Middle East WMD-Free Zone Timeline

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Middle East WMD-Free Zone Timeline

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1990s

18 APRIL 1990—10 OCTOBER 1990

“Mubarak initiative” expands the scope of the nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East to include all WMD

10 OCTOBER 1990

UN Secretary-General issues a study on “Effective and verifiable measures which would facilitate the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East”

03 APRIL 1991

UN Security Council resolution 687 calls for a nuclear-weapon-free zone and a zone free of all WMD

29 MAY 1991

President George H.W. Bush unveils his Middle East arms control initiative

21 JULY 1991

Egypt puts forth additional proposals for progress on the ME WMDFZ

20 SEPTEMBER 1991

IAEA Resolution on the “Application of IAEA Safeguards in the Middle East” is adopted by consensus

17 OCTOBER 1991—18 OCTOBER 1991

P5 express their support for a ME WMDFZ

01 JANUARY 1992—31 DECEMBER 1995

1992-1995 The Arms Control and Regional Security working group (ACRS)

02 SEPTEMBER 1992

UN Secretary-General decides not to take any action on the ME NWFZ in light of the ongoing peace process

16 SEPTEMBER 1992

IAEA issues a report on the “Application of Safeguards in the Middle East” identifying categories of obligations for a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East

25 SEPTEMBER 1992

IAEA General Conference agrees not to put the resolution on “Israeli Nuclear Capabilities and Threat” to a vote

13 JANUARY 1993

Shimon Peres calls on Israel’s Arab neighbours to establish “a broad arms control dialogue”

04 MAY 1993—07 MAY 1993

IAEA holds a workshop on Modalities for the Application of Safeguards in a future nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East

25 OCTOBER 1993

UN Secretary-General’s report concludes that prospects for establishing a Middle East nuclear-weapon-free zone have become more promising due to the ongoing peace talks

27 MARCH 1994

League of Arab States establishes a technical committee to draft a ME WMDFZ treaty

11 MAY 1995

1995 NPT Review and Extension conference adopts the “Resolution on the Middle East”

27 NOVEMBER 1995—28 NOVEMBER 1995

Barcelona Process adopts a statement calling on states in the Middle East to pursue a WMDFZ

04 SEPTEMBER 1997

Israel outlines its approach to regional security, arms control, and disarmament at the Conference on Disarmament

06 MAY 1999

UN Disarmament Commission recommends guidelines for the establishment of nuclear-weapon-free zones

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