Stability through the Synergy between the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and the Central Asian Nuclear Weapon Free Zone November 10, 2025 at 1:15pm - 2:30pm Bern UNOG, Room Concordia V 8 Av de la Paix 14 Genève 1202 Switzerland
The Permanent Mission of Kyrgyzstan, the Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), have the pleasure to invite you to an in-person side- event to learn about Central Asia’s contribution to global disarmament as a denuclearized region.
Following Kyrgyzstan’s signature of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in September 2025, this event will address the complementarity of global and regional disarmament treaties and discuss how the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) strengthens the Central Asian Nuclear Weapon Free Zone (CANWFZ) and how they jointly strengthen the international disarmament framework by demonstrating tangible, legally binding progress in one of the world’s most strategically sensitive regions.
Opening Remarks by H.E. Mr. Omar Sultanov, Permanent Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic
Panel Discussion
Moderated by Ms.Carolyne Mélanie Régimbal, Chief of Service of the UNODA:
- H.E. Ms. Usana Berananda, Permanent Representative of Thailand
- Mr. Jason Robinson, Deputy Permanent Representative of Ireland
- Ms. Melissa Parke, Executive Director, ICAN
- Mr. Andrey Baklitskiy, Senior Researcher, WMD Programme, UNIDIR
- Mr. Dominique Loye, Policy Adviser, Arms Conduct of Hostilities Unit, ICRC
Q&A Session
Closing Remarks by H.E. Mr. Omar Sultanov, Permanent Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic
For inquiries, please contact Mr. Aidyn Seidakhmatov, Permanent Mission of
the Kyrgyz Republic (+41 78 269 68 41) ; [email protected]).
Sandwiches will be provided from 12:45 outside Room Concordia V.
Please register on this Indico link : https://indico.un.org/event/1019329/
