San Marino, signed the TPNW at a high-level ceremony in New York when it opened for signature on 20 September 2017. He deposited the country’s instrument of ratification with the UN secretary-general on 26 September 2018.
In an address to the United Nations following the signing ceremony, Renzi described the TPNW as “an important step to achieve the common goal of a world without nuclear weapons”.
San Marino was the equal 16th state to ratify or accede to the TPNW.
Nicola Renzi, the then-minister of foreign affairs of San Marino, signs the TPNW in 2017. Photo: UNOLA
Renzi deposits San Marino’s instrument of ratification in 2018. Photo: ICAN
National position
In 2024, the minister of foreign affairs of San Marino, Luca Beccari, said that his country “attaches great importance to the historic [TPNW], whose ratifications are constantly increasing”.
In 2021, San Marino hailed the TPNW’s entry into force as “a historic milestone”, adding that it “is thrilled for the great number of countries that have already signed and ratified this instrument in such a short period of time”. It urged others to follow suit.
San Marino has described the TPNW as complementary to the Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1968.
Implementation
In accordance with Article 2 of the TPNW, San Marino submitted a declaration to the UN secretary-general on 9 March 2021 confirming that it does not own, possess, or control nuclear weapons, has never done so, and does not host any other state’s nuclear weapons on its territory.
As required by Article 3, San Marino has a comprehensive safeguards agreement in force with the International Atomic Energy Agency to guard against the misuse of nuclear facilities and materials.
Per Article 12, San Marino has promoted universal adherence to the TPNW, including by co-sponsoring and 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”.
Meetings of states parties
San Marino participated in the first meeting of states parties to the TPNW in 2022, the second meeting in 2023, and the third meeting in 2025.
At the second meeting, it described the treaty’s universalisation as “extremely important” and declared its “full commitment” to its effective implementation.
TPNW negotiations
San Marino 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, San Marino co-sponsored 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”.
A delegate from San Marino participates in the negotiations for the TPNW in New York in 2017. Photo: ICAN
Before the negotiations
San Marino 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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