A panel discussion on the negotiations of the Treaty featuring former lead negotiators in the Conference on Disarmament who played key roles in the Treaty’s negotiation. The panel will explore the dynamics that led to the final Treaty text, including Article XIV, and offer the opportunity to reflect on the current impasse with regard to the Treaty’s entry into force. Moderator: Jaap Ramaker, Chairman of the CTBT negotiations in 1996 Panellists: - Wolfgang Hoffmann, CTBTO Executive Secretary Emeritus and former German Ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament - Itshak Lederman, former Director of External Relations, Israel Atomic Energy Commission - Sha Zukang, former United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs - Victor Slipchenko, former CTBT deputy chief negotiator for Russia - Michael Weston, former UK Ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament - Mohamed Mounir Zahran, former Egyptian Ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament