Israel has shown support of ratifying the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, the leader of the primary organization concerned with banning global nuclear tests said yesterday. “Recently, I was in Israel. Last year, they told me that ratification of the CTBT is not ‘if,’ but ‘when,’ Lassina Zerbo, Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, told attendees of a CTBT meeting yesterday. “I want, this year, to work on the ‘when.’ I hope the ‘when’ is not too far.” For the treaty to enter into force, all 44 countries designated as “Annex 2” must sign. Iran, China, the U.S., North Korea, Israel, Egypt, Pakistan and India are the eight remaining Annex 2 states that must sign for the treaty’s entry into force. Zerbo urged the remaining countries to take action. “It could be Egypt; it could be Iran; it could be Israel: Anyone, including China and the United States,” he said.
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