Summary: EU Presidency Statement - Explanation of vote on Convention on Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons (28 October 2005: New York)
Explanation of Vote on the draft resolution on "Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction" L.33 by Ambassador John Freeman, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on behalf of the European Union at the United Nations General Assembly 60th Session, First Committee, New York
Mr Chairman
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union on draft resolution L.33 entitled "Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction". The Acceding Countries Bulgaria and Romania, the Candidate Countries Turkey and Croatia*, the Countries of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Serbia and Montenegro, EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, members of the European Economic Area, as well as Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova align themselves with this declaration.
The EU very much agrees on the importance of having achieved consensus on this resolution. The EU would like to take this opportunity to reiterate its commitment to the BTWC Review Process, as provided for under Article 12 of the Convention, as well as its support for all decisions of the 5th Review Conference of BTWC States Party, including that the 2006 Review Conference will consider the work of the meetings of States parties and meetings of experts and decide on any further action.
I thank you, Mr Chairman
* Croatia continues to be part of the Stabilisation and Association Process.
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