Secretary Clinton Welcomes Indonesia's Ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty

US Secretary of States Hillary Clinton (R) gestures while delivering a speech as Indonesian Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo (L) listens at a signing ceremony during the East Asia Summit in Nusa Dua, on the resort island of Bali, on November 19, 2011. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced $600 million USD in aid for Indonesia November 19, most of it for "green prosperity" in the world's third-biggest greenhouse gas emitter. AFP PHOTO / Bay ISMOYO (Photo credit should read BAY ISMOYO/AFP/Getty Images)

Indonesia Ratifies the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty

Press Statement

Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State

Washington, DC

December 6, 2011

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STATEMENT BY SECRETARY CLINTON

The United States welcomes Indonesia’s ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). We thank President Yudhoyono and the Government of Indonesia for their leadership in this global effort to reinforce the nuclear nonproliferation regime. Ratification by Indonesia – one of the countries whose ratification is required for the Treaty’s entry into force – reinforces the international norm against nuclear explosive testing and sends an encouraging message to the global effort to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.

The United States, which has observed a moratorium on nuclear explosive testing since 1992, is committed to the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and to its early entry into force. We will continue to work closely with all members of the United States Senate to help achieve advice and consent to this important international agreement.  The United States calls on all governments to declare or reaffirm their commitment not to conduct explosive nuclear tests, and we urge all states that have not yet ratified the treaty to join us in this effort.