Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty | |
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![]() Participation in the Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty as of November 2008 Signed and ratified | |
Type | nuclear disarmament |
Signed | 8 September 2006 |
Effective | 21 March 2009 |
Parties | 5 |
The Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (CANWFZ) treaty is a legally binding commitment by Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan not to manufacture, acquire, test, or possess nuclear weapons. The treaty was signed on 8 September 2006 at Semipalatinsk Test Site, Kazakhstan, and is also known as Treaty of Semipalatinsk, Treaty of Semei, or Treaty of Semey.
The treaty was ratified by Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan,[1] Turkmenistan[2] Tajikistan[3] and Kazakhstan, and entered into force 21 March 2009.[4]