CTBTO Executive Secretary Lassina Zerbo
First discussion panel on: The CTBT: Cold War Relic or the Future of Disarmament and Non-Proliferation?
Second discussion panel on: Challenges and Opportunities of the Establishment of the Verification Regime and its Relation to the Entry into Force
High-level figures from across the field of nuclear arms control have reaffirmed the key role of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) in the global disarmament and non-proliferation architecture.
CTBTO Executive Secretary Lassina Zerbo, leading diplomats, prominent non-proliferation experts and representatives of the CTBTO Youth Group (CYG) and CTBTO Group of Eminent Persons (GEM) joined a virtual event organized by the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-proliferation (VCDNP) on 28 January. The event, entitled “Strengthening the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and its Verification Regime,” was held in cooperation with the CTBTO as well as Algeria and Germany, co-chairs of the CTBT Article XIV Process that promotes the Treaty’s entry into force.