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114TH CONGRESS

1st Session 

TREATY DOC. 

2015

114–2 

PROTOCOL TO THE TREATY ON A NUCLEARWEAPON-FREE ZONE IN CENTRAL ASIA 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

THE PROTOCOL TO THE TREATY ON A NUCLEAR-WEAPON-FREE 

ZONE IN CENTRAL ASIA, SIGNED AT NEW YORK ON MAY 6, 2014 

(THE ‘‘PROTOCOL’’) 

APRIL 27, 2015.—Treaty was read the first time, and together with the 

accompanying papers, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

and ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate 


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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 

THE WHITE HOUSE, April 27, 2015. 

To the Senate of the United States: 

I transmit herewith, for the advice and consent of the Senate to 

its ratification, the Protocol to the Treaty on a Nuclear-WeaponFree Zone in Central Asia, signed at New York on May 6, 2014 (the 

‘‘Protocol’’). I also transmit for the information of the Senate the 

Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia (the ‘‘Treaty’’) to which the Protocol relates, and the Department of State’s 

Overview of the Protocol, which includes a detailed article-by-article analysis of both the Protocol and the Treaty. 

Ratification of the Protocol is in the best interest of the United 

States, as it will enhance U.S. security by furthering our objective 

of preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons, strengthen our 

relations with the states and the people of Central Asia, demonstrate our commitment to the decision taken at the 1995 Review 

and Extension Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the NonProliferation of Nuclear Weapons that helped secure that Treaty’s 

indefinite extension, and contribute significantly to the continued 

realization of the Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in all 

its aspects. As the Department of State’s Overview of the Protocol 

explains, entry into force of the Protocol for the United States 

would require no changes in U.S. law, policy, or practice. 

I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to the Protocol and give its advice and consent to its ratification, subject to the statements contained in the Department of 

State’s Overview of the Protocol. 

BARACK OBAMA. 


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LETTER OF SUBMITTAL 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 

Washington, February 24, 2015. 

The PRESIDENT, 

The White House. 

THE PRESIDENT: I have the honor to submit to you, with a view 

to its transmittal to the Senate for advice and consent to ratification, subject to certain statements, the Protocol to the Treaty on a 

Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia (the ‘‘Protocol’’), which 

was signed at New York on May 6, 2014. Also enclosed is an Overview of the Protocol, which includes a detailed article-by-article 

analysis of both the Protocol and the Treaty to which the Protocol 

relates. 

The Protocol is consistent with U.S. military practices and requires no changes in U.S. law, policy, or practice. Ratification of 

the Protocol by the United States would fully support U.S. nonproliferation policy and goals, and would demonstrate the seriousness of the U.S. commitment to the global nuclear nonproliferation 

regime. The Protocol is non-self-executing. 

The Department of Defense and the Department of Energy join 

me in recommending that the Protocol be submitted to the Senate 

as soon as possible for its advice and consent to ratification, subject 

to the recommended statements set forth in the attached Overview 

of the Protocol. 

Respectfully submitted. 

JOHN F. KERRY. 

Enclosure: As stated. 


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