Prof. Mattoo attends Pugwash CTBT consultation

Professor Amitabh Mattoo recently attended the Pugwash consultation on the status of the CTBT and prospects for its entry into force in New York.

Clearly, there is a lot of focus on CTBT, given President Obama's Prague speech on nuclear disarmament and the expectation that he would make another attempt at getting the US Senate to ratify the CTBT. The meeting, organized by Pugwash, was held on October 12, under the Chatham House Rule. Invitees were primarily from th Annexe-2 countries. The programme included a presentation by Ambassador Sergio Duarte, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs and remarks from Ambassador Tibor Toth, Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission of the CTBTO.