Presentations by Panelists
Theme 1: Adapting to the regional
context
The ways and means in which nuclear-weapon-free zones contribute to regional peace, stability and other political objectives - Dr. Renata Dwan and Dr. Chen Zak Kane
Presentation by Ambassador Gerardo Alberto Simón Yerres, Chairman of the OPANAL Council
Presentation by Ambassador Syed Mohamad Hasrin Aidid, Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations
Theme 2: The role of general
obligations and provisions in the context of global disarmament and
non-proliferation objectives
Nuclear-weapons-free zones, nuclear disarmament, nonproliferation, and regional security: a symbiotic relationship - Dr. William C. Potter
Presentation by Dr. William Potter, Director of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Presentation by Ms. María Antonieta Socorro Jáquez Huacuja, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations
Presentation by Mr. Noel Stott, Verification Research, Training and Information Centre
Theme 3: How zones address transit,
visitation and overflight; regulation of exclusive economic zones and the high
seas
The experience of South Pacific States in ensuring the absence of nuclear-armed vessels in their national waters and ports - Dr. Michael Hamel-Green
Presentation by Ms. Maratee Nalita Andamo, Minister-Counsellor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand
Presentation by Mr. Dastan Yeleukenov, Director International Security, Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan
Theme 4: How zones address relations
with external States, including security assurances
Presentation by Ambassador Jargalsaikhany Enkhsaikhan, Blue Banner, Mongolia
Paper by Ambassador Jargalsaikhany Enkhsaikhan, Blue Banner, Mongolia
Presentation by Mr. Dastan Yeleukenov, Director International Security, Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan
Theme 5: How zones address
arrangements for regional control and cooperation
The role of the International Atomic Energy Agency in connection with existing nuclear-weapon-free zone treaties – IAEA
Presentation by Dr. Marco Marzo, Secretary-General of Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (ABACC)
Presentation by Mr. Messaoud Baaliouamer, Executive Secretary, African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE)
Theme 6: How zones institutionalize
arrangements for regional peace, disarmament and non-proliferation
The potential for organizations established by nuclear-weapon-free zones to contribute to regional peace, stability and other political objectives – Dr. Patricia Lewis
Presentation by Ambassador Flavio Roberto Bonzanini, Secretary-General of Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)