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U.S. Welcomes Libya's Commitments to Ban Nuclear, Chemical Weapons
Following is the text of an answer to a question raised at the daily State Department briefing concerning Libya's ratification of the U.N. Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and the U.N. Chemical Weapons Convention U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE QUESTION TAKEN AT JANUARY 14, 2004 DAILY PRESS BRIEFING LIBYA: Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and the Chemical Weapons Convention Question: Did Libya ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and the Chemical Weapons Convention? Answer: The UN Legal Office formally confirmed on Monday, January 12 that Libya's instrument of accession to the Chemical Weapons Convention was deposited on January 6. Under the terms of the treaty, Libya will become a member of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons after 30 days. The United Nations announced that Libya also ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty on January 6th. We welcome these positive developments.
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